earth, receive the strangest guest
"nomads are communities of people who move from one place to another, rather than settling permanently in one location. There are an estimated 30-40 million nomads in the world. Many cultures have traditionally been nomadic, but traditional nomadic behavior is increasingly rare in industrialized countries. There are three kinds of nomads: hunter-gatherers moving between hunting grounds, pastoral nomads moving between pastures, and "peripatetic nomads" moving between customers."
yesterday i caught a show on tv about Jiro Shirasu. japanese men don't get much cooler than this
Love this carpet sweater by Bless No32 x John Smedley
chris marker's sans soleil (1983) is a pretty well known documentary, probably standard study material for any sort of introductory film/anthropology class. i thought it was kind of lame at first but by the end the film had left a really strong impression on me. the whole thing was like a visual diary...random images, strange human moments pieced together so beautifully like patchwork...
i drew lots of inspiration from it when we were editing our own film project for class
"if they don't see happiness in the picture, at least they'll see the black"
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Nomadic culture has been such a popular theme with editorials. They have such a different life and so different to industrilised, western countries which makes them so exotic. What I don't like is the exploitation of these communities...it's a fine line I think!
yeah it seems to be an increasingly popular trend...but to call it exploitation at this level is kinda silly i reckon. when u start doing editorials with them in it, on their territory, like some mags think its ok to do, then thats exploitation.
this is just about appropriating a culture that doesnt belong to us i guess. and really kind of idealizing them.. which is what what fashion is doing all the time.
incredible imagery
hey yui, i think those might've been from mmm '04 collection... i posted some images on my page for you :) those are so hard to find... i would always bid on them on ebay, but never can compete! i almost bought a mule with that type of heel... so yeah.. they're out there...
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