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Existence By Jo Clement

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Stephanie Ballantine

We are here, beside the Reichstag, to present the signatures of the dead: five hundredthousand, and more, that float down the Spree. We raked for names and brought armfulsto this glade, this graveyard they would drivean S-Bahn through. A train through a memorial.A train through our daily grief. With its coffee cups and stubs, Berlin […]

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At the Threshold: reflections on Roma existence through art by Daniel Baker

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Stephanie Ballantine

As a Romani Gypsy and an artist, the relationship between Roma life and Roma artistic practice has long held fascination for me. I continue to explore these phenomena through my encounters with Roma material culture and increase my understanding through my artistic practice, which draws upon aspects of Roma aesthetics and Gypsy visuality. It is […]

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