Born Into Brothels: Photographs by the Children of Calcutta by Zana Briski

This is my thinking chair.

It is an old kitchen chair given to me by one of my sisters .

It was originally black with the paint faded and worn around the edges.

I saw a documentary called BORN INTO BROTHELS.




I was inspired by bountiful colors from the film and its companion book.
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The color scheme reminds me of the unwavering hope of so many of the children being raised in desperate circumstances.

Like a lotus flower blooming in the mud.

So, I painted my chair to symbolize hope.
To bloom from where I have been planted.

The seat cover is my first crochet project. It is pulled together from bits and scraps of yarn I had found laying about in the bottom of craft bins; reminds me of how I pull bits and scraps of information and emotions together when I write.

So there it is...
my thinking chair.
Inspired by the beuty of Zana Briski and the children of INdia.

And now I am going to sit here and think my thoughts.
And while I am thinking today, I dwell upon the wonder of a photographer who came to India. She came to India to photograph the women of the brothels, and fulfilled a need for the children of these women.
Here program is called Kids with Cameras.
The documentary about this work won the Academy Award in 2005.
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Kids with Cameras