is also crazy. the, today we're coming to you from cut off what i'm allowing, where we are attending this year's, like a start arts festival be on the i think of stars also provides tourism revenue training and a whole lot of community work over the span of one weekend. but you know, i'm bringing the glass but 1st we meet molly. i think back from nigeria we use as a technology in the arts discover how selena l'aquila transformed her community in tenure into an eco friendly environment. and we get moving to the sounds just like gets go, an adverb pop out for beat. start from kind of rude. i'm is going to enjoy watching

after you max the up 1st. we will, candice lawrence from cape town, south africa, a talented, innovative design of kansas is fusion of traditional african artistry and contemporary flare as me. some of the pieces the most sought after across the continent. some of the work was even featured in the black had to what kind of whatever movie. now that's what i call illuminating the path to african design. take a look, the she designs her own mazda pieces, and she can make them herself to, in this industry. it's not usual that a woman be the one in the workshop, coveted sawdust and rolling up his sleeves. how did candace challenge the status quo and lights up the world with real creations?

i would say some challenges i've experienced being in the workshop is definitely being confident with my tool. i think with any business as you go, you know, new machines come in and new software. you need to then have to update that. i think that's been the biggest challenge because sometimes you're still comfortable with what you know back to time then something new is sometimes a bit daunting. as a creative for at the business side of things was very much new for me. even though we had learned about business, i think warranty actually in it. does it become more deals? today? we unravel the story behind the enchanting designs of home way designer, candace lawrence, whose lighting mazda piece made its way onto the 2022, brought by step black pens that what kinda forever. but before we hear about the lights that made it to hollywood, who is this creative force behind these hand crafted mazda pieces?

and how did she get? yes. summer life home way started with, i guess my family, my father is a very hands on a dad. so you would build a lot of things in the house, and so i think just observing him kind of spock back with me to also be hands on work with my materials. and yeah, i just, i loved making the beautiful, i love being able to be in the space that i'm happy with and i'm comfortable in. and so for me it was kind of like a natural move to, to design home. we are committed to liking to all sorts of other little pieces. candace, his parents were crucial in her journey, especially her dad, who told her many of the skills she uses today. everything here is made by hand and kansas has never been afraid to get hands to kind of think most of their work i saw

. and um, and then as time went on to production, randolph and she needed to get an extra help our sister and all that. and. and then of course i know ok bye 6 of the machines as we went along. but as we've grown employees, more people to, to assist and we've got to get machines to, to get things going. such was the learning curve for both of us and basically really grateful to have my dad on bulk. there was a lot i did not know, and i think in the early stages of this year some of our machines were down and that so, so being a big challenge for me is a small business owner. and then having my dad on board to be able to understand how to put all machines to get the way it's done. how do we fix it? vested, quite a teamwork, and i'm definitely grateful that my data is at mine. seek to be able to take on such challenges. i've looked at trying to employee people from the community that

i've grown up in. and that's really important to me. and i would like them to, to know that, you know, they supporting a port to middle cost community. and you know, i'm using these bills in a creative way as well. hope for many clients and customers. that's something that they would like to support and be proud to support. and that's really important to more than just year from woven lampshades to stunning vases in myra's candice. these pieces can be found in many, a hotel all home locally and globally. how does this award winning design a to, in wex thread into mesmerizing pieces of art. so we're started with hand weaving. i was looking at different materials and different colors as well to bring into lighting designs. and i came across this rec score that offered at age of kind of

and i wanted to work with that. i started leaving by name as well. so part of a journey for myself and just repeating the same pattern over and over. how means you speak to me and i'm going to be as well. kansas designs we've together, african est, takes an environmental consciousness with each creation carrying a sustainable touch. we designed it so that it can be because some of the challenges we have with the international shipping is that how do we design? i think that can be to use on waste and plastics. but also to be able to print as many lights in a box is also something we think about. candice manages traditional african bid work, a spit takes with contemporary design. one of a 1st lighting designs was the woven nicholas named shade that contributed to the said design of the black pampa. what kind of for ever it let me know that's more

than just a was on that level of being able to be seen. and also just i think as a designer in my confidence as a designer. so yeah, it was. so it was really great experience and a great opportunity. the candice is almost 15 year during the highlights, the rewards of dedication, authenticity and owning it. as a woman in her industry, her commitment to staying true to her croft shines through every piece she creates the truly inspiring. candice is an innovative that lights up homes and hearts. for over 20 years. the lake of drugs, malawi, art festival has for the arts, tourism, and sustainability to communities. over that time, it has truly evolved into a festival that gives that i'm here with somebody else who is head of projects and production. what is like a stores and what sets it apart from other festivals?

oh, wow. lake of stars, i believe we build platforms for those that are not known yet us in the world, especially in malawi itself, into putting malawi on the map that contributes a global image altogether. it space is where we're able to promote arts. yeah. where people are not a way of those particular talents that we have him and always space where we're able to come out to your location such as and go to court. so for instance, where people are not aware of how beautiful the is and the rich cultural heritage, so they actually hold. what happens once the show is over, we pack up tear down the believe it or not those stages a bolt from donated. woods that's come from the national park, some of that, obviously we've had to purchase and a like. so if it is recycled, they put it all together to look like this. beautiful transformation of the festival sites and then off to the face to go. we tear it all down to say, look like a beach. again, this is not going to be any of that. so we turn it into data that we've been

donated to the schools within the community. some of the thank you so much for having us saw you're welcome out next week, travel to nigeria. when we meet, like i said, we're a visionary. so laker, and are, does that is using a i to tell captivating. creative stories, think african identity needs future was to create typically, and you've got the picture. this fashion show within your model was inspired by images that were created by artificial intelligence, which that's where a runway with real models. why is it still so groundbreaking? the elderly series is about representing the people in the face that you must send them before. and why did i create the series as my mom felt you and, and i was trying to just rep, remember her, the space that was most impressed or where she was at that moment. and what i thought about was her memories, you know, when she was always happy, you know, address a lot of grace events or functions normally. like if you would want to do something

like that, it's going to be either very expensive or you have to do a little convincing. but yeah, i was the way to go play during technology lover and filmmaker. my leads of the board use is artificial intelligence to create things that would otherwise not exist. we'll find out later why he chose to focus on older people. but 1st, let's find out why he resorts the a i. in the 1st place, me just researching what tech would be, what's coming location would be 510 years was why always try to be at the forefront of tech and the what we had back there was something called gun lots. what we have to do, jenny, and all of that, so, but, so i followed him and i kind of was at the forefront. so i was reading when he became open source, when it became me for side. i was already there, so i just mentioned he found a way to express myself more for also learn about the technology and also find how

to navigate that space. technology is evolving and changing industries around the world. and the world of filmmaking is taking on a whole new dynamic is the world even prepared to receive stories inspired by a i think it's a beautiful synergy because the fact that now that could see things in the imagine things that we could not normally see. you know, an example is what i did, something about us. it is last year we looked at a film called bleed. and normally the custom design that i was working with with katya, who was the costume designer for what kind of told me that she works with 6 to 8, it goes straight to is normally what she's doing. something like this because of the stages that have passed through about points, what i was doing it was that was just one, many of the ways that i've used it as what in fuel making, leak worked in traditional media such as television and film before moving. so virtual reality and a i generated images why it was important to him to read the fine story telling.

and why does he focus on aging? in the age of a i at all it i has helped me to represent under representative voice is a lot more easier because now i could imagine i could create, i could imagine. and i could experiment even faster with even higher quality than i thought before. leak has amazed the world with his a i fashion shows slightly into weaving african heritage and futuristic echoes. but how exactly does he use the potential of artificial intelligence to explore new dimensions of storytelling and cultural expression? i like to incorporate all history is offering tens of heritage and that's because of the false narrative that's been portrayed in the media, you know, and also because effect over stuck on the space where most of the time kind of go past that. that means we're always looking for some kind of handouts and some kind

of help with some kind of permission to do something for my studies. i like to the same things or, you know, do things in the service to make you realize what you are. the power that you have, but you don't really need to ask for permissions as do just for mega. so what us, what this image is mostly say about the confidence about the elegance and the essence of being a black person or an african and mostly say that. so i find every technology that gets and you've got to it has most of them and my, my story telling technique. so find new ways to represent us as a glass space. how does the artist manage to match his own human experience? his cultural knowledge with the hallucinations of a i and question it's suggestions and his perceptions in equal measure, let's say 5 years later, but intent is and this is so making is in the hands of machines. we're still being

biased. i misrepresented. that's a problem. we want to go for the side interview for reasons, and if in a i that's going to respond. i do write data about you are right and is a biased misrepresentation of what's that going to be. so that's a problem. so we as often as we have an insurance needs to be audit for, for the technology, we need to be at the forefront of knowing how to mitigate it. that will be missing information on this information in the future though this comes, how will you protect yourself? i'm not going to be free even though to use that tech. so think about everything. i think about just the fact that the tech always wins. what are you lucky, but there's always going to be any felicia monique's body of work is deeply rooted in the contemporary understanding of socially shaped unconscious behaviors. primary, lee, influenced by our immediate society with a i, he may have already come a little closer to his vision of world and history. let's see what comes next. amazing now is changing the world for august around the flow. as i mentioned before,

we're at the fabulous lake of stars malott's festival. and this have a chat with some of the patients here. what it has been your best lakers starts experience right now. my best cycle starts experience has been the stand up comedy . actually. i enjoyed the diversity in the stand up comedy and i'm tied with the stand up comedy. was the panel discussion that we had this morning and on that no. let's head over to ken. yeah. at a place called from a norma. this equal logic is located right in the heart of the messiah or off region. it is there where we move. selena wheeler, felina has been described as a woman. that's the possibilities where are this the obstacles and that for my number, she's taking sustainability. so a whole nother level, the same woman has transformed our community into an eco friendly environment, which is powered by the sun, nourished by rain,

water ended reached by organic farming. but how could she break away from the anti women practices and say me know my the culture of the my site and bring renewal in? well, my numa, we have been able to provide a safe space with community and code sets. i have our firm has been able to do kits our community and is presented. we have selected women groups, they come to a firm and learn different forms of executive to budget cuts, a how to plant food. how towards the secondary goal is that this we may not able to produce food which know we can see now community we've and so to the local markets and get some costs. is the guy born into a marginalized community? the king's 2 age old traditions. salinas life could have followed a very different path. let's explore how she defied odds escape the constraints of early marriage and female genital mutilation, pursuit education,

and returned uplift. how community. when you said in the, in the suddenly we vote that it was this going to be our home. and because i am going to get it from us, we felt that it was nice for us to open our doors to a neighbor. so then they can land also different ways of an individual because of that to implement here. because most of us from the must say community, we did not grew up growing fluid. some of the differences between now the women are most the top and the community is the building and how we have used to life. 5th, we kind of have zone those, our kitchen gardens, different places we have to pull country lives and seeing and being nature. we have also been able to secure our land from destruction from was anymore is possible for the local community, but most of them they cannot afford to even sense of places where they can grow for

bypassing on how knowledge of sustainable farming methods. selena is changing her own community and empowering messiah women in particular. how are they now dealing with the ever increasing problem of what has custody and drugs? yes, we have what i and security. so we've decided then we would say, oldest defend methods to conserve the tests, even planting dizziness, seen that mod low to, to live and then the hybrid and some of the techniques that we are not only doing but demonstrating and showing the community that yeah, we know they will take notes here, but this is how you can learn to a vendor to most so that they can literally need will tend to be once or twice. so we state of every day when one i'm on the mess i deal with my, my son, selma noma is really helping women a lot. it is taught us about farming such that even drought now is not affecting us . we grow our food and we eat it. every week we hold 3 meetings and selena

teaches the women different ways of farming and other aspects of life. of women in this community have learned a lot. thanks to selena about on the 4th a feeling that is close to the community about the sentence hasn't been mostly positive because everything we do with the community it is collaborate to and we meaningfully engage them. we do it in the local length of language. so we have to translate other materials so that the students can invest 10 boards building kelly, and also practically in kenya, around 1200000 messiah people hold strongly to traditional practices like female genital mutilation, and early marriage. lima escaped these customs as a child. but how is she now using high experience to help other girls liberate themselves from these deeply ingrained practices?

i have not been very lucky enough to secure as jim i also natalie is kept sag matters and i have kept them because they go down into the kitchen. i took it as an opportunity for me to study pending to semi if jim story and this reminds them that it is not a true proof of womanhood. a sort of them that we can during the find woman who in the must say community and focusing on individual efforts, have saved over 500 goes from child levins, is and getting them on as jam and standing up against it. finishing the institution has helped me as a, let's say, go, funding has been helpful advice, shows up in all ways as the message goes. and so he's hoping to have been technicians in the future. i'm looking ahead to become a pilot. for just a moment, norma is a bright one, a dream of a neighborhood that is food sick you

a people have access to safe 1st and then you can is it coming drones, toys, and is available for the was to enjoy and today from taking them. boma noma? is it just about sustainable farming or escaping outdated practices? it's about laughter. resilience and thrive the. it's always amazing to see the passion of women truly making a difference of cost africa. you go for leila. a. i've let's, we had to cut our rules where we need megastar. i'm a get stuff. and if you're not dad seen by the end of this, then i just don't know when you talk, i'm a reading and music yukon, ignoring my getsco. he's a megastar born in 1988 and the mend northwest and kinda ruined my desk with love for music stopped early at the age of 6. when he sang in church after

a student at university, my got school became an all out musician and famous one at that inspiring millions . but his biggest fan is this little daughter, hard on the missing for you to think or not who is here. all the others from other been make up here. sure. i didn't hear me. i gave his dad would take me to his cultural events and you know, he's meeting things where the culture in john simmons, my mom would take me to church. she used to be part of this traditional choir, traditional plans of some possible way that would seem traditional songs and the dialect. and i would, i was just amazed by that. and i'm

a products of all what i was listening when i was a kid. come in a split by politics and language. so my desk who mixes english and french and his songs as an ode to the linguistic heritage and the vision of come a room to create unity. so that's depaula. music has like it just unites people without them even knowing that the knife is like football plays a role, but you can really just go all the way by the end of the day on the policy expense . so for the music channel, they come to reduce the paying for a while. is like a pain killer. appealing to all kinds of unions is easier sung. been done since 2017 cameron's military and separate his forces from the 2 and the phone north west and south west regions have clashed violently. around 6000 people are thought to have been killed. one another $700.00. 65000 has been displaced. and that the

unfolding tragedy, augusta released the song theory in collaboration with the u. n. refugee agency, which translates s peace. the track shots light on the plight of remedies displays for regional and local conflict, surviving and coming roonan kemp. i was options to just to visit some of this refugee comes, i think years ago and last year again, the numbers just keep going crazy. so decided to come up with this on see relate to spread the message i felt like it was on my part to play that small role of making it, you know, make, creating more awareness. why my guess school believes come a rooney and music can go a long way in spreading joy and awareness. this team has experimented with an eclectic plethora of feeds books and music videos to bring to you to his family. so

what makes some difference for me is the diversity of his music, where it's because see the room by it's for this one with the haitian artist recently he's done songs on the company. she's done songs like and i for in, he's done some of that going to make and of course like a casual union and the different genres are we have as come. rooney is, he's already explored all of them. i have done well with them. why? my gosh, really hopes the signature style can do both. embracing the cultural heritage of his whole nation while raising a voice against the pain and hardship office fellow citizens at a time where they come on in some way. but getsco really knows how to get people going along that know we've come to the end of today's show . i really hope you've enjoyed our time here at the lake of stores, malawi arts festival. don't forget to go to d, w dot com slash after max for more until next time, goodbye. the

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