Pakistani-German Workshop for Handicraft
Saturday, July 29, 2023
digital
Pakistani-German
Workshop for Handicraft
on the Stober Estate in GrossBehnitz
Saturday, 29th of July 2023
Participant:
Dr Senta Siller + Sabine Piltz
(DGFK e.V. Berlin, CULTURA e.V. Nauen)
&
Shehnaz Ali + Amjad Ali
( AFA NGO in Thatta Ghulamka Dhiroka)
introducing the fish-skin-project / SPOKU Polonia
introducing the upcycling project / Cultura e.V. introducing the beads project
AND
Special Guests:
Sonja Baum, Manuela Kiss
(International Lyceum Club Berlin e.V.)
ORGANIZATION: Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch / Landgut Stober.
Labels: CULTURA eV Nauen, DGFK eV Berlin, Dr Senta Siller, Gross Behnitz, Landgut Stober, Manuela Kiss, Sabine Piltz, Shehnaz Ali, Sonja Baum
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 11:41 AM,
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Visit of Amjad Ali and Shenaz in Gross Behnitz project with Senta Siller
Friday, July 28, 2023
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Kitchen Garden |
Labels: Amjad Ali, Dr Senta Siller, Kitchen Garden
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 3:12 PM,
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گاؤں کی گڑیا
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Labels: Dolls Village
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 4:42 PM,
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Of the Power of the Small
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
by
Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch
No matter what is conceived or initiated, - more or less quickly the thought process moves to mass thinking and mass production; The motive in the background is to be able to participate in global events.
Even if such thought processes are understandable due to the global spree, still the preservation and support of small-scale and unspectacular projects are necessary.
It is not the globalization and digitization that represents the basis for the future, but the increasingly disappearing analog, the cultural asset that has emerged at some point - similar to the arctic seed vault in Spitzergen in the area of plants and horticulture.
It is urgently needed to support the delicate shoots of such projects is urgently needed, including the preservation of the environment.
The usual commercialization of such projects is counterproductive and destructive!
Labels: AFA, Cultura e V Nauen, DGFK e V Berlin, Norbert Pintsch, Senta Siller, TGD, Thatta Kedona
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 1:38 PM,
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Senta Siller's Services to Society over the Last 75 Years
Monday, May 15, 2023
This should not be understood as a homage to a person who always rejected such endeavors, but rather as an appreciation of an unusual idea, namely income-generating measures for people in rural areas, based on traditional culture and using local resources, and highlighting the selflessness of the project. This stands in complete contrast to the prevailing and increasingly growing global effort towards equalization of all cultures, discounting the fact that they are the real wealth of a country. Wealth, which is irrevocably lost in the onslaught of technology euphorics.
Senta Siller has worked in different positions and countries in the course of her life. In more than 75 years of activity, she has met countless people, a large number of whom can no longer be interviewed. In this writing, however, a few voices were able to have their say, in which they fondly remember their encounters with this unusual woman, not only in her doll-making projects.
Rarely do we meet people who are really unselfishly active for the benefit of society.
The present publication intends to stimulate the reader in the undertaking, in the sense of making a certain effort, even if everything else speaks against it, - all for the welfare of the general public, even if such projects, as initiated by SSi and implemented with the help of many volunteers, are directed completely opposite to the global and digital mainstream.
The editors would like to thank all the people, organizations, and institutions involved who have supported and continue to support the work and ideas of SSi.
Labels: Dr Senta Siller, SSi
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 12:00 PM,
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Dr Senta Siller with some village women
Monday, May 1, 2023
Labels: Dr. Senta Siller, Women
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 10:13 AM,
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Reception for Dr Senta Siller
Monday, March 20, 2023
The German artist, social worker, and the initiator of the Thatta Kedona project in the village Thatta Ghulamka Dhiroka in District Okara, Pakistan Dr. Senta Siller, 87, is again visiting Pakistan. To honor her services a reception was organized at Hotel One in Lahore on 17 March 2023. Artisan women from Thatta Kedona came all the way from TGD to greet and pay tribute to the Mother of Dolls. In a speech, Dr. Siller shared her memories from the early '90s, when she had started the Handicrafts project Thatta Kedona. here we present some of the images of the event:
Labels: Dr Senta Siller, Thatta Kedona
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 2:30 PM,
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Dr. Norbert Pintsch in Pakistan
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Dr. Norbert Pintsch from Senior Exert Service, (SES) Germany (also Dr. Senta Siller), arrived in Pakistan this morning (16 March 2023). They will be here for a week. Their whirlwind tour includes a dash to Islamabad, Dolls Village Thatta Ghulamka Dheroka, and a lot of meetings with friends of Dolls here in Lahore. While in Pakistan, they will also complete work on a proposed publication.
Labels: Dr Norbert Pintsch, Thatta Kedona
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 10:10 AM,
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Publication
Saturday, March 11, 2023
SSDC/SentaSiller DesignCentre
in
Thatta Ghulamkha Dhiroka
successfully got the digital version from the graphic designer Mr. Zeeshan, Lahore
sent to the graphic artist Mr. Christian, Berlin,
which today has an analogues pro forma first edition. let finish.
HEUREKA
Many thanks in advance to everyone involved!
Labels: Dr Senta Siller, Publications
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 8:53 AM,
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Information!
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
for the friends of the analog
from
Thatta Kedona Blog*
2004 - 2022
Editor:
S A J Shirazi, Lahore
Designers:
Zeeshan and Wazeem, Lahore
Chris, Berlin.
* One of the oldest blogs running since January 1, 2004. It has 871 posts now.
Labels: Dr Senta Siller, Fine Art of Blogging, Publications, Thatta Kedona
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 8:57 AM,
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