Prof Pocock Workshop Kabul

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That's me in the center wearing a checkered studio shirt. The Canadian Ambassador is to the right of me along with Dean Faryad of the Fine Art Faculty University of Kabul. Surrounding us are the workshops students. On the table to the left our media workstation, to the right, and the table on which the photographer is standing our object-making work area.

June 2004 with a grant from External Affairs Canada, Prof. Pocock traveled to the University of Kabul, Afghanistan, where he gave a media and art workshop "Landscape and Memory" with male and female students. He was also happy to be able to donate his S-VHS video camera, DV video camera, digital photography camera, software and books. The Apple G4 powerbook donated by the Center for Art and Media (ZKM) Karlsruhe Germany, he was able to install with a Farci (Persian) Wiki Content Management System, thanks to open source software!