I've started a project of collages of controversial times in our history and today. So far I've made two...Racism and the Tiananmen Square Massacre. I'm looking to do others as well. Islamic extremists, the current US administration, Iraq war, Darfur, homelessness. Those come to mind. If you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them . If I am able to find enough pictures on the topic i'll do it. I wanted to do one on the humanitarian crisis in North Korea, but surprise surprise....no pictures other than Kim Jon Il.

Tiananmen Square Massacre

Racism

Just click on the photo to see the larger version. Constructive criticism welcomed ^.^

These are lovely, Empress. I like your collages. Keep it up.

It's a new style for you and I love it...very powerful.

Those collages are absolutely beautiful; they're thought provoking and sad but hopeful at the same time. I helped myself to a copy the '60's civil rights collage for my computer. I hope that's OK. I'd like to print it for a couple people I know, one being my dad.

AS far as suggestions go I might have one, something that people still alive experienced but that's often forgotten by the rest of the world. The Ottoman Empire lead Turkish slaughter and genocide of Armenians killed anywhere from 800,000 to 1.5 million men, women and children (1915-1917). Ottoman soldiers told to save bullets would smash children's heads with bricks and crush them with boot heals.



Bones found in mass grave



Photo of Armenian Ruins



American Signage


I'd like to see a collage dedicated to those lost in the Armenian massacre.

Thanks you three I'm glad you liked them. No, Girty, I don't mind at all . If I can find decent pictures of the Armenian massacre i'll do it. Considering the time period, it may be hard, because I need a large background for the smaller pictures to go on.

Looks Good Keep it up

When I heard you made a collage on racism, I predicted, and it’s appears I’m was quite right in my assertion that you’d include MLK and possibly the KKK
In my opinion, it’s a bit too oblivious based on the old stereotypical one dimensional view of racism. ie 1950-60’s deep south America- when only white people could be considered ‘racist’ although as history has shown- it was only minority back then; who the majority of respectable white people were also against.
However the actual work in photo manipulation is competent enough and the positioning composition good.

Here you go.

I am not as predictable as you'd like to think. I do realize that blacks were not the only ones discriminated against. During the large influx of immigrants to this country, like the Irish and Italians were heavily discriminated against, as well as Hispanics who still experience a lot of that today. The problem being, you do not see pictures of obvious discrimination and bigotry when regarding those nationalities. At least I haven't anyway. Thank you for your comment.

I meant.. that all people can be racist... black white yellow or brown. yet time and time again, we heard the inaccurate and inverted racist message that only white people can be racist. It's becoming quite tiresome.

Ok.. this is quite inspiring, let's see what we can do. My first attempt on Non obvious racism.

I'm curious as to how you find that Islamic racism? Idiotic and stupid yes, but why are you not focusing on the race of the person as you have said not only white people can be racist? Racism is one race of people showing hatred of another race...ie skin colour. Islam is not bound by a certain colour of skin or nationality. If the signs said "Slay the mexicans who insult islam" or "white british police go to hell" that would be racism. What you made is a form of hatred, but not racism.

Racism includes Ethnicity, religion, and race

ah ha but one of the sighs says... "We don’t want any apologies from foreign people. We want acts to prove they respect prophet Mohamed"
mmmh foreign people..huh?
nuff said.

http://www.ermenisorunu.gen.tr/english/intro/index.html

Okie dokie

No problem.. I think racism is just hate-not good to feel hatred.

Your welcome, Empress.

I can't wait to see the others.

Wonderful work. Very moving. I printed it; its hanging on my wall by my desktop.

My husband thinks I'm somewhat obsessed with the Armenian Holocaust. I just tell him I used to listen to alot of System of a Down.

That made me want to listen to The Winds of Change by the Scorpions. Im listening right now. Beautiful work Empress Star. The Vid of The Winds of Change is great too.

Exactly. I never read about it until I started listening to System of a Down ; it wasn't in my history books either. If it was I sure don't remember it.



I was very young when The Scorpions made their '80's comeback with "Winds of Change" and new very little about Russia, the U.S.S.R. and the history of The Iron Curtain. My sister, who was born in '72 grew up in fear of the cold war and could give me enough insight into what it was like when she was my age that I took on one of my first independant learing projects, at age 7.

Independant learing stuck with me from that monent on and probably explains why I read so much now.

I'm honoured you think so . Glad you liked it.

Thanks ! It is a beautiful video, one of my favourites.