What comes after bed, boots and brot? Two years after Berliners spent their weekends on collection efforts, attending to the immediate needs of the influx of refugees to the city, Neelo Aysha speaks to a young thespian who continues to fly there during his university breaks to share the tools of his trade with the migrants.
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Greg Semu on deromanticising colonial narratives through his art
Greg Semu, independent indigenous researcher and artist, is well-known for exploring the romanticised colonialist documentation of ‘first contact’ with the tribal worlds. In this essay, he explains how the notions of hegemony and colonialism are used to to reenact historically significant moments. As a New Zealand-born Samoan, Greg’s work includes concepts of the connecting force of the Samoan Va, and begins from a foundation of community engagement and research.
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