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Vancouver Sun
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
Vancouver boutique reimagines what's old with reworked vintage collection
The buzz: Shop Collective Will Re-Worked Collection What to know: In the fall of 2024, Randa Salloum created a collection of re-worked pieces as a 'creative outlet'. The pieces, which played with oversized silhouettes that weren't overwhelming, were made available through her Vancouver fashion boutique Collective Will. Made using pieces originally sourced via thrift stores, the garments were reimagined by the fashion creative — and remade with the help of a local tailor. 'The three original styles: the Cropped Blazer, the Trouser Skirt, the Cropped Shirt, all came from the idea of taking our bestsellers and making them our long-sellers,' she says. 'An idea that originally came from fashion icon Tom Ford. All cropped styles from our consignment clients were huge hits, and collaboratively with a client who planted the seed in my head, the collection was born.' Discover the best of B.C.'s recipes, restaurants and wine. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of West Coast Table will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. The response to the initial release, she recalls, was staggering. 'One of three styles sold out within 24 hours, while almost the entire collection sold out in just one week,' she shares. For the summer drop, the fifth for Salloum, she's using scraps from the Collective Will Cropped Shirts to create 'The latest release showcases two new styles that we have never made before. Both tops are standout pieces because of how they're made — from the bottoms of The Cropped Shirt,' Salloum says. 'The Strapless Knot Top is made from joining two separate tops into one, knotted in the back. The Bow Top is made using a single top for the body and another top for the straps.' This drop collection is currently available exclusively in the Collective Will store at 207 West Hastings St #1400. The price: From $85 Where to get it:
Calgary Herald
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
How do we share space socially? Contemporary Calgary exhibit called Presence invites visitors to think about it
Article content The final pieces that visitors to Contemporary Calgary's new exhibit, Presence, are two tables filled with the photography of Jayce Salloum. Article content The artist is one of seven participating in the exhibit, but his artwork is the first and last pieces visitors will see. One table offers a collection of dozens of colourful photographs of flowers, presumably from around the world. The next one is full of old tanks and other armaments left behind in war zones such as Afghanistan. Most are abandoned, some have been left in pieces. Some look like they are about to be enveloped back into the desert. Article content Article content At first blush, the two series seem to have little in common. Article content Article content 'These are tanks from various zones of conflict that he has been to,' she adds about the second collection. 'It depends on which way you are looking at it. Are they destructive or are they protective? It's the same with the flowers. They last for only so long, so there is a sense of mortality but also beauty.' Article content Salloum did not attend last week's opening of Presence because he is currently in Gaza. But he has provided hundreds of photographs with a wide array of themes that are grouped together on walls throughout the exhibit. They are from his series location/dis-location(s): gleaning spaces/not the way things ought to be. It also includes sculptures and video. Born in British Columbia, Salloum is the grandson of Syrian/Lebanese immigrants. Article content Article content His contribution to Presence comes with a 28-page booklet that names and, in some cases, offers explanations for the sprawling body of work. Article content 'The way I like to read his work is part documentarian, part anthropologist,' says Anand, a senior curator at Contemporary Calgary who first began thinking of the concepts Presence two years ago. 'This work is called location/dis-location and is a project that started during COVID and is an ongoing series.' Article content The different walls have loose themes. One is based on Indigenous history and includes images of residential schools. Another wall covers human habitation, offering images of construction and deconstruction that explore human impact on the environment. Article content The images run the gamut. They are photos of buildings that have crumbled to rubble. They are images of cluttered marketplaces, nature, the burned earth of a freshly cleared forest in Mexico, an emptied fountain in Taiwan, an encampment in Hawaii where the homeless had recently been evicted, a butterfly caught in a spider's web and angry pink bird at Vancouver's Bloedel Conservatory.
Indian Express
08-07-2025
- Health
- Indian Express
Researchers develop new AI tool to diagnose PTSD in children through facial expressions
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that scientists and psychologists have struggled to diagnose for decades. Initially, PTSD in children was diagnosed through interviews, questionnaires, and discussions. However, PTSD has a high chance of going undiagnosed because children have limited communication skills, emotional awareness, or awareness of their surroundings. Hence, they can struggle to accurately verbalise and convey their emotions. Now, researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, Florida, US, have successfully developed an AI system to address this problem. The research team headed by Alison Salloum and Shaun Canavan has harnessed facial recognition technology to identify PTSD in children by studying their facial expressions. Salloum, who is a professor in USF's School of Social Work, is a licensed clinical social worker, and specialises in diagnosing PTSD and trauma. She has also authored many books on the subject. In the course of her work, Alison Salloum noticed that the facial expressions of the children she was interviewing intensified during trauma interviews. She subsequently reached out to Canavan, an associate professor in the Bellini College for AI, Cybersecurity and Computing, to know whether an AI-powered facial recognition system would be able to detect these expressions. Canavan then developed an AI system that prioritises patient privacy by blurring identity details and only analysing physical data such as a child's head pose, gaze and other facial gestures as well as their eyes and mouth. The underlying AI model was trained on over 100 minutes of video per child containing over 1,80,000 frames, and the system was later able to detect subtle facial muscle movements that were linked to emotional expression. The researchers claimed that this is the first study to preserve doctor-patient confidentiality alongside context-specific PTSD classification. Salloum also emphasised that the AI system was not a replacement for clinicians but could serve as a valuable supplement. 'The system could eventually be used to give practitioners real-time feedback during therapy sessions and help monitor progress without repeated, potentially distressing interviews.' Salloum was quoted as saying in a blog post on the USF website. 'Data like this is incredibly rare for AI systems, and we're proud to have conducted such an ethically sound study. That's crucial when you're working with vulnerable subjects. Now we have promising potential from this software to give informed, objective insights to the clinician,' Canavan said. The study also observed clinician-child conversations and interviews, which brought out more detailed facial expressions than a parent-child conversation. As per the researchers, this could be linked to either the child showing reluctance or shame to discuss certain issues with their parents. The researchers are currently working on removing gender-, culture-, or age-specific biases within the AI system. This is particularly important when studying pre-schoolers. The AI system could also be used to diagnose other mental health conditions in children such as depression, anxiety, and ADHD. (This article has been curated by Purv Ashar, who is an intern with The Indian Express)
Sharjah 24
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sharjah 24
Creativity Camp launches 'Tales on the Sands of Al Wusta'
Advanced theatre training through the Creativity Camp Speaking to Sharjah 24, Dr. Salloum explained that the Imagination and Creativity Camp represents an advanced level of theatrical training for members of Rubu's Qarn centres. It offers participants the opportunity to work with distinguished experts, creating new theatrical scenes and performances that allow them to express their inner thoughts and experiences . Creative activities spread across Sharjah He highlighted that creativity has expanded across various parts of Sharjah, including the Rubu' Qarn Theatre and Performing Arts headquarters at City Centre Al Zahia and the Puppetry Arts headquarters in the Heart of Sharjah, as well as in the central region and other centres affiliated with the Rubu' Qarn .
Sharjah 24
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sharjah 24
Dr Adnan Salloum highlights theatre in Eid celebrations
Workshops and performances feature comedy and puppetry He told Sharjah 24 that the event includes a comedy workshop led by Emirati artist Mir'i Al Halyan, along with comedy performances, puppet-making workshops, and will conclude with a theatrical presentation titled "Planet of Puppets." Strengthening community through arts Salloum added that the purpose of these activities is to enhance the foundation's engagement with Emirati families and to highlight the importance of the Al Zahia Arts Centre as a cultural gathering space. He emphasised that theatre adds joy to Eid while also promoting values through the transformative power of art.
