Upcoming Photo Exhibition

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Fourteen women from different places all around the world have come together for the film project “Regie für mein Leben übernehmen – Geschichten gestrandeter Heldinnen” (“Taking control of my life – stories of stranded heroines”, although this translation misses the double meaning of “Regie übernehmen”, which means both “to take control” and “to direct a film”).

Faced with all kinds of challenges that migration (in some of the participants’ cases as refugees) brings with it, these women created the film Das Mädchen und der Löwe (The Girl and the Lion) in attempt to creatively overcome these challenges in an environment of solidarity.

I was kindly invited to photograph the participants of this workshop. The fourteen photos will be part of the exhibition that not only presents the film, but also the props, storyboards and other artefacts that document the process of creating the film.

The vernissage of the exhibition and the film premiere will take place at the Stadtmuseum Tübingen on March 9 at 6 pm. Admittance is free.

For more information, please visit the exhibition venue’s website.

104 Adequate Housing Protest in Taipei, Taiwan

[11 photos] On October 10 (‘104’), several thousand people protested against skyrocketing housing prices. Since 2001, real estate prices have tripled in Taipei while income has stagnated. This has made Taipei the worldwide #1 city of income/housing price disparity. 70 civic groups organised a large-scale sleep-out on Ren-Ai Road, Taipei’s most expensive residential area.

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Taiwan’s students block Hong Kong Office in Taipei

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PROTEST AT HONG KONG TRADE OFFICE IN TAIPEI
TAIWAN SHOWS SOLIDARITY WITH HONG KONG MOVEMENTS

As a sign of solidarity with the Hong Kong Class Boycott and Occupy Central, Taiwanese groups attempted to occupy the Hong Kong trade office in Taipei in the night of September 28 to 29.

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In the morning of September 29, a brawl ensued in the building’s lobby.

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After the brawl, the police forces secured the passage.

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A representative of the Hong Kong Trade office in Taipei came down to receive the protesters’ message.

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Apperently denying the police actions in Hong Kong, the representative was confronted with media reports depicting the events of the previous day (Yes, trust me: he’s behind there!).

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There was no lack of media presense…. but will they report?

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As the representative from the Trade Office left, another brawl ensued.

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Chen Wei-ting and Lin Feifan discuss strategy.

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As the protesters agreed to leave the building, they left their messages behind.

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A final round of demands in front of the building.