Tag Archives: Art Gallery

A SHORT STORY THAT CANNOT END WELL

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

An elderly woman with abruptly cut grey hair, a vestigial of contemporary sensibility, prowls the gallery spreading a miasmatic dander that smells like self-righteous moth balls. With the same respect the young women gives mouldy bread, she applies an appeasing … Continue reading →

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OPEN LETTER : GALLERY ETIQUETTE FOR PARENTS

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Dear Parents Panga Management is writing to you today regarding basic gallery etiquette. To begin with let’s state the obvious, as PM has come to the sad conclusion that common sense is anything but common…….. Art Galleries are Not play … Continue reading →

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CONFLICTED PORTRAYAL–DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY COMMODIFIED BY CONTEXT.

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

A women gazes at us from a magazine cover , her eyes are calm despite her mutilated nose, What happens if we leave Afghanistan, reads the text nestled next to the sitters shoulder below the iconic Times magazine font. The … Continue reading →

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