Suai Media Space is a living and growing collection of stories and art for building understanding and friendship with East Timor. The dream is: “For the voices of the youth of Suai to be heard all over the world” Suai Media Space exists to help the youth of Suai achieve their dreams. Share the Dream
We are Ergilio Vicente the Co-ordinator of the Suai Youth Centre, Jen Hughes of the Suai Media Arts Group in Pt Phillip and a media group in Suai called YoMatre.
SUAI MEDIA SPACE SOCIAL NETWORK
FRIENDS OF SUAI PROJECTS updates from Pat Jessen Co-ordinator Port Phillip
See the NEW ARTICLE AND SLIDESHOW featuring the work of Suai artists who are painting on the tais and defining Timorese identity for a new audience in the international art market.
SEE THE NEW PAINTING & CARVINGS BY SUAI LORO ARTIST NATALINO DOS REIS PIRES. (June 2009)
The current Arte Moris exhibition at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre in Melbourne, features the work of Natalino, a young artist from Suai Loro who joined Arte Moris in 2002. For the gallery click the image below:
LATEST VIDEO UPLOAD - A film about friendship and betrayal (2004)
All assisted with the support of the Friends of Suai Port Phillip Council website.
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The Circle of Stones A film about grief and loss and a call for justice about the Suai Church Massacre. (Dur: 11′)
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IN REMEMBRANCE SANTA CRUZ MASSACRE November 12, 1991. Launch of Letter to Suai 1: ‘Seeking the Light’ is a series of three videos showing members of the Taibissee and Rai Timor Theatre Groups performing for the ninth anniversary of the Santa Cruz Massacre November 12, 2000. This was a time when trauma and grief were mixed with happiness and high hopes for the future. The call, in the introduction to the day, by the organisers, for the leadership to lead them out of the “Valley of Tears” into a new life is particularly poignant in hindsight. For the script of the Video Letter to be sent to Suai with this series of videos. Click on the image for othe video you wish to watch. They are in chronological order left to right.
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IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE MEDIA PROJECT GO TO YOMATRE
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YoMatre the Youth Media Centre was set up in 2006. This is Lin who was the first one to pick up my camera and Ergilio who I first met in 2000 and discussed this project.
This poignant wall art is the work of Sergio da Costa. you can see his self-portraits and political art: SEE MORE HERE.
For more of the public commentary in Suai through graffiti.
‘I Love You Military’ Suai Market 2000. ‘Australia Hand Blood Oil’ Suai Market about 2006. (Photo: Chris Parkinson).
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Suai Media Space is under-going re-design. This means you may come to pages still in progress.