Arterial Network Seychelles

ANS NEWS ARTERIAL NETWORK RECEIVES FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL GRANTS COMMITTEE Signing the Agreement Members will be pleased to know that we signed a standard funding agreement on Friday February 8th which will enable us to begin a mentoring scheme for young Seychellois artists designed to  'empower young artists for self-development, cultural development and contributing to the development of the economy.' The agreement, which is between the Government of Seychelles, the National Grants Committee and Arterial Network, will see SR179,500 provided in four stages. PS Michel Pierre, Mrs Eline Moses -Chairperson of the National Grants Committee and Ans Chairman -Martin Kennedy seal the deal! We made a bid for government support late last year and applied for a much larger sum in fact. Our project, named THE FUTURE, was intended to provide studio spaces and quality art materials to the art community, with an emphasis on young artists, as well as provide mento...

DANIEL DODIN ARTIST'S STATEMENT   The new series of work that I have created expresses aspects of my everyday life in visual narrative forms. In many of my works I depict the ordinary struggles of local youngsters, many of whom are facing addiction problems whilst dealing with social discrimination. Some of this series reflects the plight of displaced refugees – sadly a common and worldwide concern. Elsewhere I have included and revealed a number of Indian characters due to my familiarity with Indian society. I feel that Indian people number amongst the key activists in the history of the Seychelles – they have always had a major role to play here. Within a local context I find the relatively recent phenomenon of the bottle collectors fascinating. These young men have unique characters; they spend their days making long journeys carrying big bags on their heads which are filled with empty plastic bottles (which they sell). Looking at these characters a sense o...