Youth Vision: Aharenvesmee Ekaku

THE YOUTH VISION ART WORKSHOPS WERE AIMED AT CREATING SPACE FOR PARTICIPANTS TO DISCOVER THEIR OWN STORIES, INSPIRATIONS, CONCERNS WITHIN THEIR INDIVIDUAL LIVED EXPERIENCE AND CONVERT THESE IN TO TANGIBLE ART PIECES.

https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/democratic-governance/youth-vision-maldives.html

Under a project from the United Nations Development Program, we travelled to various islands of the Maldives and conducted workshops facilitating youth to tell their stories. through performance, mixed media and visual arts. Each. The stories were shared with the locals at the end of each workshop.

At the end of the workshops all the works the resulting works were exhibited at the National Art Gallery of the Maldives.

A publication of the works were released to the public as well >> Publication

Vaahaka Hedhun - Hahdunmathi

Ten artists spent three days on a residency in Laamu Atoll of the Maldives creating stories around the lives of the people. This was part of the UNDP Maldives’s Climate Change Forum held in the atoll. The story making component was a collaboration between emmenge and Marcomms

Role: Artistic/Creative Director

Suva - Aaaveee

Twelve artists were selected to do a residency on an unhinhebited island that were being contracted for a luxury resort; Aaaveee, Natures Paradise. The artists spent 7 days workshopping and producing their pieces, the resulting works were performed and/or exhibited on the island and on the web.

Artists at work

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Documentation of selected works

Vaahaka Hedun - Ukulas

Eight Artis spent two days in a residency collecting/making stories for the Moodhu Maakandu Festival held by the IUCN Maldives.. The Moodhu Maakandu Festival, held on the island of ukulas, aimed to raise awareness about the environment and the ocean.

Here are some of the stories that were created during the workshops