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Artists @ SANKOFA October 2005 Tom Abbass-Saal Dutch multi skilled visual artist Tom Abbass-Saal transformed the ballroom during the Sankofa Festival by decorating the walls with large paintings of people from around the world. He also exhibited one of his large wooden carvings. Orage Orage is local artist, renowned as having created one of the best creative club nights in the southeast and well known for his beautiful imagery inspired by Maori Designs. On the first Saturday of each month on Hastings Pier La Chambre Magique offers a multitude of DJ's, musicians, performers, artists, a spectacular ever-growing laser show and lots of smiling faces from many different places. Kim Wan Is a visual artist working in Hastings of Anglo-Chinese descent. His work is indistinguishable from his life. The process of looking at and formulating a language around painting is an engagement at once, profound and original. In this respect, the work reflects his experiences and travels, at home and abroad. Glen Veness Born and raised in Hastings, Glen Veness's analogue films have a rare charm about them, reflecting his love of the Old Town and the Fishing Boats. Glen started filming about 17 years ago using first Cine film followed by Betamax and VHS. Enjoy the raw beauty of his films, which convey the love for our local hometown! Huma Birgul Visual Artist of Turkish heritage transforms faces into pieces of art. Leigh Dyer Leigh is a local Artist who installed large metal feathers at the front of the entrance gate. Cean Jones As a Student at Hastings College I explore ceramics, sculpting and visual art as a media to express myself and my Jamaican heritage and identity. The idea of recreating and changing scenes of personal and mythological stories is one of the ways I like to develop my work.