Meenan Tribal Painting

Oooo loving this work, this image is from http://thewartexchange.org.uk/ and is part of the Hayward touring exhibition, if your lucky, you might find yourself at it before September 12th 2009

Nurturing Walls

Found this wonderful entry at 'A Book By It's Cover' about a book called Nurturing Walls published by Tara Books about the women of the Meena tribe of Rhajistan India and the decorative paintings with which they embellish their homes. A book by its cover is a dangerous site for book lovers, beware...

Fazal Sheikh, Photographer

Found this incredible photographer at http://masalachaionline.blogspot.com/ . I adore this surreal picture, but there are many fantastic, sensitive and journalistic photographs on Fazal Sheikh's site.
He works usually in a documentary form creating a sustained portrait of communities and their triumphs and problems, exhibiting and producing stunning books the image above is from moksha.