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'Se bompo, se, se' means in Tamang 'my shaman, mine, mine'. The quote comes from the song sung during an annual pilgrimage at Janai Purima holiday and is a way of showing respect to Bompos as leaders of the community. During my residency in Syabrubesi I was interested in process of transformation of a normal person into a mediator with the sacred world – a shaman. I asked shamans to pose for photos in their living rooms, with some kind of shamanistic attribute.
SE BOMPO, SE, SE is a part of
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