Benjamin Schweimler Ricca

John Kinley, um homem que “em sua última missão no Afeganistão se juntou ao intérprete local Ahmed para fazer um levantamento da região. Quando sua unidade é emboscada em patrulha, Kinley e Ahmed são os únicos sobreviventes.

A young man travels to Botswana believing he’s about to strike it big in the gem trade. But when his world collides with a local sex worker, he discovers something much more valuable than diamonds.

Andrew arrives to visit his brother, finding his home in neglect. But the longer he stays, the stranger things become.

Andrew arrives to visit his brother, finding his home in neglect. But the longer he stays, the stranger things become.

Chronicles from Kashmir seeks to create a sense of “balance”: between differently positioned voices that emerge when speaking about Kashmir; between differently placed narratives on the “victim”/“perpetrator” spectrum. While there is an inevitable streak of political commentary that runs throughout the work – a political current that cannot be escaped when talking about Kashmir – Chronicles from Kashmir does not espouse any one political ideology. We see ourselves as being artists and educators, using aesthetics and pedagogy to engage audiences with diverse perspectives from/about the Valley.

Chronicles from Kashmir seeks to create a sense of “balance”: between differently positioned voices that emerge when speaking about Kashmir; between differently placed narratives on the “victim”/“perpetrator” spectrum. While there is an inevitable streak of political commentary that runs throughout the work – a political current that cannot be escaped when talking about Kashmir – Chronicles from Kashmir does not espouse any one political ideology. We see ourselves as being artists and educators, using aesthetics and pedagogy to engage audiences with diverse perspectives from/about the Valley.