https://keyfjourneys.net 2024-03-08T19:42:22+00:00 always 0.5 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Q1638993544540023067994014743017/MAIN_LOGO_OPTION-removebg-preview.png https://keyfjourneys.net/second-page 2026-01-26T11:06:31+00:00 always 0.5 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/R1639279799380564949887293979113/Palermo-2.jpg Western Sicily https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/V1639284586864054399727224879593/154544.jpg The Silk Road: Uzbekistan & Tajikistan https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/F1639292380539638565717944433129/IMG_6341.jpeg Tunisia https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/H1661285085668919974447602858473/calle-de-la-iglesia-carrera-4-catedral-de-santa-catalina-cartagena.jpg Colombia https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/W1661285748073052917283891837417/woodcarving-on-pillars-at-tea-house-in-khujand.jpeg The Silk Road: Uzbekistan & Tajikistan https://keyfjourneys.net/journeys 2024-03-05T13:40:20+00:00 always 0.5 https://keyfjourneys.net/colombia 2024-03-05T13:40:20+00:00 always 0.5 https://keyfjourneys.net/colombia-overlay 2026-01-26T11:06:33+00:00 always 0.5 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/E1661522599913527746531187096041/calle-de-la-iglesia-carrera-4-catedral-de-santa-catalina-cartagena.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/V1661524580872480334052516035049/COLOMBIA.png https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/N1662962509424519684986595310057/blog-women-painting-women-berrio-9-1.jpg Celebrated for works that draw on aspects of mythology and folklore, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjkyLfn3d-EAxXdzgIHHePIAnkQFnoECCcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fmariaberriostudio%2F&usg=AOvVaw0nqRRIoNDU7-vjPxxdAkB4&opi=89978449" target="_blank">María Berrío’s</a> works examine survival, particularly that of women and children in the face of ecological, economic or geo-political forces. (Image: María Berrío’s, Wildflowers, 2017. Collage with Japanese Papers and Watercolours. Courtesy the artist and Praxis Gallery, New York) https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/P1662962509442966429060304861673/fish-soup.png <a href="https://charcopress.com/margarita-garcia-robayo" target="_blank">Margarita García Robayo’s</a> evocative short collection of two novellas and short story collection set on the Caribbean coast of Colombia poetically delves into the lives of her characters, who simultaneously evoke sympathy and revulsion. <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj_g4fV3d-EAxWo7QIHHQY8Br8QFnoECBMQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcharcopress.com%2Fbookstore%2Ffish-soup&usg=AOvVaw0lYK-SjSo9xBpijI-jTaEl&opi=89978449" target="_blank">Fish Soup</a>, upon its release, was considered one of the must read books internationally, and it remains a brilliant, prescient read. (Image: Fish Soup Book Cover) https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/X1662962509387626196839176206825/mochilas.jpg Meticulously hand-stitched by the<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjPmMaA3t-EAxV9zwIHHZ08AG0QFnoECA8QAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lonelyplanet.com%2Farticles%2Fthe-wayuu-colombias-most-famous-weavers%23%3A~%3Atext%3DThe%2520meaning%2520of%2520weaving%2Cby%2520a%2520particular%2520woven%2520pattern.&usg=AOvVaw0138P6v6KOfPJ-pMAMq8oP&opi=89978449" target="_blank"> Wayúu indigenous people</a> of La Guajira in northeast Colombia, the mochilas are more than exquisite craftsmanship; Wayúu textile art tells handwoven stories and represents a tradition that has been passed down for generations. (Images: Courtesy of Theculturetrip.com/Photograph by Tanenhaus/Flickr) https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/K1662963929270411038410783193577/736095_78157bcb108a4dbdbc048e85aed93f55mv2.jpeg <a href="https://mubi.com/en/ke/films/nguba" target="_blank">Ngubá</a> narrates stories that are woven around the food that women sow and cook in San Basilio de Palenque. An ancestral practice that enlivens women's relationships with the land and awakened memories through daily and collective field work. The community tissue is enhanced by songs and ancestral knowledge around this practice - an insightful look at community, land and ancestry. 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Viewed from the perspective of three generations, Shahidi presents a rare and poignant insight into the impact which Tajikistan's civil war had on its people and its culture during the early '90s. Informed partly by her own experiences as a journalist, these beautifully interwoven stories are imbued with both her affection for her native land and her hopes for its future. (Image: Book Cover, The City Where Dreams Come True) https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/A1661306406471060600168489286121/dilyara.jpeg Tashkent born artist, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dilyara_kaipova/" target="_blank">Dilyara Kaipova</a> reinterprets Uzbek abra motifs by mixing them with characters and symbols from modern pop culture, creating powerful statements about globalization and national identity. (Image Credit: Sapar Contemporary). https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/G1661306406415720367947360631273/40daysofsilence.jpeg <a href="https://www.instagram.com/saodatismailova/" target="_blank">Saodat Ismailova</a> one of the leading Uzbek film director whose work focuses on the history of women in Central Asia. Her 2014 film <a href="https://mubi.com/en/ke/films/40-days-of-silence" target="_blank">40 Days of Silence</a> is stunningly shot the story of four women in Central Asia in key moments of their lives, discovered through their different ages. (Image: Still from 40 Days of Silence). https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/T1661306406397273623873651079657/the-railway.jpeg Sophisticated yet with a naive delight in storytelling, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1006277" target="_blank">The Railway </a>chronicles the dramatic changes felt throughout Central Asia in the early twentieth century. Written by Uzbek author <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj45dqe5N-EAxXPxQIHHfvRAGQQFnoECDgQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Frestlessbooks.org%2Fhamid-ismailov&usg=AOvVaw2KiCP9ivFPYdfSVYB9yn1i&opi=89978449" target="_blank">Hamid Ismailov</a>, critics have compared his books to the best of Russian classics, Sufi parables and works of Western postmodernism. (Image: The Railway book cover) https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Z1661306406360380135726231976425/--_-_-120100--2010JPG.jpeg Poet, and artist <a href="https://voicesoncentralasia.org/the-not-naive-naivety-arts-of-tajikistan/" target="_blank">Akmal Mirshakar</a> is one of the foremost public figures of Soviet Tajikistan. Akmal is a colorist whose figures have similar faces to those in medieval frescoes, with female figures wearing dry expressions, likely reflecting the worries and hardships of life. Akmal’s artworks carry a sense of humor and decorativeness which reflects a reality of Tajikistan. (Image: Artworks by Akmal Mirshakar titled Friends, 2010 (L) and Visiting, 2010 (R)) https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/U1661306406434167112021070182889/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-11.26.22.png Up and coming Uzbek artist, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/majnunonline/" target="_blank">Sardor Erkinov’s</a> works are continuously inspired by Uzbek landscapes, poetry and Persian literature. His often abstract pieces are colourful and reflect a unique Uzbek perspective. (Image: Artwork titled Red Garden) https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/J1661306406341933391652522424809/--__-10080--2010.jpeg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/S1661306406378826879799941528041/MV5BMjA2NzE2ODctMDQ5Zi00MzRlLTlmZGQtOGY3MzQyNjczNTk1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjExMTE3NDY._V1_.jpeg Tajik Filmmaker and Film Scholar <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharofatarabova/" target="_blank">Sharofat Arabova’s</a> film <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11502908/" target="_blank">Safarnoma</a>: notes on a heritage path’ is a stunning observational piece which is a meditation on the sources of Tajik spiritual culture. By listening to folk stories told by ordinary people who live in the neighborhood of pre- Islamic architectural monuments, we witness their relationship to these heritage sites that continue to serve as points of pilgrimage. 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