Black They/ Them
80s Prom Portrait Series
For this project I wanted to shed a light on the creative talent in the D.M.V. (D.C., Maryland, Virginia). In the past few years, the local underground art scene has expanded and become a tight knit community of friends who host events and create meaningful art. I chose to do a 80s prom theme because I think the vibrant colors, and styles of the 80s accurately represent the vibe of the community. I think of prom as like the celebration and accumulation of the hard
work that you’ve put in during high school. The artists on this list are
hard working, and I think that more artists in my area should be
recognized for their talents and the waves [however significant they
are] they are making. I’m really proud of the talent that is coming from my area, and the love
and connection that is shared within the underground art scene. Each portrait that I took is meant to be a representation of that artist, they are all followed by a short Q&A to tell you about them. Here is the first installment.
Name: Adaeze Okere (Beniy Hony) What do you do: flash photography
Where is your work displayed in the DMV: In my friends’ rooms and wherever the amazing people who bought prints decided to put them :0)
How does the area influence your work: My friends are the most creative and hardworking people I know and they inspire me to aim high, work smart and practice consistency
How important is collaboration for you: Very, teamwork makes the dream work is my motto, I do what I do and you do what you do and that’s how greatness happens! I’m especially interested in working alongside a more experienced photographer (especially one who has mastered photoshop, creating illusions, and hi speed photography) as an apprentice of sorts!
Do you have any upcoming projects?: Of course! Im uncertain of the release date due to school but i’m extremely excited about it! I’m aiming to incorporate body parts and clothing :0)
Where can people find you?: email is larrydavid416@gmail.com photo instagram is @beniyhony personal twitter is @bisoumiuccia
one of my friends found radiooooo which is a site that streams music from any country from any decade (well, most countries/decade combos work) and we’ve been digging going on a quest to find what is rad
so far the following is good
let’s add 70s armenia and 70s japan to this list
actually im willing to bet 70s *any country will be amazing, it’s all been really good so far
and if you go for 90s india fast music you might get hit in the face with tunak tunak tun right away so get your meme groove on
one of my moms recommended 70s east germany and this proves true, this is weird and amazing in a good way
also set the mood to “weird” for maximum fun, it enhances literally every station
Shit this is nice. Can’t wait to find even more 70′s African funk gems.
y'all
I’ve reblogged this before but. Again
one of my friends found radiooooo which is a site that streams music from any country from any decade (well, most countries/decade combos work) and we’ve been digging going on a quest to find what is rad
so far the following is good
let’s add 70s armenia and 70s japan to this list
actually im willing to bet 70s *any country will be amazing, it’s all been really good so far
and if you go for 90s india fast music you might get hit in the face with tunak tunak tun right away so get your meme groove on
one of my moms recommended 70s east germany and this proves true, this is weird and amazing in a good way
also set the mood to “weird” for maximum fun, it enhances literally every station
70s Cambodian music is actually super interesting b/c they had a big rock ‘n roll scene that was basically wiped out by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge regime in the Cambodian Genocide.
“Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten” is a great documentary about the subject. It talks about how Ros Saboeut, the sister of one of the most popular musicians from the rock scene, Ros Serey Sothea, who “disappeared” during the genocide, set about reuniting the musicians who had survived, recovering as much of the music as possible that they destroyed, mostly via bootlegs, and rebuilding the Cambodian music scene to honour her sister and all the other musicians murder by the Khmer Rouge.
The album “Cambodia Rocks” is basically a mixtape of a bunch of songs from the era found on various bootlegs. While the performers were originally unidentified, Ros Saboeut’s work has helped give the name and credit back to all the performers that appear on it.
I would encourage everyone to research the Cambodian Genocide, as it is one of humanity’s worst moments that sadly doesn’t get talked about as much as it should, especially since it was relatively recent (1975).
“I’m wearing a The Arrivals puffer, a Calvin Klein trench, a vintage leather jacket, a vintage sweater, Acne jeans, vintage boots, a vintage scarf, and my plastic shopping bag. I’m inspired by the creatives I work with (mostly fashion designers, artists, photographers) and my mother. Most of my clothes are from her closet. Lately, I’ve been wearing Pulp Studios a lot, too.”
This is probably the craziest story I’ve come across and it’s not even that far out it’s actively happening …
“The pilot in Chongqing forms one tiny part of an ambitious plan, known as “Xue Liang,” which can be translated as “Sharp Eyes.” The intent is to connect the security cameras that already scan roads, shopping malls and transport hubs with private cameras on compounds and buildings, and integrate them into one nationwide surveillance and data-sharing platform.
It will use facial recognition and artificial intelligence to analyze and understand the mountain of incoming video evidence; to track suspects, spot suspicious behaviors and even predict crime; to coordinate the work of emergency services; and to monitor the comings and goings of the country’s 1.4 billion people, official documents and security industry reports show.
At the back end, these efforts merge with a vast database of information on every citizen, a “Police Cloud” that aims to scoop up such data as criminal and medical records, travel bookings, online purchase and even social media comments — and link it to everyone’s identity card and face.
A goal of all of these interlocking efforts: to track where people are, what they are up to, what they believe and who they associate with — and ultimately even to assign them a single “social credit” score based on whether the government and their fellow citizens consider them trustworthy”
