Sevdaliza and Emmanuel - Shahmaran
By Coco
A year ago the Iranian-Dutch born artist Sevdaliza released her debut album ISON – an audio-art album in my view. This year she teamed up with visionary Ghanaian-Dutch film director and visual artist Emmanuel Adjei, to create a spiritual symbolic story.
Art is made in Heaven – Child Of Coco
Emmanuel Adjei tells the story of the black man that continues life in a cycle of oppression. The modern chains on black men today are the aspirations of decadence, power and success that creates a false sense of autonomy and freedom. This leaves them victim to addictions to power and materialism. Unable to venture outside what is “expected” of their behaviour. The film serves to show very different marginalized individuals (Sevdaliza & Adjei) supporting one another, whilst respecting each other’s space and voice. The visual featuring, three years in development came to fruition after Adjei and Sevdaliza came to a symbolic understanding that ‘Shahamaran’ was her music to his story.
Sharamaran, is the creator and creation in symbiosis. It is a painting that remains unfinished. The musical process, of composition and production which was ongoing for several years, gave Sevdaliza the ability to let Shahmaran grow as she grew in her artistry.
Shahmaran is part of the debut album of Sevdaliza - ISON, listen here: smarturl.it/SevdalizaISON
Sevdaliza is on tour, check here:
http://bit.ly/TheWanderessTour
See the video
https://youtu.be/2uMsLPlPfJo
Personally I feel fortunate that we live at the beginning of the 21st century and being that this is a conscious era for the next 218 years, we get the opportunity to create things that we not only express ourselves artistically trough – we get to be fully immersed in what we create and it may travel for generations, In this regard the potter becomes his pot.
“How father who art in Heaven”
From Emmanuel Adjei on the concept
“Carrying the burden of their ancestors most African American men today still born into an environment that limits their freedom. Drawn to the dream of having power and success they hold on to the image of a false like idea of autonomy and with it success. It is however this house of freedom that has enslaved these men again. Chained to a phantasy of with materialistic nature keeps them upright throughout survival. They have become a victim of their addictions to power and materialism.”
DYK
Emmanuel Adjei who has a background in Fine Arts and primary interest in storytelling, received acclaim for his short film ‘The Formula’, and his music video ‘Human’ for Sevdaliza – who has been praised by the likes of Billboard, Vogue, The Fader, Nowness, Pitchfork, Promo News and V magazine. In 2017 Emmanuel transcended into commercial work, most recently for Hugo Boss, Dita and Dutch streetwear giant Patta.
This combination makes Emmanuel Adjei one of the biggest talents in an upcoming generation of European directors from the black diaspora.
Art is made in Heaven – Child Of Coco
Emmanuel Adjei tells the story of the black man that continues life in a cycle of oppression. The modern chains on black men today are the aspirations of decadence, power and success that creates a false sense of autonomy and freedom. This leaves them victim to addictions to power and materialism. Unable to venture outside what is “expected” of their behaviour. The film serves to show very different marginalized individuals (Sevdaliza & Adjei) supporting one another, whilst respecting each other’s space and voice. The visual featuring, three years in development came to fruition after Adjei and Sevdaliza came to a symbolic understanding that ‘Shahamaran’ was her music to his story.
Sharamaran, is the creator and creation in symbiosis. It is a painting that remains unfinished. The musical process, of composition and production which was ongoing for several years, gave Sevdaliza the ability to let Shahmaran grow as she grew in her artistry.
Shahmaran is part of the debut album of Sevdaliza - ISON, listen here: smarturl.it/SevdalizaISON
Sevdaliza is on tour, check here:
http://bit.ly/TheWanderessTour
See the video
https://youtu.be/2uMsLPlPfJo
Personally I feel fortunate that we live at the beginning of the 21st century and being that this is a conscious era for the next 218 years, we get the opportunity to create things that we not only express ourselves artistically trough – we get to be fully immersed in what we create and it may travel for generations, In this regard the potter becomes his pot.
“How father who art in Heaven”
From Emmanuel Adjei on the concept
“Carrying the burden of their ancestors most African American men today still born into an environment that limits their freedom. Drawn to the dream of having power and success they hold on to the image of a false like idea of autonomy and with it success. It is however this house of freedom that has enslaved these men again. Chained to a phantasy of with materialistic nature keeps them upright throughout survival. They have become a victim of their addictions to power and materialism.”
DYK
Emmanuel Adjei who has a background in Fine Arts and primary interest in storytelling, received acclaim for his short film ‘The Formula’, and his music video ‘Human’ for Sevdaliza – who has been praised by the likes of Billboard, Vogue, The Fader, Nowness, Pitchfork, Promo News and V magazine. In 2017 Emmanuel transcended into commercial work, most recently for Hugo Boss, Dita and Dutch streetwear giant Patta.
This combination makes Emmanuel Adjei one of the biggest talents in an upcoming generation of European directors from the black diaspora.
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