really good reggae album sleeves have you seen? It’s a part of the music industry in Jamaica that needs some serious updating. Coincidently whilst out there we learnt that this is something that Damian Marley Is very aware of at the moment. Which is a good thing because anything he does has a direct impact.
How inclusive was the painting process were you jamming with the people around you or did you sometimes feel slightly as if you’d steamed their community
Is there a certain freedom to painting within a Jamaican rhythm of life
Zina…so true, yuh seh me?
Zina… I think that when your away from your home environment its exciting seeing how the work can evolve and that obviously has to work in conjunction with the country your painting in…Jamaica is a very easy going country but the people are proud, and question everything, therefore the painting has to interrelate with their culture. Masai…all I say is that it felt good to simmer down from London life, although only one month…I needed longer, Linda will tell you I was still running around to much…hahaha..
Masai… mi nah ever felt like I an I been nuttin but a part of Jamaica from da first day mi a set foot pon the land. Nah fe real it’s a tru ting, by painting within the communities only made us feel more connected with the people.
How much did the experience change you as people Masai… I’m still me, perhaps feel slightly healthier for some funshine… Zina… Well I just feel like I wanna travel the world more and keep painting. How important is respecting cultural context and not just sticking something very Londoncentric up