GAUA | VOIIAGE

A DREAM ◊ XVI

ramin aryaie — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 13:03:44 +0000

In December 2015 we had to say goodbye to our beloved red sailboat “Noalani”. She was our friend and our home for 7 months and she carried us from New Zealand to Vanuatu, through storms, over whales and down gigantic waves. As I watch her disappear on the endless horizon the sadness of the goodbye is mixed with excitement and anticipation. The next adventure begins soon. It is an island called…

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MEAT ◊ XIV

ramin aryaie — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:28:24 +0000

3 These photographs were taken during the slaughtering of a huge, white buluk (cow) in Bravet on Gaua Island. The animals are an investment (one can cost between 100-150$) and grase most of their life in paddocks under coconut trees. When the time comes they are slaughtered…

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JOY ◊ XII

ramin aryaie — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 03:36:26 +0000

I breathe deeply and feel little prickles on the tip of my nose. Spays of cold water floating towards my soul. Today I became myself. Positiveness exploded thought my body. It flooded my veins and filled my soul. I wanted to burst. In this moment my being found the purest form of it’s existence. A state of pure and ever lasting joy.

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All Good Fruit ◊ XI

ramin aryaie — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 10:25:32 +0000

A children's Song from Vanuatu. 3 Jesus, give us Poapoa, Watermelon…

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Watermusic ◊ X

ramin aryaie — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 00:11:05 +0000

Endlessly they play the water with their hands, they slap and hit…

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Admiration ◊ IX

ramin aryaie — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 00:19:44 +0000

Written to the women of Vanuatu. 3 Over centuries the idea of a white supremacy has been enforced and manifested through colonialism in the now so called “developing countries”.

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SKTTRBRAIN ◊ VIII

ramin aryaie — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 11:11:37 +0000

Domestic Violence is an ever present topic in families around the world. The South Pacific Islands have one of the highest rates and women, children, animals and men are constantly exposed to it. These scenes were recorded on Vanua Lava as we hiked across the island and my thoughts kept coming back to the violence behind closed doors. So this is a visual expression of the topic on a small…

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Uncontrolled Anger ◊ VII

ramin aryaie — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 02:31:09 +0000

Violence, the raw physical force intended to hurt or kill a person or an animal is committed daily, endless times around the world. The cycle of hurt and anger spins and spins. But why do we hurt others? And how can we stop it from spinning?

AVER ◊ Christmas Songs ◊ VI

ramin aryaie — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 00:04:49 +0000

My head is full of streams of thoughts about the disappearing island life and cultural genocides. I slowly fade into a deep, dreamful sleep. Responsibility and powerlessness fight their endless game.

Black Magic ◊ V

ramin aryaie — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 21:50:23 +0000

After having spent Christmas morning in the Anglican Church of Aver my thoughts are circling around the churches influence on the people here. Somehow I can only see the negative side and it leaves a lingering sadness on my tongue that doesn't want to vanish. Part two.