Gallery

The Wild Gallery is featuring works by some mainstream creative artists related to the Tibetan World. (In no particular order)

Tenzing Paljor: A self taught Tibetan photographer, took up photography in the mid-1990s. He has since dedicated his work to the documentation of endangered cultures and societies, particularly those in the Himalaya.

Raised in Darjeeling in the northeastern Indian Himalaya, Tenzing has since lived and worked in Nepal, the United States, the Philippines, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. His nomadic way of life and global perspective have nurtured a keen awareness for the urgent need to document cultures facing the disintegration of their traditional identities and values due to political conflict and encroaching modernization.

From an early childhood Tenzing grew to appreciate the richness and cultural diversity of his surroundings. The foothills and rain forest of Northeast India are framed by the geographic convergence of Tibet, Bhutan, Burma and Bangladesh. With an estimated 130 major tribes speaking more than 220 languages, this region comprises one of the largest and most remote concentrations of distinct ethnic cultures in the world.

In 2007 Tenzing initiated the Vanishing Himalaya, an ongoing photographic project to document Tibetan cultural heritage in the Himalaya, where remoteness and inaccessibility have largely preserved Tibetan Buddhist way of life. While this region is still characterized as one of the last enclaves of pure Tibetan culture on earth, indigenous peoples have been increasingly forced to face grave challenges such as border disputes, mass tourism, modern commerce and globalization, trends that are rapidly eroding tradition.

For two consecutive years (2006-2008), Tenzing was awarded grants for the Vanishing Himalaya project for work in India and Nepal by the Rowell Fund for Tibet. He has had solo exhibitions in New Delhi and Kabul and his work is held in a number of private and public collections.

Tenzing is currently based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; he continues to document diverse cultures and communities throughout the world.

http://www.tenzingpaljor.com/index.php

Alan Dawa Dolma: Was born in July 25, 1987, in Kangding of Kham, but grew up with her grandparents in nearby Danba, Gyalrong, often referred to as "Beauty Valley". Professionally known as alan is a female Tibetan singer active in the Japanese music industry. Discovered by Avex Trax at an audition in China in 2006. she made her debut in Japan the following year. Her main producer and composer is Kazuhito Kikuchi. She was chosen to sing the theme songs (Xin Zhan: Red Cliff and Chi Bi: Da Jiang Dong Qu ) of the two-episode Chinese blockbuster Red Cliff , Alan performed at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2008. The Japanese versions Red Cliff: Shin-Sen and Kuon no Kawa were recorded for the films' showings in Japan. In June 2008, Alan sang the theme song Natsukashii Mirai: longing future for NHK 's Save the Future special TV programs which raised awareness of the environment nationwide. Beginning with this song, which was themed on earth, Alan's next five Japanese singles each dealt with a traditional Buddhist element from the Japanese Godai or Tibetan Bön.In late 2009, her newest upcoming single, Diamond , was recorded as the second closing to the anime Inuyasha: The Final Act. In addition to Mandarin Chinese and Japanese, Alan also sings in Tibetan, especially in her native Kham Ke (e.g. "sign" in Hitotsu and "Tennyo ~interlude~" in Voice of Earth ). Alan is still learning Japanese. In addition to erhu, Alan can also play the piano. She has recently started composing her own songs (e.g. "Together" in Voice of Earth ). Alan is a Tibetan Buddhist and aims to sing about "love and peace". One distinctive singing style of alan's is the so-called "Tibetan wail", where she is able to stretch her vocals for a long period of time at very high notes.

"First of all, I am a Tibetan, 100 percent," says singer Alan. "I'll never forget the many Chinese teachers and friends who gave me knowledge and encouraged me while I studied in Chengdu and Beijing, but wherever I go, I am Tibetan and I always remember it."

Biography Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Dawa_Dolma

Dichen Lachman: Dichen Lachman was born in Kathmandu, Nepal to a Tibetan mother and Australian father. Until the age of seven she lived in Kathmandu with her parents and extended family. Following that she moved to Adelaide, Australia with her parents. After dropping out of University Dichen took up acting and then moved to Sydney to pursue her career. Her first major role was in Aquamarine 2005 followed by a fourteen month stint on the Australian series Neighbours for which she moved to Melbourne. At the beginning of 2007 she moved to West Hollywood where she has been cast in a number of roles.

Actor Credits

1. Sunday Punch (2010) Still in Production) ..... Jill

2. NCIS: Los Angeles (2010) ..... Allison Pritchett

3. Dollhouse (2009) ..... Sierra / Priya Tsetsang

4. Bled (2008) ..... Aaren

5. Tyrannosaurus Azteca (2007) ..... Ayacoat

6. Aquamarine (2006) ..... Beth-Ann

7. Safety in Numbers (2005) ..... News Reporter

8. Neighbours (1985) ..... Katya Kinski

Biography Credit: www.imdb.com/name/nm1901842/bio

Yangzom Brauen: Yangzom Brauen was born on 18 April 1981 to Swiss ethnologist Martin Brauen and Tibetan artist Sonam Dolma. she started her acting career with small roles in Swiss television series. She had her Hollywood debut in the film Aeon Flux in the role of Inari. Since then, she has played in various American independent productions including a minor role in Al Pacino 's Salomaybe , an adaptation of Oscar Wilde 's Salome and the leading part in the German film Asudem (2006) by Daryush Shokof.

In addition to her acting work, she is a political activist. Brauen has drawn media attention with her public advocacy on behalf of the Tibetan people. In 1999, she co-organised demonstrations against Chinese leader Jiang Zemin 's visit to Switzerland, and in 2001 a photograph of her being arrested in Moscow during a protest against the award of the 2008 olympics to Beijing was used in news reports worldwide.

Actor Credits

1. Salomabe (2009) ..... Jasmin - Post Production

2. Länger leben (2009) ..... Jasmin - Post Production

3. Hallo Hollywood (2009) ..... Yangzom Brauen

4. Pandorum (2009) ..... 2nd Lieutenant (Team 4)

5. Cargo (2009) ..... Miuki Yoshida

6. The Mandala Maker (2009) ..... Miranda

7. Movin' In (2007) ..... Allie

8. Aeon Flux (1991) ..... Monica

9. The Big One (2005) ..... Anna

http://www.yangzombrauen.com/

Kesang Marstrand: I am an independent singer-songwriter based in New York and Seattle. I play acoustic, mostly fingerstyle guitar, and my songs tend to be contemplative musings on life, love, and everything else. My main influences are artists such as Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Ani DiFranco, Kate Bush and others too numerous to mention. People often compare my music to that of Fiona Apple, Norah Jones, Cat Power, Feist etc. If I had to describe my music in just a few simple words, I would say it is intimate, thoughtful, and soothing. Hope you enjoy it, and thanks for listening!

'Bodega Rose' is the debut album of singer-songwriter-guitarist Kesang Marstrand (daughter of artist and activist Marianne Marstrand and Ngoedup Tsering, who translated for the 16th Karmapa back in the day). Kesang's is a relaxed and delicious voice—have a listen to 'Real Boys'. Says one fan, the music blogger Songs:Illinois : “There's an exotic nature to her songs that goes far beyond just her unusual name. She seems as comfortable with jazz as she does with folk, which gives her music an appeal similar to that of Norah Jones… I have tremendous respect for music like this; music that is beautiful, effortless and almost floats on air.”

Kesang Marstrand's kids' music debut album 'Hello Night' is touching and playful, mysterious and warm, and is certainly one of the most beautiful lullaby albums you'll ever hear. Hello Night deservedly finds a place amongst the best kids' music of 2009.

http://www.kesangmarstrand.com/

Kelsang Lamdark: Kelsang Lamdark was born in Dharamsala, India in 1963 and grew up in Switzerland. After apprenticing and working as a interior architect there, he studied at the Parsons School of Design in New York, and Colombia University. Searching for appropriate cultural space for himself, he always felt like an outsider until eventually he came to understand and reconnect with his heritage while living in the west. His displaced multicultural upbringing allowed him a broad personal energy. As an artist he combines unusual materials and ultimately his life and work are about bringing together the unfamiliar. From Tibet to India, Switzerland to America, from hair to plexi and butter to nail polish, his unusual background is the driving force behind his art.

In September 2008, on the outdoor project space in the grounds surrounding the Shanghai Exhibition Centre Kesang Lamdark created a work called Pink Himalayan Boulder. He arranged for a huge rock to be sent from Tibet, which he covered with melted pink plastic.  The rock symbolizes the Himalayas, the plastic the West and the pink colour the artist. 

http://www.lamdark.com/