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Maria’s legacy was being the matriarch of her family
she was the daughter of the late Tome Sequeira and Ana (Batista) Sequeira
Maria played a pivotal role in her family's life
tirelessly helping with the upkeep of their farm
their primary source of sustenance in Fogo
Her dedication extended beyond the farm as she took on the responsibility of raising her siblings
embodying the spirit of selflessness and nurturing that defined her life
Maria embarked on a new chapter by moving to the United States
She resided in Hyde Park and Randolph before settling in Stoughton with her family
Maria found immense joy in cooking and gardening - activities that brought warmth and beauty to her home
Her family was the greatest source of light in her life
Maria poured unconditional love and care to all those around her and took immense pride in nurturing her grandchildren
Maria maintained the home with unwavering dedication
serving as a constant source of hope and a solid foundation for her family
leave behind their five children: Carlos B
Vicente of Fall River and Laurinda Fonseca of Dighton
She is also survived by her 21 grandchildren
and her siblings: Filipe Fernandes of Dorchester
She was predeceased by her siblings Dondinho Fernandes
She also leaves behind her step-siblings Branca Fernandes of Cape Verde and Carlos (Djodjinho) George Viega Fernandes of Cape Verde
Visitation will be held at the Farley Funeral Home
Friday March 7th at the funeral home at 9:15 AM
followed by a Funeral Mass at Immaculate Conception Church at 10:30 AM
Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Stoughton
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For the Portuguese gallerist Duarte Sequeira
“My father was a doctor dissatisfied with his career and found joy in collecting antiques,” he told Artsy
they turned that passion into a gallery in the year that I was born.”
Now at the helm of the family-founded gallery—which has locations in Braga
Portugal; London; and Seoul—Sequeira is quickly earning global recognition
channelling his curatorial vision into spaces that resonate with both local and international communities
establishing a reputation as a pioneering art space in a region that contained few comparable contemporary art galleries or museums
It might have seemed inevitable that Sequeira would follow in his father’s footsteps
but the journey wasn’t a foregone conclusion
“I wanted to carve out my own path,” he said
reflecting on his desire to explore new opportunities beyond Braga before eventually returning to his family’s gallery with a renewed vision
“I moved to London in 2014 to explore the institutional side of the art world
Portugal didn’t have the vibrant artist communities or institutions I craved
so I wanted to learn and bring that energy back to Braga.” The experience in London proved invaluable when he returned in 2017 to take over the gallery
aiming to balance showcasing internationally renowned artists with supporting emerging talent,” he said
but it’s also a space for experimentation and community engagement.”
installation view of “Target” at Duarte Sequeira Braga
a London-based emerging artist whose large-scale paintings captured the fleeting
These were shown with London-based photographer Luca Brown’s photographs of the Garrison
a collection of historic buildings surrounding a prominent horse racing track in Barbados
grounding it in a specific place with a rich history and a tight-knit community
The exhibition bridged the global and the local
weaving the emotional distance between the fast pace of competition and the quieter
reflective moments of understanding one’s place in the world
Petra CortrightFlowers with Color 2, 2023Duarte SequeiraStefania BatoevaFor a handful of words, 2023Duarte SequeiraSince taking over the space, Sequeira has quickly earned new audiences and fresh international recognition for the family (it was celebrated as a gallery experiencing a breakout year by Artsy in 2023)
Expansion was quickly placed on Sequiera’s agenda
with the gallery’s roots in Braga posing an ideal launchpad
it was hard to get locals to understand what we were doing,” Duarte noted
and the unexpectedness is part of the gallery’s charm
For both people within the art world and those who stumble upon it
Braga offers a setting that’s completely different from urban art scenes.”
“The new space in Seoul’s Hannam neighborhood is perfect,” Sequeira said
with two exhibition areas and an outdoor terrace for sculpture projects
It allows us to connect cultures and bring fresh perspectives to our programming.” The curatorial approach remains consistent across all spaces
with a shared focus on presenting emerging and established artists
though each location slightly adapts to cater to its distinct audience
installation view at Duarte Sequeira Braga
Sequeira is focused on consolidating the gallery’s existing locations
with no immediate plans for further expansion
his ambitions for the gallery’s future are clear
“I want the gallery to be influential—not just locally
I want it to be recognized as a space that left a meaningful mark on the art world.”
To achieve this, the gallery will continue to build on a program that spans established and emerging artists. “For me, diversity is essential—whether in medium, age, gender, or perspective,” Sequeira explained. “It’s challenging but exciting to strike that balance.” A recent trip to Korea, for instance, inspired him to explore connections between generations of artists. “I met incredible Dansaekhwa artists in their seventies
“Their consistent work contrasts beautifully with the exploratory energy of younger artists.”
As he consolidates the gallery’s presence in two of the art world’s major cities
Sequeira is keen to stress that his roots in Braga remain at the heart of the gallery’s mission
the cost and pace of life allow us to focus on creating meaningful programs,” he said
“Artists love working in this unique environment
which enriches their creative processes and their interactions with collectors.”
San Bernardino County Health Officer Michael A
Sequeira has announced that he will retire on Nov
who joined the department in November 2020
has had a profound impact on public health in San Bernardino County
His time with the county was marked by significant contributions
particularly in the areas of the county’s COVID-19 response and fentanyl-use prevention
Sequeira’s leadership of the Department of Public Health has been invaluable,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman and Third District Supervisor Dawn Rowe
“We thank him for his unwavering dedication
and wish him all the best in his retirement.”
Sequeira has worked in leadership roles at the local and state levels
including as regional director of six of the county’s hospital emergency departments
He was previously the president of the San Bernardino County Medical Society and a member of the steering committee of the Inland Empire Opioid Crisis Coalition
which worked on an educational program for opioid prescribing and overdose treatment and prevention in hospitals and the community
His participation in these groups facilitated greater collaboration and improved health outcomes across the region
the Department of Public Health played a crucial role in managing the COVID-19 pandemic in San Bernardino County
His expertise and guidance were instrumental in the county’s efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus
and provide accurate public health information to the community
Sequeira is a strong advocate for addressing the fentanyl crisis
He led efforts to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl
and supported those affected by substance use disorders
Sequeira was among the founding steering committee members of the Inland Empire Opioid Coalition
In collaboration with the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health and Department of Behavioral Health
Sequeira assisted in the development of the Naloxone distribution program
which put the life-saving medication in the hands of community organizations
“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve the residents of San Bernardino County,” said Sequeira
“It has been an honor to work alongside such dedicated professionals and to contribute to the health and well-being of our community
I am incredibly proud of the challenges we have overcome during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
the Department of Public Health will have an open recruitment for his successor
The search will focus on finding a candidate who can build on Dr
Sequeira’s successes and continue to advance the health and wellness of San Bernardino County residents
Sequeira’s retirement plans include staying involved with various medical and advocacy groups to continue to improve the health and well-being of county residents
he looks forward to improving his pickleball skills and spending more time with his new grandson
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confessed that “Practically everything I know about writing … I learned from music.” Now
the music occupies an unusually large space in Marumaki’s life—he runs a club that might be the Tokyo Smalls—but his claim gets at something definitive about his other love
it makes a natural companion to the inventions of Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis
Murakami is hardly the only example⎯nor the only proof of such fandom crossing ethnic lines
The music’s all over both James Baldwin and Jack Kerouac; Toni Morrison followed up Beloved with Jazz
and my favorite jazz novel would be Coming Through Slaughter
Michael Ondaatje’s imagining of Buddy Bolden
now with a new construct both colorful and brainy: Jazz of the Affections
the still-young Sequeira has established herself as a poet and translator and while this first novel delivers a narrative
it might be best appreciated as alt-poetry
a sustained exercise in theme and variation
isn’t some great tune like “‘Round Midnight” (the title of one chapter)
This Jazz first sounds the notes of an environmental crisis in Chile
where avocado plantations threaten the aquifer
and second sets up a coming-of-age for a Chilean woman doing advanced study in Europe
This protagonist-narrator is never named but on a familiar trajectory
discovering first profound love and then herself
her calling⎯combining arts work with protecting her homeland
the two-pronged narrative never entirely leaves Chile (where the focus seems to be the semi-arid Coquimbo
and a key instrument in the ensemble is the endangered river
In recurring passages titled “the river says,” a page or two each
Sequeira uses a poem’s typography but expresses the concerns of a historian and environmentalist:
the river…remembers the ice that birthed itthe animals that waded through itthe boots that tramped through it…the chemicals that put drugs in its lifeblood…
Those boots and chemicals evoke the second-wave colonialism of the avocado boom
a performative protest called “the diabladas.” Having established this much
the author lets the spotlight linger on her primary player
the Indo-British musician she takes up with
Both get the Joycean reference in his name and feel equally at home in a Berlin museum
and an underground rave somehow connected to the Venice Biennale
The music takes up more and more of their lives
even as the venues grow curiouser and curiouser
the love story does without the usual signposts
“With him I felt my looseness condense and gather force
and I liked to think of his longish dark hair and his well-defined eyelashes,” a fine balance of abstract and concrete
that’s about as far as Jazz takes the physical affection
The band with whom the twosome perform remains ghostly
Rather than get into caresses and confrontations
the narrator takes off into solos: erudite and encyclopedic digressions
These cover everything from music therapy to the science of algae
from south Indian dance-theater to medieval tales of the devil
all of it sprinkled with twenty-first-century savvy
like this one inspired by the late French philosopher René Girard: “If Satan and God had
taking their titles from “affections” like “Envy,” deliver satisfying flash fiction
Sebald’s The Rings of Saturn makes a more congenial comparison
as the narrator meanders among talkative strangers and endless bookshelves
Not that Jazz offers the impact of Rings⎯Sequeira can be sketchy
more list than thought⎯but at her best she works up “an enraptured saintly calm
a sense of vocation is emerging: “I began to write down notes for a song of my own … in which I wasn’t merely the vessel and body but the creator.” Then
once she’s arrived “closer to a full and resonant being,” she needs to test it in a return to the homeland
“a dry place” where the corporate farms are poisoning the water
comes along⎯also the right move in dramatic terms
the narrator’s partner fades into the background as she renews old connections and throws in her lot with the “diabladas.” The protests recall One Hundred Years of Solitude
but Sequeira’s uprising has more of a festival feel
nothing like the bloody climaxes in Márquez
She does come up with an imaginative triumph over Big Ag
but her protagonist continues to find greater solace in deep thought
She’s fascinated by the mythic costumes and musical potpourri
There is the jazz of blacks in the United States
but complex rhythmic forms exist all over the world
There is the music of… many indigenous peoples
can’t be confined to a dive in Midtown; rather
reveling in “a taste for description over plot…detail over narrative propulsion,” it aspires to the music of the spheres⎯a love supreme
John Domini is a regular Rail contributor, with eleven books to date. His next will be a critical work that includes many of his Rail pieces, Caliban’s Cry: On a Literature Unhoused.
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Photo: Denzel Sequeira Chaves is pictured with NFL scout Javé Brown (left) and sports broadcaster Bonnie-Jill Laflin at East West Shrine Bowl practice
Denzel Sequeira Chaves was a few days late arriving for his final semester at University of the Ozarks
The senior communication major from Tres Rios
24-28 working events and practices leading up to the 100th East West Shrine Bowl football game in Texas
The East West Shrine Bowl is a postseason college football all-star game that has been played annually since 1925
Teams consist of players from colleges across the country
and players may be college seniors or college underclassmen who have declared for the NFL Draft
The game and the practice sessions leading up to it attract dozens of scouts from professional teams
Sequeira volunteered to work for Thunder Studios Broadcasting
helping with coverage of bowl practices that were aired exclusively on Lights Out Sports TV
“At first I worked at setting up the audio
for the broadcasters and the field reporter
and then since audio was perfect the whole event
I made my way to be a stage manager,” he said
I was working with Bonnie-Jill and Jave Brown and basically I talked to the players and coaches asking them if they wanted to be interviewed
and just telling him what our plans were for the interviews
I also needed to be in contact with the camera guys in case we had an interview coming up.”
Sequeira said he initially learned about the opportunity to work the game through Instagram
“I met someone from the famous page called ‘Behind the Broadcast,” and I saw him on a post and ended up reaching out to him,” he said
“I asked him so many questions so I could do something similar to get in the industry
This was actually my second time that I volunteered to work with them
About a year ago I went to Toyota Stadium and worked a pre-season game for the soccer teams of River Plate from Argentina and Pachuca from Mexico
It was one day that I worked with them and we broadcasted for ESPN LatinoAmerica
But this year working the East West Shrine Bowl practices was more fun because I got to set up the equipment and get more familiar with it.”
Sequeira said the experience tied into his communication studies at Ozarks as well as his work-study duties in the University’s sports information office
I didn’t know much about broadcasting and it was not until I started working for Josh Peppas in sports information that I started liking it week after week,” Sequeira said
“The communications program helped me a lot because we do have some equipment that they use out there in the industry
I wasn’t scared to take the camera or the microphones because I’ve been working with them in my classes here in Ozarks
I knew already how they would work and what to do with them
I do want to thank [Communication] Professors Susan Edens and Russell Jones
I’ve learned so much from them and that helped me in this experience.”
He called the week in Dallas “a great experience.”
but also I learned alot and made great friends there
this experience will help me out because I’d like to work in the broadcasting industry in the future.”
Sequeira met and worked with numerous celebrities
including University of Colorado Coach Deion Sanders and former NFL player and Lights Out owner Shawne Merriman
“There were so many coaches from different NFL teams and it was nice to see them and see how they work and communicate with the players and the media because I also want to coach one day,” he said
“I want to coach one day and impact players’ lives and I also want to work in sports events and be close to professional coaches and athletes
he will open the doors for me to get there.”
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Once guests disembarked in Vista Santa Rosa
an agricultural area in the eastern Coachella Valley
Pacific Date Farm owner George Jeffrey welcomed the crowd
He explained the vast yield of his farm to the group
with this year’s harvest of deglet noors and medjools projected to yield 16 million pounds
with some running through a pitting machine while others are sliced and pitted by hand on a production line before being boxed for distribution to companies like Trader Joe’s and Kellogg’s
If you’ve ever had an Rxbar containing the fruit
you have eaten dates from Pacific Date Farm
Jeffrey chats with attendees about date farming
chilled glasses of sparkling wine awaited guests
This set the scene for the educational experience the group was in for
Pacific Date Farm’s processing facility
Once second-generation date farmer Mark Tadros walked the group through the garden, allowing guests to sample some of the crops, the tour made one final stop on the farm. Just beside The Packhouse, Trio Restaurant owner Tony Marchese and his crew were cooking up something delicious
“I love being able to translate a little bit for people,” Sequeira said of the experience
did you know how difficult it is to grow a date
And how much of a one-in-a-million chance it is that a date can exist?’ I love watching people
You can see their brain sort of open up a new pathway.”
Guests were welcomed with sparkling wine at Aziz Farms
owner of Aziz Farms and The Packhouse at Aziz Farms
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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Jodie Alexandra Sequeira
leaving an irreplaceable void in all who knew her
Jodie was a radiant young woman with unwavering faith and a deep trust in God's plan
and love for others made her a source of light to her family and community
She was a devoted daughter to Yenny Sequeira - Salazar and Joe Sequeira (Shannon) and a cherished sister to Jordan
and a beloved granddaughter to Vovo and Vuvu (Olimpia and Victor Sequeira)
Jodie was also deeply loved by her extended family
with whom she shared many joyful memories of laughter
Jodie’s love for life was evident in everything she did
A passionate soccer player and fitness enthusiast
and love for candy and spicy chips brought joy to all around her
She dreamed of starting a foundation to make a difference and use her love for soccer to bring joy to others
her legacy will continue to inspire those who knew her
Visitation will take place on Thursday December 19th
from 3pm-5pm & 7pm-9pm at Windsor Chapel Funeral Home-South Chapel
A celebration of Jodie’s life will be held on Friday December 20th at 12pm in the chapel
Interment to follow at Heavenly Rest Cemetery
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Jojo’s Foundation in her honor via e-transfer (jojosfoundation@outlook.com) or in person during the celebration of life
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Civil rights groups say new Georgia voting rules have made it too easy to challenge the eligibility of people living in nursing homes
college dormitories and military facilities
and will make it more difficult for homeless people to register to vote
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2024 at 12:38 PM ESTEmail This LinkShare on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInMOORESVILLE
(WBTV) - A house cleaner was arrested months after she allegedly stole more than $17,000 worth of jewelry from an Iredell County home
During an investigation, the sheriff’s office found that the cleaner had two pieces of jewelry with a combined value of $17,449
30-year-old Jackeline Sorayda Zamora-Sequeira
admitted to stealing the jewelry in August 2024 while she was working at a home on Kemp Road in Mooresville
She was charged with felony larceny and given a $15,000 secured bond for the offense
deputies said Zamora-Sequeira is an undocumented immigrant from Nicaragua
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to verify her legal status
Jail records show she was arrested on Thursday
Related: Woman stabs employee, steals vehicle while on test drive in Mooresville
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Lauren’s breakthrough project is the supernatural drama series Domino Day (BBC Three
a supernatural thriller following a Manchester coven chasing a rogue enchantress
She holds an MA in Screenwriting from the London College of Communication and previously wrote for Gangs of London (2020) and Dumping Ground digital spin-off Sasha’s Contact Meeting (2018)
imaginative storytelling and commitment to unique
character-driven narratives have established her as a standout voice in modern television
We spoke to Lauren about being part of the BAFTA Breakthrough Cohort 2024 …
Introduce yourself … I’m Lauren Sequeira – a mixed-black screenwriter/showrunner with Jamaican heritage
and a bit of Cuban thanks to my paternal great-grandad (and where the surname comes from!) I’m a born-and-raised South Londoner (repping that SE18!) And a proud Taurus (though I’m not too stubborn…)
Describe your life in one word or a sentence …Wanted to just write HECTIC (because it is!) but I will say blessed; grateful to be doing what I do and have the people I have around me
Why did you want to follow this career path of becoming a multi-hyphenate creative?I was always that child growing up who would write stories and put on plays for my family
My mum was great in that she encouraged that (even got me a video camera one birthday)
I always knew I wanted to work in storytelling of some kind
I originally went to university thinking I would specialise in directing
but then discovered screenwriting which I never considered would be a career path (despite writing my first screenplay as a 9-year-old
which was a blatant rip-off of The Fifth Element)
but still have ambitions to direct something I’ve written one day
Feeling very lucky to have had my first original series release this year
There were many years of grinding and getting rejections – and that doesn’t stop just because I have a show now
Though I’d like to think it’s easier to get into rooms with people now and have my ideas heard
Where’d the story of Domino Day come from?Out of my love for the supernatural genre – I grew up on Buffy: The Vampire Diaries
We don’t do supernatural shows often here in the UK
it’s a story about identity and owning your truth (including the dark parts of ourselves)
and it speaks to my own journey – one I think many women go through – of finding and owning your power; learning to be comfortable in your skin
And an off-shoot of that is that’s also a story about connection; how we learn to connect to others when we might not be happy with ourselves
Despite the apps and pressure to find romance
It also looks at dating in relation to that; and is definitely a commentary on my exasperation with the apps
What’s been the most significant project of your career to date?Definitely Domino Day
it’s often based on IP and an existing book series
I’m particularly proud of this one because I built the rules of the world from the ground up
I also think Gangs of London was significant – I wrote on the first two series and it definitely raised my profile to other commissioners – here in the UK and the US
Why was now the right time to apply/be submitted for BAFTA Breakthrough?Having just had a show come out
but still building my confidence as a showrunner
I thought it would be the right time to apply
This initiative gives me the chance to meet lots of people in the industry – whose careers I admire
and who could advise me on the next steps I should take with my own
What was the first thing you did when you found out you are part of this year’s BAFTA Breakthrough Cohort?I told my agent (who was the only person I could tell!)
What does it mean to be recognised by BAFTA
and what are you hoping to gain from the experience?BAFTA is at the pinnacle of our creative industry
so it means the world to get recognition from them
I’m hoping to gain more industry connections and lots of advice about what the next steps in my career should be – particularly with directing
Which of your peers would you recommend for next year’s BAFTA Breakthrough cohort?Nathaniel Price
We came up together – both doing the BBC Pilot scheme back in 2017 – and I’m so proud of what he’s achieved in his writing; Mr Loverman is a beautiful adaptation
Tell us about a challenging moment during your career that you had to dig deep to get through.Definitely losing my voice and confidence at times
When the notes and many other voices become loud
I really had to dig deep to find my own again – particularly as these are stories that are coming from me
TV is very collaborative and I’m a collaborative writer who welcomes notes – but I’ve got better at pushing back on the ones that don’t work for me (while also giving reasons!)
What’s next?Waiting to see if there’ll be a potential second series for Domino Day
and getting my other projects off the ground
How do we keep up to date with you and your work?My agency profile
though I still use it when building my characters
The sad and mad can be the same thing: Trump getting re-elected… Some of the things he’s already been saying really make me sad for the rights of women and trans folk
But what made me glad was seeing my niece and nephew after 3 weeks – they were so excited to see me
I’m watching Slow Horses (I was slow to the party) and really enjoying it
I’m also watching MAFS (Married at First Sight) UK
A book for a potential adaptation (which I sadly can’t share)
I’m about to dig into the second book of Tomi Adeyemi’s Legacy of Orisha series (Children of Virtue & Vengeance) – really loved the first book
A Face in the Crowd – a musical that looked at the misuse of stardom
There’s a lot of American politics in it as well
and watched it on US election night – was very poignant
Was also showing up in support of one of its leads Anoushka Lucas
who is another amazing multi-hyphenate creative
Was so honoured for Domino Day to get a special mention in one episode
Mainly Instagram (lalasequeira) but I do share some work stuff on X/Twitter (LL_Sequeira)
Domino Day is currently on BBC iPlayer and Gangs of London has recently moved to Netflix
BAFTA Breakthrough is supported by Netflix
some international galleries expand in Seoul
Esther Schipper move to expanded spaces in Hannam-dong; Massimodecarlo represents Korean artist Hejum Ba
Despite the prevailing cautious atmosphere in the Korean art scene amid the country's political turmoil and economic slowdown
some international galleries are pushing ahead with proactive decisions -- expanding their spaces and choosing to represent Korean artists here
which opened its space in Seoul in 2022 in Gangnam-gu
opening its doors to the public on Thursday
“This expansion marks a significant milestone in our journey
reflecting our dedication to engaging with Seoul’s vibrant art scene,” said Duarte Sequeira
“By establishing our presence in this energetic neighborhood
we aim to offer visitors a more comprehensive experience of our artists and programs
fostering deeper connections within Seoul’s art community.”
Since the opening of its Seoul branch in September 2022
it has introduced a diverse range of artists to Korea through 15 exhibitions and projects
The previous space was located on the second floor of Yoo Hyun-joon Architecture Office in Gangnam-gu
said they found the neighborhood to be ideal for meeting collectors
located between two other art clusters in Seoul -- Cheongdam-dong and Samcheong-dong
The first exhibition at the new space is “fresh floral ice milk soft blue bruise,” which brings together a new series of digital paintings by American artist Petra Cortright
Italian gallery Massimodecarlo announced Thursday it will represent Korean artist Hejum Ba
making her the first Korean artist the gallery has signed since opening its Seoul studio in Gangnam-gu last year
Ba is the second Korean artist to join the gallery’s roster following Yee Soo-kyung
Massimodecarlo will present three of the artist’s paintings at the upcoming Art Basel Hong Kong
The gallery showcased Ba’s first solo exhibition at Massimodecarlo Hong Kong in 2024
“Hejum’s paintings are not mere random arrangements of lines and color fields
they represent a meticulous dissection and abstraction of the peculiarities of our contemporary experiences
… Hejum Ba looks and listens at what surrounds her
the seeming schizophrenia of modern life is neither foreign nor bizarre
but rather a familiar muse,” the gallery noted on her works shown at the Hong Kong exhibition last year
European gallery Esther Schipper launched its project space in 2022 in Itaewon-dong
and recently moved to Hannam-dong in February as a new gallery space better suited to large-scale exhibitions
Its move to invest in the Seoul gallery is part of its efforts to continue its commitment to the Korean art scene as a gallery that was engaged with the art scene for over a decade before it had a physical space
“The remarkable and rapid ascent of Seoul as a global art hub has been fascinating and a privilege to be part of,” said Esther Schipper
“We have observed that the Korean art market is dynamic and highly engaged
with a strong appreciation for both established and emerging contemporary art
There is an increasing openness to experimental and interdisciplinary practices
which resonates with our gallery’s program and vision.”
the gallery runs spaces in Berlin and Paris
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Designed by Márcio Sequeira de Oliveira, Mola presents a playful and creative
hands-on approach to understanding how form affects structural efficiency
The Mola 4 Structural Kit takes future architects and designers through the world of arches and shell structures with its intuitive
intertwined with origami principles and folding techniques
It includes 145 modular parts, as well as an instruction manual for assembling the springs, magnets, pre-marked sheets, and connectors that enable customization by incorporating other materials such as cardboard, EVA, acrylic, and 3D printed parts
Users can then build intricate small-scale models of iconic buildings
including the Palazzetto Dello Sport from Pier Luigi Nervi
Félix Candela’s Los Manantiales Restaurant
Álvaro Siza Vieira’s Expo’98 Portuguese National Pavilion
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to provide three-dimensional learning experiences that digital technology simply cannot replicate
and to foster an understanding of basic and complex theoretical concepts by providing intuitively playful moments of delight
Each set is designed to work together in the product ecosystem
allowing users to build hundreds of configurations
and no prior technical knowledge is required to have fun with this system of parts,’ notes the Mola team
Mola 4 can be used to recreate stunning small-scale models of iconic structures
This qualitative understanding of structural behavior is integral to improving the collaboration between civil engineering and architectural studies
‘Mola’s carefully designed kits allow students of all levels to interactively learn basic principles in structural design
This invaluable hands-on experience empowers them to apply these basic principles to the design of full-scale structures,’ says Professor Tal Cohen of MIT
Mola Structural Kit 4 is backed by engineers and architects from prestigious institutions including MIT and Foster + Partners, valued at an MSRP of $229. It will be available for pre-order starting at $169 via Kickstarter beginning on the 3rd September
and the complete product line is available via Mola’s website or Amazon
users can build intricate small-scale models of various iconic buildings
providing three-dimensional learning experiences that digital technology simply cannot replicate
Expo’98 Portuguese National Pavilion in Lisbon
each Mola kits is designed to work as a single modular system
the kits takes future architects and designers through the world of arches and shell structures
designed by Márcio Sequeira de Oliveira for Mola
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AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function
but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style
Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions
For the second time in weeks, a Canadian icon has emerged as the unlikely victor in an existential battle on the ice
was out with his family on a recent morning when they spotted a bald eagle descending towards a frozen lake
Sensing a looming attack on unsuspecting prey, Sequeira scanned the landscape and saw a Canada goose
Sequeira watched what he expected would be a lopsided fight with a grim coda
he captured a defiant goose fending off death
“I’ve seen bald eagles take a lot of things
But this is the first time I’ve seen a bald eagle go in for something as big as a goose,” he said
Trump put a 25% tax on most Canadian goods and has further aggravated his northern neighbour
derisively calling it the 51st state and pledging to annex the world’s second largest country
Canada’s national hockey team had stepped on to the ice in Boston for a match heralded as a showdown between the sport’s most powerful nations
finished the game and both electrified and soothed an anxious nation
“You can’t take our country – and you can’t take our game,” the prime minister
such encounters have been impossible to untangle from a trade war brought on by the country’s closest ally and largest trading partner
View image in fullscreenAfter a 20-minute confrontation the defeated raptor flew off. Photograph: Mervyn Sequeira“We’ve been in tough spots before … but we have not only survived, we have emerged stronger than ever, because when it comes to defending our great nation, there is no price we all aren’t willing to pay, and today is no different,” Trudeau told Canadians.
Sequeira, a retired airline pilot and avid bird photographer, is hesitant to impress symbolism on to the pictures.
“It’s quite a coincidence that it should have happened at this time. And I’m not entirely surprised. I like to look at things from the naturalist point of view and from the wildlife photographer’s point of view and not put a spin on it. But it’s quite natural for people to look at it in the context of what’s happening,” he said.
Certainly others see the fight as representing Canada’s scrappy nature and its unwillingness to back away when threatened.
“Nature has its way of taking out the weak and the not so well and the injured. The eagle likely thought it would be able to take it out quite easily,” Sequeira said. “But, it wasn’t.”
COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER
His name became known after shining against Brazil, but from the pedestal, he went on to eat dust against Colombia. Costa Rican goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira, in charge of the complicated task of replacing Keylor Navas, is having a Copa América of contrasts.
Very few referenced his name before the start of the world’s oldest national team tournament. But most knew that the Ticos were on the hunt for Navas’ substitute, who retired from the national team and is considered the best Costa Rican footballer in history.
“He’s a young guy, with a lot of potential, he can have that opportunity to consolidate himself and has the conditions to be a national team goalkeeper,” Navas, 37, without a club after leaving PSG, blessed him in a recent interview with a Costa Rican media outlet.
Custodian of UD Ibiza, from the Spanish third division, Sequeira, 25, presented himself on a high note with four saves that thwarted Brazil’s attack (0-0) of Vinicius Jr on Monday in Inglewood, Los Angeles. He was chosen as the best player of the match in his Copa América debut and in his sixth match as an international.
“I dreamed it, I imagined it. And, well, thank God it became a reality,” Sequeira told TUDN network after the debut, in which he kept his goal at zero for the fourth consecutive match, including a clash against an alternate Uruguay squad under Marcelo Bielsa.
His saves profiled him as a pillar of a very defensive Costa Rica – they haven’t made a single direct shot on goal in two matches – along with defenders Jeyland Mitchell, Juan Pablo Vargas, and captain Francisco Calvo.
But the fairy tale had an abrupt interruption when they encountered the unstoppable Colombia of James Rodríguez and Luis Díaz on Friday in the hot Glendale, Arizona. Although he had a solid start, saving a dangerous left-footed shot from the ’10’, he made an error in the 27th minute that broke his team’s lock.
He came out clumsily from the small area trying to contain an attack by Jhon Córdoba, who seemed controlled by Calvo. But he ended up knocking down the striker and causing a penalty, converted by Díaz for the 1-0.
“In this kind of matches, errors are paid dearly. The goalkeeper had saved us in that circumstance (James’ shot), but mistakes cannot be made,” questioned Costa Rica’s coach, Gustavo Alfaro.
After the goal from the Liverpool star came two more goals, from center-back Davinson Sánchez (59) and Córdoba (62), sealing a result that leaves the Central Americans with little chance of advancing to the quarter-finals in their sixth Copa América.
After the early qualification of the Colombians, they will fight with slim chances for the remaining ticket from Group D with the ‘Canarinha’, who crushed Paraguay 4-1 on Friday in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The pass looks very unlikely for a Costa Rica that landed in the United States with the youngest squad in the tournament and the maximum objective of giving playing time to the new generation.
Alfaro repeats that in the American competition he seeks answers, and one of them is related to Sequeira’s future, who left very young from Deportivo Saprissa in San José to youth teams and third division clubs in Spain.
“He’s at a good age, but he needs to give another dimension to his career,” said the Argentine before the Cup debut, about the urgency for the goalkeeper to gain experience in higher category clubs.
Aware of the weight of replacing the former Real Madrid goalkeeper, one of the heroes of the historic participation in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where they fell in the quarter-finals, Alfaro has tried to avoid loading Sequeira and the other ‘1’ aspirants “with greater responsibilities than there are.”
“The goalkeeper issue is not a minor issue,” he maintained. “We are working on the psychological and mental part of those coming up, but they don’t have to compete with that figure because Keylor was our Messi, the most emblematic player of our national team.”
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is a unique production for the American Repertory Theater — it hosts five Harvard College students as summer interns
The students and the play make for an intuitive match as the young and experienced learn from each other
enlivening the classic curriculum text through live performance
William Shakespeare’s 1597 tragedy tells of the doomed romance between two youths from feuding families
Romeo Montague (Rudy Pankow) and Juliet Capulet (Emilia Suaréz)
“Romeo and Juliet” portrays a community teeming with hate upended by an extraordinary love
the interns closely assist theater professionals
which includes taking extensive notes to ensure each rehearsal improves upon the last
Resner ’25 meticulously ensures that the cast adheres to Shakespeare’s script
Palimore ’25 records what Tony Award-winning director Diane M
“I’ve never really been able to see [directing] in real life
and what I learned is in order for the ship to sail very smoothly
you have to be extremely patient,” Palimore said in an interview with The Crimson
Several of the interns have worked on student productions or taken theater-related classes
is distinguished by a stricter focus on detail
understudies actor Will Savarese — requiring Sequeira to stand ready through early October
even if he has to run from class to perform for an audience of 500
Spontaneity features in his observations of the cast
There’s a willingness to play and a willingness to try things
and a willingness to be generous with each other and to go along with somebody else’s idea,” Sequeira said
While watching and learning make up much of the interns’ daily lives
they’ve also contributed their own ideas to a creative process that depends on collaboration
Putting on Shakespeare requires studious interpretation
especially in the early days of table work
be part of that conversation and sit at the table and have our own opinions as well,” Sequeira said
“That informed the work we were doing on the text.”
Although Resner — along with countless American high schoolers — read “Romeo and Juliet” in English class
she finds that the staging process plumbs the difficult text for meaning while making it more enjoyable to consume
Engaging in live performance also helps underscore the fact that the classic characters and their original audience “were just people,” according to Resner
“There’s these people in the 1500s who are watching this play that we relate to now
“So I think there’s multiple layers of universality.”
In bringing Shakespeare’s play to contemporary audiences
the interns reflected on hatred and its consequences today
as well as the insights that theater can evoke in audiences
“Romeo and Juliet” often prompts people to question the feud between two families who have so much in common
which can resemble modern-day conflicts between groups with insubstantial differences
A lot of people are struggling with reconciling with hate
regardless of political beliefs [or] identity,” said Palimore
Yet the A.R.T.’s creative team wants to pivot conversations about the play towards love
Despite the apparent triumph of hate over the play’s titular lovers
and portrays reconciliation and growth in the aftermath of violence
“New life goes on beyond the tragedy and there can still be hope
as long as you allow yourself to believe that things can still get better,” said Tsui-Rosen
“Romeo and Juliet” runs at the Loeb Drama Center through Oct
—Staff writer Isabelle A. Lu can be reached at isabelle.lu@thecrimson.com
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Aarti Sequeira: What we do in the kitchen is important to God
Jesus says that He’s preparing a table for us in heaven
and I just think about what that feast will look like
I think God wants to communicate to us that as vital as food and drink feels to us
Narrator: Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast
like there’s nothing really special about us
But much like a chef skillfully combines ingredients to create the perfect recipe
and talents to give us all a one-of-a-kind design.
It took a special teacher to see the spark of talent he had
and though he would continue to struggle with feeling forgotten and alone
an encounter with God at church turned his world around
After we hear Aarti’s and Darnell’s stories, be sure to stay with us until the end of the show for a special reading from Reba McEntire herself, straight from her new audiobook, Not That Fancy.
Aarti: My name is Aarti Sequeira
I have lived a lot of lives thus far.
So I was born in India in what’s called Mumbai today, but will always be Bombay to me. I was born in India, I grew up in Dubai in the Middle East
which is why I still have a little bit of an accent.
And so that means that I have always felt like I was on the outside looking in
because India is a country that is primarily Hindu and Muslim
And the Christians and the Catholics—although they have a very long history there—they’re very small
we have our own marriage traditions.
I’ve always felt like I don’t quite fit in here
But the beautiful thing about that is that I think it put in me this heart of wanting to connect with people
finding something in common with them so that we could feel connected
finding something in common with them so that we could feel connected.” – Aarti Sequeira
There were two little pretend games that I played when I was very little
One of them was a cooking show host and the other was a news presenter
that sort of set the course for my life in that I didn’t know what would happen.
And so I knew that I wanted to do that.
and I got the incredible opportunity to work at CNN straight out of school
I’m Indian.” That’s the order I would have gone in.
I had fallen in love with a gent named Brendan when we were still at university together
and I’d gone on to New York and I was working and being really successful
because news is everywhere and he can go off to his dream and I can go off to mine
Fast forward a few months and I still hadn’t been able to find work and I was kind of starting to question whether I even wanted to be a journalist anymore
I started to feel really worthless because my identity was so wrapped up in achieving professionally and being a journalist
And so now once that was taken away from me
I would sometimes wake up in the morning and go
“I don’t even know the point of my life.”
“I started to feel really worthless because my identity was so wrapped up in achieving professionally and being a journalist
I felt like a failure.” – Aarti Sequeira
We started going to church where the pastor was talking about God in a way I had never considered before
as a being that was all-powerful and all-knowing
but also all-loving and the epitome of kindness and who was so in love with me that He wanted to know me and wanted me to know Him and wanted me to know my identity first and foremost as His daughter
I’d always loved food and I’d always loved watching cooking shows and reading recipes and baking
Trying to connect my Boston/Irish/German husband and the food that he was into with the food of L.A.
with the things that I had grown up with and feeling really muddled about my own identity in that moment
the thing that really changed the game was starting to pray before I cooked
please make this good.” But then it became
I’m walking in here with a burden,” “God
and I just need you to meet me in this place.” And it just took the mundane drudgery of that moment
and turned it into something sacred and it turned that sticky kitchen floor into holy ground
And I felt like God would teach me and meet me in the slicing of the vegetables
the sizzling of the garlic and those things
“I am Creator and you are made in my image
“I felt like God would teach me and meet me in the slicing of the vegetables
‘I am Creator and you are made in my image
this is you acting out of me.’” – Aarti Sequeira
How you approach the kitchen is kind of how you can approach the rest of your life
If you can take something that feels as mundane as cooking every evening and find the sacred tucked into that
then you’re going to find it when you do the laundry
when you’re dealing with a difficult situation
when you’re dealing with a difficult person
because that’s really what our life is all about
the kitchen became this place of real sanctuary for me
a place where the chaos of my life could turn into order
where I could take a mess of ingredients and turn them into something beautiful
It really sort of took me over.” – Aarti Sequeira
I interned—we call it staging—at a really great restaurant in L.A. under an incredible female chef named Suzanne Goen
I was taking the spices I had grown up with and trying to figure out a way to put them into green beans and lasagna and pasta sauce and things like that
and I think that’s kind of how my particular way of cooking came around.
you get your own cooking show.” And I kicked and screamed and said
there’s absolutely no way I’ll be humiliated on national television.” But God had other ideas
the Lord saw it fit to see me all the way to the finale and give me the win
and that was the beginning of this brand new career.
especially at a time when the schism is getting bigger and bigger and the divisions are nastier and more deeply cut
the one thing we can all agree on is Are you hungry
it doesn’t have to be something super fancy
And I want people to recognize that when they are in any way impressed by anything I’m saying or doing or cooking or creating
“I want people to recognize that when they are in any way impressed by anything I’m saying or doing or cooking or creating
If you knew who I was before the Lord took me
I was unremarkable.” – Aarti Sequeira
One of my favorite dishes to make people is French onion soup
You slice it just the right way with a sharp knife and the Lord will slice things away
You introduce it to heat and fat and suddenly it starts to caramelize and suddenly it turns into something sweet
And then you add chicken broth and beef broth and vinegar and maybe a touch of sugar
and suddenly it’s this gorgeous bowl of soup
that crowning glory of cheesy bread is really what makes it amazing
but let’s just say that that’s the Holy Spirit
And so I think the reason that I talk about the Lord is because I see everything through His eyes
as much as I’m able to in my sort of fallen
But also because I don’t want anybody to mistake anything that I’m doing to be my doing
This is completely God working through me and working through me to call people unto Himself.
I’ve had some of the best conversations with people eating tuna salad and crackers
The very basic nature of sitting elbow to elbow with someone and talking to them face to face is something that our soul is actually aching for
and we’re malnourished because we’re not spending enough time with each other face to face
I remember telling my daughters—I have two daughters
So can you imagine what happens when you’re sitting around a table and eating and talking for an hour
What that does for you—even if you’re sitting around for an hour and disagreeing with each other
Son and Holy Spirit and loves to be in relationship with those three
we’re meant to be living in constant relationship with each other.
“The very basic nature of sitting elbow to elbow with someone and talking to them face to face is something that our soul is actually aching for.” – Aarti Sequeira
so grateful that I have this filter of Jesus that I look at the whole world
and I just have so much compassion for people because of that.
and I just have so much compassion for people because of that.” – Aarti Sequeira
I think I used to feel like my having quiet time everyday with God needed to look very elaborate
I can get a little carried away with that stuff
And so that means I wasn’t doing it every day
I don’t know how this came about exactly
I set a timer for five minutes and I just feel like God did so much work in those five minutes on me and just reminded me
This is from Jesus Listens
I want to let Scripture saturate my mind and heart so I can walk steadily along the path of Life with You
Your Word tells me that I need not fear though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea
Although I don’t know what will happen tomorrow
I can be absolutely sure of my ultimate destination
Narrator: To learn more about Aarti Sequeira, please visit www.aartisequeira.com, and be sure to check out her new cookbook devotional, Unwind
Stay tuned to Darnell Ferguson’s story after a brief message
and some of the Oklahoma-style truths that guide her life
and be sure to check out the audiobook version read by Reba herself!
Our next guest is author and professional chef, Darnell Ferguson
Darnell’s growing up years were challenging at best
and the only thing that gave him hope for something better were the cooking shows he watched on TV
It took a special teacher to recognize that Darnell was something special
but it would be years before he would be able to see that potential in himself.
Darnell Ferguson: I am Superchef Darnell Ferguson
which really dominated my perception of life
My mom made sure she took care of everything
I grew up seeing somebody do some amazing things in my life
“What did you dream of?” I just dreamed of being somewhere else
but my passion for cooking came from watching TV.
A lot of times people [that] grow up in the inner city, they want to be like what they see on TV because they really never see anything else. So I ended up watching Food Network and watching Emeril on TV do Emeril Live
I connected with him in a way I don’t know why or how
and that’s really where the passion came from.
I went to vocational school because I was interested in cooking enough that I figured
Getting in that class and this teacher that we had
she was so kind and she was so patient and she was everything I had never seen in my life.
I remember when she asked me to do the knife skills test where I had to practice and show what my skill level was
And she asked me if I ever held a knife before
ain’t no way nobody in the world gonna give me no knife,” you know
I need you to make these knife cuts like this.” And they give you a little board with every single knife cut on it
And I had no idea how to get to these shapes.
When she came back and she saw my knife cuts
“How long have you been doing this for?” And I’m like “I’ve never done this before.” She said
you got the knife skills of somebody who’s been doing it for thirty years.” And I look back on it now
it makes me sad because no one ever did anything
Most people never saw anything special in me
so nobody ever called me nothing. I’m glad that she gave me something that I was not quite yet ready for
There was a point where I was living in my car because I got locked up
I just told myself I wasn’t going back home
and I knew I didn’t want to be there my whole life
but there was something in my body that said
and I made a lot of bad choices that got me in situations to where I really had to deal with it
locked up more times than I wanted to count
I thought Jesus was like Jack and the Beanstalk
I thought it was a folk tale that some of the kids talk about in school
and that’s been like the hardest—I think that’s why forgiveness is my spiritual gift
And it also made me understand how much I need forgiveness
because I know where I came from and I know where a lot of people are at today.
because I know where I came from and I know where a lot of people are at today.” – Darnell Ferguson
You will be one of the best chefs in the country
and that’s the only thing that mattered
Until I got to a point to where I ended up leaving one of the best new restaurants in America to go fry fish at a little mom and pop place because they paid me two more dollars an hour
the owner was such a bad person that we could not mix
it got so bad that I wanted to just beat him up so bad
But I didn’t know what to do with the anger
Anger was always my first and most common emotion I had
And I remember coming back to work the next day
do you know a church I can go to?” So he told me about a church
I think he was preaching on who God says you are
and he said everything I’ve been searching for my whole life
I’d been looking for this my whole life
but nothing matched up to how I felt about myself
And then I went to church and heard about all this good news about how I was created
I think a lot of people don’t truly believe what God says
Connecting with God daily is the only way to be a superhero
If you can attach yourself to the truth about what God says about who you are
You can do way more than you ever imagined
Everything that you’re trying to do and you want to do is easy work for God
So I think that we are the everyday superheroes
“If you can attach yourself to the truth about what God says about who you are
You can do way more than you ever imagined.” – Darnell Ferguson
This is Jesus Listens
You are the Light that shines on in the darkness
for the darkness has never overpowered it—and it never will
Yet when multiple problems are closing in on me
the Light of Your Presence sometimes seems like a dim memory
I need to stop everything and pour out my heart to You
Help me to carve out time and space to talk with You about my problems and feelings
No matter how much darkness I see in the world around me
this Light shines not only upon me but within me
I live in the midst of a crooked and per-verse generation
and this is an opportunity for me to shine as a light in the world
I must take time to bask in Your radiant Presence
asking You to transform me into Your likeness
but I long to live in ways that reflect Your Glory
Narrator: To learn more about Darnell Ferguson, check out his new cookbook, Superchef Family Cookbook
If you’d like to hear more stories about finding yourself in the kitchen, check out our interview with Melissa d’Arabian
Now, please enjoy this special reading from Reba McEntire, from her new audiobook, Not That Fancy.
Reba McEntire: The main thing I try to stay consistent with in my life is my relationship with the Lord
My faith has gotten me through the loneliest of times
that fortress you lean on when things go wrong or when they’re right
The best way for me to be still in my spirit is to go out for a long walk
I love being outside and looking at God’s creation
watching the clouds go by and listening to the birds singing always fills me with peace
I felt the same way when I was a girl running through the hills on our ranch
There’s just something about being alone in nature that helps me listen in a way I can’t in the middle of the hustle and bustle of my usual life.
Narrator: Next time on the Jesus Calling Podcast, we’ll hear from Nicole Avant
Nicole opens up about the unimaginable and horrific loss of her mother
and how she learned to navigate her grief with grace and forgiveness.
Nicole Avant: You’re a conduit for God and for the universe
and you’re a conduit and you’re a vessel and they’ll work through you
They’ve chosen you to be the conduit and they channel through you
because then it takes off a lot of pressure
but you want to be responsible to the divine
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