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Story by Jack Foley |
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THE fifth in a series of Vibe Art events by Sunset People is being
presented this coming Saturday, September 7, at Glowrooms, 58a Camberwell
Church Street (at the corner of Camberwell Grove), Camberwell SE5.
The event promises a fusion of visuals, live percussion and deep, soulful
house music and looks set to generate the same massive response as last month's
success.
On this occasion, young Iranian British London based photographer, Sara Shamsavari
(pictured above), returns to exhibit Street Portraits, a series of
raw photographs depicting everyday characters that live, work and socialise
in and around the streets of London.
Sara, who recently graduated from Camberwell College of Arts, was born in
Iran in 1979, the year of the revolution. At the age of one, she developed
cancer of the kidney and her family escaped Iran in 1981 in search of a cure
for an illness.
They came to the UK as asylum seekers and tt was here that Sara was cured
and eventually raised. Having come from a country with a strong culture and
a deep history of creativity, and where the expression of this creativity
was restricted, living in London gave Sara the opportunity to realise her
creativity.
The 'Street Portraits' series documents her every day experience of people
in inner and Greater London.
The areas where the photographs were taken include Camberwell, Brixton, the
West End, Ladbroke Grove, Hammersmith, Kingston, Tolworth and Brick Lane and
her photographs are not intended to make statements but, rather, to ask questions.
They are best described as observations of the uncelebrated beauty that surrounds
her from day to day: the richness, the conflict and the unity in diversity
within the city and the suburbs of London.
Sara readily confesses to being 'in love' with the street, be it Camberwell
or Kingston. She is attracted to people who, in some way, reflect herself
in their energy, vibe, strength, vulnerability, rawness, sexuality, madness,
uniqueness or normality.
Virgin and ID Magazine, as well as numerous independent music producers, have
already recognised her unique documentation of vibrant street culture seen
through the eyes of a young British Iranian woman.
The
Street Portraits event will be open from 8.30pm-3am, and is free before 9.30pm,
(£5 thereafter).
In addition, Djs Little Kris, Mit, J.Chamers and Sleepless (Full Soul Music)
will be playing a cross-section of forgotten disco, Latin, soulful, deep,
funky house. Percussionist Mook Bongo also returns for another wild jamming
session not for the weak hearted.
Further details are available by clicking on the weblink provided at the top of the page. Our other main photo on this page features an example of Sara's work, a photograph entitled Asian Smokers.