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 Threads Along the Silk Road Photos by Aaron Keith This collection of photographs was taken over a few months travelling through Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Georgia. They form a journey of documentation of the complex cultures and histories of these countries, which grew as crucial regions of influence along the silk road over many centuries, and much more recently as former members of the Soviet Union. As such, I want to present fleeting snapshots of how these vastly different periods of history and ways of life coexist in the modern day, through the lens of candid moments of the people I came across crossed   while traversing the ancient trade route from east to west. at Caspa  above Stonemans Bookroom Cnr Hargraeves & Motyn Sts Castlemaine Hours 11 - 4 Wenzday - Sunday  from Friday April 3rd - Sunday April 26th             

Bearing Witness - A Love Letter to Sumud Over 100 Palestinian artists Opening Friday March 13th   Hours 11-5 daily until March 29th  Some of the artists will be at the opening,  others will be there on the week ends. On March 19th the gallery willstay open until 7.30 so that people can view the show before going to see  'The Voice of Hind Rajab' at The Theatre Royal           Mohamed went to fetch water While he was out the building was hit with a 2,000lb bomb. All his family were killed. He sat weeping. The rescue workers collected what remains they could find, bagged them and weighed them: 70kgs for an adult, 17kgs for a child. They handed Mohamed a 17kg plastic bag representing his 5 year old daughter