Authors of the Estate: Prints donated by Naomi Wharton
A2 Authors of the Estate prints. Donated by Naomi Wharton. If you didn’t introduce us to Nabil Al-Kinani, none of this would have happened. We went from playing around at the art class in Wembley High to turning Wembley into an art class. What a ting.
Authors of the Estate. Oct 26th.
A curriculum by Freedom & Balance
Shot by Andriana Lagoudes
Authors of the Estate: Building a Publishing House
Photos & film shot by Abdou Cisse
Authors of the Estate: The Authors of Chalkhill. Shot by Adbou Cisse (Part 1)
Some of the Authors of Chalkhill include…
Kayode, Author of Chalkhill
Flex, Author of Chalkhill
Muizz, Author of Chalkhill
Blaze, Author of Chalkhill
Ghislain, Author of Chalkhill
Ahmed, Author of Chalkhill
James, Author of Chalkhill
Nabil, Author of Chalkhill
André, Author of St.Raphael’s Estate
Authors of the Estate: The Origin. March 5th 2015.
The following words and images were produced between March-Dec 2015
One of the poorest areas in one of the poorest boroughs.
So they say.
A place infested with gang culture and crime.
So they say.
In 2014, six residents from this estate came together to write literature.
In 2015, we finished our first book.
We thought,
instead of going down the traditional route of publishing,
let’s put this book into the hands of those who would appreciate it most,
the residents of St.Raph's.
On March 5th 2015
we put our book through every letterbox in St.Raphael’s Estate
just because we could.
The word author
and the word authority
has the same root meaning.
As a matter of fact,
the word ‘author’ in the original Latin tongue is a term to describe
someone who is a creator,
a master,
an enlarger.
and a sustainer.
So when we say that we are the Authors of the Estate,
we are not just saying we simply write.
We are saying we are the creators,
masters,
enlargers and sustainers of the estate.
Those who rule are those who write.
Join us on this journey.
