Staramasce an Afghan Greeting 30 images Created 31 Oct 2008
DIALOGUE OF CULTURES: AFGHANISTAN AND THE WORLD A Photographic Exhibition by award-winning Gabriele Torsello 'TEMPORARY WORK FOR AFGHANS'
Kidnapped and held hostage in Afghanistan last October, London-based Italian photojournalist Gabriele 'Kash' Torsello returns to the public arena with an outstanding exhibition of images from Afghanistan.
Being launched at the Foreign Press Association in London on Tuesday 12 June, the exhibition-talk will illustrate Kash's ongoing project, 'Temporary Work for Afghans'; a project focused on the implementation of UNDERSTANDING between Cultures, which explores the structure for an open-ended Dialogue towards collaboration & peace.
Over the years 'Kash' has compassionately chronicled the life of Kashmiris and Afghans -- their pain, their hopes and their vibrancy -- bringing their plight to the notice of the world. During this time he has made his own personal journey, embracing the Cultures and accepting Islam.
He was rewarded in November 2006 by his fellow international journalists with the FPA's Premier Award, the 'Dialogue of Cultures'. Speaking at the ceremony award, Kash said:
"Kidnapping was a traumatic experience which left me with no ambition to continue my work. The FPA Award has triggered an emotional renaissance inspiring me to renew my efforts".
This exhibition takes its name from the Afghan greeting "STARAMASCE". The photographs show life across Afghanistan, capturing the glances, gestures and emotions with which we can all empathise but from a world and a people seemingly not of our own. The exhibition starts a wider process for 'Kash' of helping Europeans bridge the cultural divide and to enter an 'Understanding' process with a people who lead extraordinary lives as they determinedly struggle "to rebuild a united country for themselves and their generations which leads to peace and prosperity in South-Asia and around."
Kidnapped and held hostage in Afghanistan last October, London-based Italian photojournalist Gabriele 'Kash' Torsello returns to the public arena with an outstanding exhibition of images from Afghanistan.
Being launched at the Foreign Press Association in London on Tuesday 12 June, the exhibition-talk will illustrate Kash's ongoing project, 'Temporary Work for Afghans'; a project focused on the implementation of UNDERSTANDING between Cultures, which explores the structure for an open-ended Dialogue towards collaboration & peace.
Over the years 'Kash' has compassionately chronicled the life of Kashmiris and Afghans -- their pain, their hopes and their vibrancy -- bringing their plight to the notice of the world. During this time he has made his own personal journey, embracing the Cultures and accepting Islam.
He was rewarded in November 2006 by his fellow international journalists with the FPA's Premier Award, the 'Dialogue of Cultures'. Speaking at the ceremony award, Kash said:
"Kidnapping was a traumatic experience which left me with no ambition to continue my work. The FPA Award has triggered an emotional renaissance inspiring me to renew my efforts".
This exhibition takes its name from the Afghan greeting "STARAMASCE". The photographs show life across Afghanistan, capturing the glances, gestures and emotions with which we can all empathise but from a world and a people seemingly not of our own. The exhibition starts a wider process for 'Kash' of helping Europeans bridge the cultural divide and to enter an 'Understanding' process with a people who lead extraordinary lives as they determinedly struggle "to rebuild a united country for themselves and their generations which leads to peace and prosperity in South-Asia and around."
