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U.N.approved

2012-02-24T20:17:00.006-08:00

here are some shots from stuff I did in lanka few weeks ago .. it s related to a sensitive subject happened a while ago but still very fresh over there..as u all probably know the gosl( gov of sri lanka) has been at war with the LTTE for the past 25 yrs and the struggle culminated in 2009 with the defeat of the tigers and the killing of 40000 innocent tamils. In my recent visit I had the chance to go ( briefly..for safety reasons) to eelam( the north east part of lanka) and speak to a few people. the situation there is still really bad and people are being abused on a daily basis.Even for tourist like me the situation has changed lately since the gosl has kicked out All NGOs and any white ( westerner) is seen as a pro tamil therefore pro tigers . roadblock are every few hundreds meters , passport controls and questions happen on a regular basis ...the project is based on the sorrow of the genocide that the government inflicted on the tamil minority and I tried to keep it impartial ( not supporting the tigers) . During the war the UN was told safety for their troops was not guaranteed (???) and therefore they left leaving no one to monitor the cruelties that happened there in the last months of the war . I m not the best person to explain the whys and hows of the situation but a quick history search will show that the tigers were not the real problem of lanka but the diversity of the tamil ( favoured by the british during colonization for speaking better english and being better at their duties) and the sinhalese community , and their non capability of living together . From what I ve seen the problem is still there , the north- east areas are a huge military base ( I myself started getting really uncomfortable about the situation and that led me to do less painting that I intentionally wanted to ) I hope my paintings raise some issues about the validity of the UN and the indifference of the nations that are part of it and of people in general . If u have not had the chance of watching it please spare 45 mins srilanka s killing fields broadcasted on channel 4 ( u ll find it if u goole it .. full version ) also worth checking iswww.tamilnet.com with a rather complete report on the situation there .
some of the designs were actually taken from that site..so they relate to real people of that area ( some are on houses destroyed by the fighting ..with real bullet holes )

urban in Ibiza ?

2011-11-09T06:39:00.000-08:00

red gallery olympic paintings

2011-11-09T06:34:00.001-08:00

more olympic graff outside red gallery.

the story of film Channel 4

2011-10-18T12:50:00.001-07:00

The Story of Film : an Odyssey ........featuring work by #codefc

2011-09-07T10:20:00.001-07:00

muse show 11

2011-08-30T06:19:00.000-07:00

paste up experiment for the notting hill carnageval 2011

2011-08-30T06:17:00.001-07:00

show coming up
the muse 269 portobello road
6th sept. 18:00 till 24:00

2011-08-30T06:05:00.000-07:00

shambala festival 2011
#codefc dotmasters malarky sweet tooth masai milo tchais

glasto 11

2011-06-29T13:45:00.000-07:00

glastonbury festival 11

2011-05-29T10:52:00.000-07:00

code met de parel !

2011-05-29T10:49:00.001-07:00

here s some new stuff from Amsterdam

2011-05-10T06:03:00.000-07:00

Live performance in Rome this May ...not to be missed if there . More info here

http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net/2011/en/saturday-21/

2011-05-10T05:53:00.000-07:00

thai style! very post wild style .. a lot simpler but still unreadable

2011-05-10T05:48:00.000-07:00

HERE S APROJECT I DID LATELY FOR SOME FRIENDS WORKING FOR A JD PARTY.

Royal Oak Olympic Pommel Horse Sequence

2011-03-31T15:00:00.000-07:00

The Pommel Horse goes back to Greek and Roman times, a unique display of upper body strength and agility which when in full flow is breath taking. So as part of my Olympic team, this guy has been training with the skaters down at Royal Oak - click on the video section to see how he is getting on - as ever, if you see any of the CodeFc Olympic team around town in training be sure to forward me a snap to code@codefc.org

South Bank Undercroft Stencil

2011-03-31T14:16:00.000-07:00

The Olympics are coming! Everything is ready....well, apart from the arenas that is, but they have 483 days to go - but our relay team is ready to run NOW! Rolled down to South Bank and cleaned up a burnt out wall with this runner - he will be training through the city for the next year and popping up with his team all over so keep an eye out for him, if you snap a shot of him please send it over - for now click on the video section on the homepage to see the sequence of 1600 photos threaded together for your viewing pleasure.

CodeFC Light

2011-03-31T14:08:00.000-07:00

Just a still from a video we pieced together a couple of months back from a perfect painting day - sunny and still

Laly Design Feature

2011-03-31T13:55:00.000-07:00

Recently had a chat with AP at Laly Design and they kindly put together a small feature after seeing my latest video - have a read:

http://www.blog.lalydesign.co.uk/2011/03/his-name-is-codefc/

The blog is pretty sharp and super up to date on the London art scene - make it a favourite and im sure you wont miss a thing.