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FACE TO FACE extended until February 3 |
Happy Holidays on behalf of Paradox and partners! Do not miss the chance to go see FACE TO FACE – Uncovering Histories at the National Archives in The Hague.
The photography collection of the National Archives contains a trove of stories. FACE TO FACE tells some of those stories, by pairing portraits that, together, reveal a third image: an untold story triggered by the combination. We see parallels and contrasts between individuals who may not have shared time and space, but do share a history. What connects Monica Lewinsky to Mata Hari, what binds Bep van Klaveren and Regilio Tuur beyond the fact that they were both world class boxers?
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FACE TO FACE visual podcasts |
Storytellers Wilfried de Jong, Onias Landveld and Audiocollective SCHIK members Nele Eeckhout, Mirke Kist and Siona Houthuys wrote short texts offering their own interpretations of the histories surrounding the portraits in FACE TO FACE, drawing on their particular backgrounds to put a different slant on the meaning of the images. All of the 45 combinations in the exhibition are accompagnied by a spoken text. Seven of them have been made available by Paradox in visual podcasts. Try them all out and let us know what you think! Please note: (for now) in Dutch only; sorry!
Veroordeeld by Nele Eeckhout on Monica Lewinsky and Mata Hari
Verboden heimwee by Mirke Kist on writer Hella Haasse and an anonymous man from Java
Strijd by Siona Houthuys on Nina Simone and James Baldwin
Winnaar by Onias Landveld on Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela
Thuis by Onias Landveld on a Saramakan and a Dutch girl
Geen partij by Wilfried de Jong on Bep van Klaveren and Regilio Tuur
Greetings by Wilfried de Jong on pope John Paul II and an unknown Indian woman
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Notes from Aleppo: Tree of Hope |
One year ago, the people of Aleppo were able to celebrate Christmas in relative peace for the first time in years. In El-Aziziyeh, a neighbourhood in western Aleppo with a Christian majority, a Christmas tree is set up in the square. But it is not only Christians who celebrate: hundreds of people take to the streets. Christmas seems to have become a symbol of peace for everyone.
Tree of Hope is the fifth episode in the web app Notes from Aleppo, in which Syrian photographer Issa Touma shows the daily struggles – and small victories – of the people of Aleppo and their efforts to rebuild their war-torn city. New episodes in the series will be published in the coming weeks.
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Events
Poppy at Lianzhou Foto Festival, China |
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Until January 3, 2019 |
Poppy-Trails of Afghan Heroin by Robert Knoth and Antoinette de Jong is on show until January 3 at the Lianzhou Foto Festival, China. The project follows the trails of Afghan heroin for two decades, covering the rise of the Taliban, the American intervention after 9/11 and the recent surge in opium production. read more |
Celebrating 25 years with 25% off X books |
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To celebrate 25 years of Paradox, we offer 25% off on our favourite titles. Turtle 1 – building a car in Africa, e.g. is a study into the functioning of an informal economy. Authors Melle Smets and Joost van Onna make the reader part of a fascinating story on building a car from recycled parts only in twelve weeks in Kumasi, Ghana. But we also have a few remaining copies of the large format, prize winning book >Play on the multicultural youth of Rotterdam by Carel van Hees from 2001. It includes a CD with music composed for and played by (now) famous musicians such as Eric Vloeimans. Find these and other titles in the YdocStore; they all make great holiday gifts! read more |
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