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London babes, hope to see you tomorrow at The Empire’s New Clothes @198_cal Brixton. Artist (that’s me) & Curator Mattie Loyce in Conversation is on this Thursday 18th April 630-930pm. We’ll be talking about the work and what it is to attempt a decolonial practice. I’ll also be talking about my new project Bollywouldn’t that I’ve begun on my current ACME residency and looking out for more QT South Asian folks to pose and collaborate. This event is in partnership with ACME @acme.art and The Australia Council for the Arts @auscouncilarts ⁣ @ 198 Contemporary Arts 198 Railton Brixton London SE24 0JT⁣Rd Gallery opening times: Mon - Fri 11am - 5pm⁣. Wheelchair accessible. @198_cal is located at the junction between ⁣Railton Road and Hurst Street.⁣ Train: Herne Hill⁣ Tube: Brixton⁣ Buses: 322, 196, 3, 37, 201, 68, 468⁣ Image: Sacred Landscape, 2017, pigmented indian ink, watercolour, coloured pencil and synthetic polymer paint on cotton paper, 127 × 97cm / 50 x 38 in. #gatewayofindia #sacredlandscape #ganges #deity #varanasi #goa #india (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/textaqueen/p/BwWtLRslDBq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tt1q25smg3pi

While many people are familiar with the cliffside monastery in Bhutan called “Taktsang,” or Tiger’s Nest, virtually no one recognizes this remote cliffside Bon monastery in Sichuan’s northwestern-most prefecture, the Tibetan region of Garze. Before Tibetans practiced Buddhism, the predominant faith on the Tibetan Plateau was an animistic belief system known as Bon. While it shares many similarities and sacred pilgrimage sites in common with Tibetan Buddhism, there are also many important differences. Perhaps the most overtly obvious difference is that Bon pilgrims (there are still Bon practitioners) walk counter-clockwise around mountains, monasteries, and other sacred sites, whereas Buddhists always walk in a clockwise direction. Despite the differences, many of the principles are similar, and Tibetan Buddhists still revere this beautiful site, coming here for prayer and pilgrimage, and especially to seek cure for various ailments. ******** @jedweingarten @wildwondersofchina @natgeocreative ******** #earthofficial #landscapelover #sacredlandscape #natgeotravel #earthpix #mountainlife (at Sichuan)