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My name is Jik-Reuben Pringle; I am a 25 year old Photographer/ Videographer that lives in Kingston, Jamaica and I am the Visual Ninja.
I specialize in Portraiture(Editorial, Conceptual, Commerical), Concert and Wedding Photography. I also specialise in short films and video documentation.
During July to August 2015, I made some big strides on the international scene by participating in UP! United Purpose Tour hosted by Nanook Enterprise , which granted myself access to two gallery spaces in Germany and Three Live Music festivals in Germany and Spain. It was a fruitful experience and I had the pleasure of Exhibiting in the Kunst Pauli Gallery as well as having my first full Photographic exhibition at the Spreeviera Gallery at Yaam, Berlin which was an incredible experience. The Exhibition consisted of 17 of my conceptual portraits and was attended by representatives of the Jamaica Tourist Board and the Ambassador of Jamaica in Germany Her Excellency Joy Wheeler. See my Yaam, Berlin Album for photos. On this tour I also got the access to acquire press passes for two of the largest Reggae Festivals, ReggaeJam and Rototom: Sunsplash . In Addition I had the opportunity to cover my first Indie Festival called Skandalös . This experience granted exposure I needed and sculpted me into a much stronger visual artist, which can directly be seen in my photos before and after the tour.
It was during this tour however I came face to face with refugees and learnt about their difficult experiences. This experience was eye opening to me, for I vaguely heard about people moving from African nations to Europe(EU), but I had no clue it was on such a large scale and thousands die yearly trying to make that voyage to EU. Then those who make it are either denied or access or severely i'll treated.
I'm asking for your support to fund this project of mine, because I really feel that most of us in the western hemisphere are still very ignorant to what's happening. We live in a very visual and digital age where photos travel faster than news headlines. So I really want to be able to realise my concept to educate others who are stillunaware about how people are being i'll treated and banned from entering first world countries who have the infrastructure, the economy and support to help these people are seeking hope and a chance to start a new life, away from suffering and so forth.
The idea for the conceptual portraits I have in mind is to display the struggle and journey refugees endure in a symbolic and profound way thats as never been seen before, thus resulting in high impact and provoking thoughts for the viewers of the work. Everything will be photographed in Jamaica, using actors/models and locations that are relatable to Jamaicans but still ties back into story of a typical refugee searching for a new home. Once the pieces have been created, the next step is to organise an exhibition/Auction to generate funding to support a selected refugee camp in Germany.
Your contribution goes towards the following:
- Boat rental
- Bus Rental
- Costumes
- Making of additional props
- Printing and Framing of images
- Miscellaneous expenses
Thank you for your participation.
PS: The account to linked to a paypal account for Mikhail Jathan who's in the US but is going to help me with the project.
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