This is us.
August, 2023.
📸 @by.ushma
💄 @makeupbymaitreyi
👗 @thefirstfeather Dubai, UAE
This is us.
August, 2023.
📸 @by.ushma
💄 @makeupbymaitreyi
👗 @thefirstfeather Dubai, UAE
This is us.
August, 2023.
📸 @by.ushma
💄 @makeupbymaitreyi
👗 @thefirstfeather Dubai, UAE
It has been a good summer.
Thanks to my gal @by.ushma for finding the moments. Best photographer around!
Thanks @makeupbymaitreyi and @thefirstfeather for Sufi and Soleil’s sweet dresses 👗 Dubai, UAE
It has been a good summer.
Thanks to my gal @by.ushma for finding the moments. Best photographer around!
Thanks @makeupbymaitreyi and @thefirstfeather for Sufi and Soleil’s sweet dresses 👗 Dubai, UAE
It has been a good summer.
Thanks to my gal @by.ushma for finding the moments. Best photographer around!
Thanks @makeupbymaitreyi and @thefirstfeather for Sufi and Soleil’s sweet dresses 👗 Dubai, UAE
One day I will tell you the story of how I came to be brave not flawless.
‘Water’ this @deepamehtaofficial film as set in 1938, is about the plight of widows who have been cast away by society, as it existed then. Yet according to the 2001 Census, there are still 34 million widows living quiet and forgotten lives, along the banks of the River Ganga. So in that sense, ‘Water’ the film is truly eye opening!
I personally watched this film for @lisaraniray and brief as her role is, this light eyed actress truly brings a certain magic even to a very grim film. In her book ‘Close to the Bone’ @lisaraniray writes about her experience of shooting for this film in Sri Lanka and truly this is indeed among the most intriguing films, one could possibly watch.
It is a slow paced film no doubt, but the realness of the characters can really take one’s breath away! There is this one scene where the protagonist, a child widow earnestly asks “Where is the ashram for widowers?” and is angrily hushed up by a crowd of widows themselves. In that sense, this film is a statement against the inherent patriarchy that for the longest time, was normalized.
This film stands out for it’s starkness and raw emotions and truly hats off to the team for that! Also I must say, the casting was perfect since @thejohnabraham and @lisaraniray share a certain refreshing and easy chemistry, that one truly wishes that we could see them in a web series together.
So ‘Water’ is indeed a film, that could well be called a Classic and as much as I would have personally liked a ‘Happy ending’ to the film, this movie is honestly, one of the most realistic pieces of art, ever to emerge from the Great River called Indian cinema.
Beirut 2023. Feitroun, Mont-Liban, Lebanon
These are the days we will remember.
📸 @by.ushma
💄 @makeupbymaitreyi
👗 @thefirstfeather
AND WHAT IF I SPOKE OF DESPAIR
by Ellen Bass
And what if I spoke of despair—who doesn’t
feel it? Who doesn’t know the way it seizes,
leaving us limp, deafened by the slosh
of our own blood, rushing
through the narrow, personal
channels of grief. It’s beauty
that brings it on, calls it out from the wings
for one more song. Rain
pooled on a fallen oak leaf, reflecting
the pale cloudy sky, dark canopy
of foliage not yet fallen. Or the red moon
in September, so large you have to pull over
at the top of Bayona and stare, like a photo
of a lover in his uniform, not yet gone;
or your own self, as a child,
on that day your family stayed
at the sea, watching the sun drift down,
lazy as a beach ball, and you fell asleep with sand
in the crack of your smooth behind.
That’s when you can’t deny it. Water. Air.
They’re still here, like a mother’s palms,
sweeping hair off our brow, her scent
swirling around us. But now your own
car is pumping poison, delivering its fair
share of destruction. We’ve created a salmon
with the red, white, and blue shining on one side.
Frog genes spliced into tomatoes—as if
the tomato hasn’t been humiliated enough.
I heard a man argue that genetic
engineering was more dangerous
than a nuclear bomb. Should I be thankful
he was alarmed by one threat, or worried
he’d gotten used to the other? Maybe I can’t
offer you any more than you can offer me—
but what if I stopped on the trail, with shreds
of manzanita bark lying in russet scrolls
and yellow bay leaves, little lanterns
in the dim afternoon, and cradled despair
in my arms, the way I held my own babies
after they’d fallen asleep, when there was no
reason to hold them, only
I didn’t want to put them down.
From MULES OF LOVE, Boa Editions Feitroun, Mont-Liban, Lebanon
At TUS, we are delighted to constantly collaborate with artists who introduce us to the finest digital art out there.
For us, #DigitalArt is a realm where creativity meets technology in the most magical and genre-bending ways.🌌
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P.S. Friendly reminder, if you or anyone you know dabbles in digital art, don’t miss sharing the TUS Open Call with them – link in bio for details!
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At TUS, we are delighted to constantly collaborate with artists who introduce us to the finest digital art out there.
For us, #DigitalArt is a realm where creativity meets technology in the most magical and genre-bending ways.🌌
Swipe through for a quick breakdown of what #DigitalArt is, its history, different styles/forms, and more…
P.S. Friendly reminder, if you or anyone you know dabbles in digital art, don’t miss sharing the TUS Open Call with them – link in bio for details!
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At TUS, we are delighted to constantly collaborate with artists who introduce us to the finest digital art out there.
For us, #DigitalArt is a realm where creativity meets technology in the most magical and genre-bending ways.🌌
Swipe through for a quick breakdown of what #DigitalArt is, its history, different styles/forms, and more…
P.S. Friendly reminder, if you or anyone you know dabbles in digital art, don’t miss sharing the TUS Open Call with them – link in bio for details!
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#digitalartwork #digitalart #digitalartcommunity
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At TUS, we are delighted to constantly collaborate with artists who introduce us to the finest digital art out there.
For us, #DigitalArt is a realm where creativity meets technology in the most magical and genre-bending ways.🌌
Swipe through for a quick breakdown of what #DigitalArt is, its history, different styles/forms, and more…
P.S. Friendly reminder, if you or anyone you know dabbles in digital art, don’t miss sharing the TUS Open Call with them – link in bio for details!
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#digitalartwork #digitalart #digitalartcommunity
#digitalspace #artists #DigitalArt
At TUS, we are delighted to constantly collaborate with artists who introduce us to the finest digital art out there.
For us, #DigitalArt is a realm where creativity meets technology in the most magical and genre-bending ways.🌌
Swipe through for a quick breakdown of what #DigitalArt is, its history, different styles/forms, and more…
P.S. Friendly reminder, if you or anyone you know dabbles in digital art, don’t miss sharing the TUS Open Call with them – link in bio for details!
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At TUS, we are delighted to constantly collaborate with artists who introduce us to the finest digital art out there.
For us, #DigitalArt is a realm where creativity meets technology in the most magical and genre-bending ways.🌌
Swipe through for a quick breakdown of what #DigitalArt is, its history, different styles/forms, and more…
P.S. Friendly reminder, if you or anyone you know dabbles in digital art, don’t miss sharing the TUS Open Call with them – link in bio for details!
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Just 4 days left! ⏳
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be a part of TheUpsideSpace via our first ever open call.
Send in your applications and get a chance to be featured in our anniversary NFT exhibition going live in December!
Have any questions? Feel free to reach out via email or DM.
📆 Submission Deadline: August 15th, 12:00 am (GST) | 01:30 am (IST) | 04:00 am (SGT)
Details on eligibility, timelines and more in bio.
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