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the cast reckon has made a name as the photographer of squirrels. many here in the western world associate voodoo with needle dolls and zombies this image has been substantially influenced of course by hollywood the reality is much more complex in fact the 2 religions are centuries old and have a comprehensive theological foundation and exhibition in the city of his time here in germany is trying to debunk the myths surrounding. do it here in the nails in these objects attract energy and charge them with power the congolese figures on display here are part of a complex belief system that's often misunderstood by outsiders. europe's slave trade brought some food to practices to the americas many new ones developed as did stereotypes for many westerners voodoo has become synonymous with so-called voodoo

dolls sold to tourists in new orleans with pens used to inflict pain on one's enemies. when we talk about voodoo we think of hollywood and all kinds of creepy things but that has nothing to do with the actual religion and some adherence of the religion are very upset at how ignorantly we in the west treat their religion and. ritual robes and objects used to conjure spirits believed to influence the workings of the world in one case an old cell phone antenna has been used to help establish contact. these are some of the figures meant to bring happiness and protect people's health. $1200.00 ritual objects from several countries are on display. this museum in the oldest time germany making this the biggest exhibition of its kind so far anywhere. this altar to the water spirit of money water still attracts offerings from her deep ots here in europe including alcohol and even

a german soccer scarf. and it's a real african altar that was created in africa and is still active recently a visitor she was from cuba suddenly fell into a trance in front of the altar. in west africa the country i've been in is considered the home and heart of voodoo here the religion was banned in the 1970 s. by the country's former dictator now do is recognized as beneath official religion . this monument the door of no return commemorates the slave trade the took so many away from here. many of those shipped away were enslaved in haiti where some food who practices have taken on a more vengeful violent aspect for instance for the unfortunate souls believed to be trapped inside bottles like these ones. basically for pay you can get

a curse placed on anyone and that's led to a climate of fear in haiti these black magic practices in haiti have really gotten out of control. and thus haitians zombie folklore was born possibly caused by neurotoxins that made people appear dead before they eventually woke up. the exhibition tries to show that dark magic is just one aspect of buddha religions practiced by tens of millions of people. now this very morning i sold to squirrels frolicking in my garden and i tried state photos of them without success because they don't hang around and move very quickly that's why the swedish dutch photographer taps vetted has been. an outdoor studio in his garden to attract squirrels so he can spend time getting amazing photos. these photos make timid red squirrels into stars with the right props by their side they pose

like real professionals. the man behind the lens is swedish dutch photographer behind. he specializes in squirrels. the bay furious months like the humans also on jealousy. dominance loving funny it's they have so much different kind of expressions and their behavior yes very thin has been specializing in squirrels for about 6 years. he built a small outdoor photo studio in front of his house in bespoke garden in northern sweden. the photographer always tries out new motifs for his photo shoots the animals he puts out peanuts and sunflower seeds which he cleverly places in the side or on the objects. are always in my what i

was the dozen. or so i want to have here and. so for that i need to hold. up. the space shuttle challenger. now vision has to be fast and concentrate so he won't miss the right moment. he's lucky. all squirrels are afraid to get in the shows it to feel comfortable there. the that's a chance so it can be taken days before the squalor scoring in the shows or decor in the shows when i'm not there like this morning. between 6 and 14 squirrels visit

him regularly often may come twice a day sometimes not at all that's why he doesn't like to miss an opportunity to take photos. and. sometimes they stay for several hours but other times only a few minutes to avoid losing time let him has installed a live camera so that he can react quickly when the visitors return. to. earth sometimes $56.00 squirrels come on the same time it makes a mess and they don't have to rest and peaceful thing to to be on one spot or to interact with the props they are fairy individual animals. and shoots up to 300 photos in one day. off and he can only use a few of them. he always wants to tell

a story with those pictures which is why he often combines 2 images digitally emerges them in photoshop. visioned has won numerous awards for his work he publishes many of his pictures in books and on instagram where he has around 37000 followers busy. even though he spent a lot of time observing and recording the squirrels behavior he says he doesn't completely understand them. it's an animal before a lot of surprises. still every day for me and a surprise i think i know i understand that's why he's going to do the. forget it. if the squirrel stopped coming over one day. says he'd point his lens somewhere else like that birds. who are regular visitors to his garden.

all the blue rider was a short lived but very significant movement between 911914 disrupted by the outbreak of the 1st world war significant because it was a major influence on the much larger expressionist movement possibly can didn't ski was one of the leading lights. as were 2 other russian emigres the couple alexiev on the of lenski. african right now there's an exhibition of that work in munich. their story began in russia mahayana fonville if keep born marianna. grew up in a noble family at $28.00 she shot off the middle finger of her painting hand in a hunting accident it took her a year to regain control of the brush. in 890 she painted this work the man in

fur her compatriots celebrated her as a russian rembrandt. at a time when arctic cademy still refuse to admit women she rendered this self-portrait in a sailor shirt confident determined. and then alexi funny of lenski entered her life an art student an officer of no financial means you 2 would remain together for nearly 3 decades. if there was an immediate attraction she was further along with her art and she took him under her wing. the couple left russia for germany where artistic innovation was underway. for the village rented an entire floor on this munich street and soon everyone knew of her so-called pinks where the hostess brought together artists politicians and aristocrats as well is the man seen in this photograph 1st row on the right the dancer alexander saw her off. $1008.00 painting of him became world famous zahara became the poster boy for an

art movement called blood. blue writer. artistic confidence was growing seen in this 1904 self-portrait inspired by van gogh. say on a phone bill it can meanwhile stop painting investing instead in her partner. she wanted to revolutionize art but she thought they had a better chance if it was a man doing it. so. at some point that man became drawn to. young maid. painting of her is the largest he ever made. dressed as a proud spanish woman was pregnant. but the artist couple remains together along with helena and the child. began painting again in 1908 in the town of moore now together with cans in ski and

. they spent 6 weeks together painting and discussing art. were an odd couple she the baron a socialite with a large hats and he in the silent observer. and together the couple helped give birth to expressionism. where one broke out the couple had to flee munich to switzerland. lived there in poverty in a 2 room apartment together with helena and her son. finally violet keen and have decided to part ways. she went to asco to an italian speaking switzerland where the locals call her grandmother. she died in 19383 years before you have lenski. inconsolable he wrote i was the

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