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Please contact Todd directly if you have any questions.
Assalamu Alaikum, Rose
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From: Todd Drake [mailto: todddrake@mac. com ]
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 3:17 PM
Cc: Todd Drake
Subject: Project
Rose,
Thank you for your interest in the Esse Quam Videri (To Be Rather Than
to Seem) Project. UNC Chapel Hill’s Center for Global Initiatives is
sponsoring this project in an effort to provide Muslims in North
Carolina a unique venue for sharing a clearer, more realistic sense of
self to the wider community.
I am traveling the state this summer working with Muslims interested
in creating an image and essay that reflects their identity.
These will be complied into a website, exhibition, and book.
I can schedule a time to come to Charlotte again if members of your
group would like to meet with me. I have photographic equipment and
computer design programs like photoshop at my disposal to help with
individual projects. I am an experienced community based artist.
Initially I was going to wrap everything up by August but CGI has decided to
keep the project open for submissions through the fall with a website. My
availability to work with people directly (come to their community,
photograph them, etc) will be limited after August 8th as I will going back
to teaching full time for the fall and spring semesters.
As I mentioned to you, it is probably best to settle on what the
participant wants to say then brainstorm ways to make it visual, then
support it with a short essay (2 -3 paragraphs). I can start this
process with anyone by email.
Please feel free to share this project with your members. There is no
cost involved. Here is a link to the project on the Center for Global
Initiative Website ( http://gi.unc. edu/research/ Esse-Quam- Videri/Index )
My process blog is listed below.
Thank you.
Todd Drake
Visiting Scholar
Center for Global Initiatives
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-5145
Email: todddrake@mac. com
Work: (336)-644-3044
Cell: (336)-253-2328
Esse Quam Videri Project Information:
