Elyas Khan

nerdglazeblog:

Guillermo Del Toro: Welcome To Bleak House 

this is a snippet from the documentary that’s a part of the Criterion Collection version of Cronos (#551)

“WHEN WE LOSE CURIOSITY WE LOSE ENTIRELY INVENTIVENESS”

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dynamicafrica:

“Elegance Road” is a photo series by Belgian photographer Alexandre Van Enst that captures the non-conformist style and dandy attitudes of a Kinshasa-based fashion and lifestyle SAPE collective.

The African Society of Elegant People, the “SAPE” was born in the years after the independences of Congo-Brazzaville and Zaire.

Today there are two major schools of “SAPE”, respectively inspired by the French and Japanese aristocracy. They clash with high fashion brands, millimetered steps and gestures, from Paris to Kinshasa, during parades in honor of their founding masters, or simply at the Mass of Sunday.

Codified art of sham, glamor and “hast thou seen” for some, for others the SAPE is a metaphysic, a special relation with the question of being and appearance. Sassy, narcissistic and rebellious, the “sapeur” is a romantic.

“Elegance Road” showcases these heroes of modern times. In the decadent sceneries of the city of Kinshasa, from Lemba to Bandal through Ndjili, Matete and Limete, the “sapeurs” of the “War of hundred years” defy the power in place: the Leopards.

Led by the great masters such as Tshikose, Sesele and Kadhitoza, the Congolese dandies constantly reinvent themselves to shine.

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Working on various locations with my director Jonathan Rau for the video of my single “BELLS”

While in Tunis composing music for designers Amine Bendriouich, Hassan Hajjaj, Ahmed Talfit and Salah Barka and performing in magical spaces such as Cathedral de Saint Louis and the Gardens of Ennejma Ezzahra Palace, I had a bit of noodling time to redesign a little something for the pick guard of my guitar.

In a time where the world is ever more connected and unbordered, Marc Silver considers whether crowds are a force for oppression, or a potential for resistance. ‘There are no others, there is only us’ is a powerful visual metaphor illustrating the nature of collaboration and the power of crowds, with music composed by producer Ben Frost.