Wednesday 28 March 2012

"Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame" a film directed by Hana Makhmalbaf. The story takes place in modern Afghanistan following the removal of the Taliban and revolves around a 5-year-old Afghan girl who wants to attend a newly opened school. The girl Bakhtay,lives in the caves under the remains of the Buddhas of Bamyan which were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. Bakhtay becomes obsessed with the idea of going to school but must fight against a society influenced by conditions suffered during the strict Taliban rule including male domination, war, poverty and dire children's games.it was an interesting way to put forward the "problem" afghani people face day after day.however putting it forward from a kids experience was indeed very intelligent.sort of depressing but definetly thought provoking..must watch

Tuesday 27 March 2012

what is deconstruction? is it the process or is it the product or  is it even  necessary to label it? ...why is it so important to dismantle everything , or break it down to consume its absolute meaning bite by bite..well, till today i didn't  understand why deconstruction was so important,.its ironic  because it doesn't matter whether the art seeped  in at the initial stages or the final. whats important to understand is that "deconstruction" is the most effective "tool" to lead u towards "construction", yes construction or "building step by step" of a clearer "mind" where all our ideas n concepts dwell..its funny how peeling  away isn't actually peeling away..in reality its a mean to interpret work not as its enclosed entity but in many layers determining its content,function, contradictions...all revealed by dimply deconstruction. so i would say deconstruction is construction