April 28, 2012
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
It was a fairly typical Saturday, at least for those Saturdays that I spend in Amsterdam (most of them, these days.) That meant that I had breakfast (muffin and a large vanilla latte with skimmed milk) in the Coffee Company store in the morning.
In the afternoon I went to Huis Marseille where there was a beautiful exposition by photographer Guy Tillim. All photos on display were large prints (which unfortunately meant that this time the visit to Huis Marseille was rather short) so that a lot of details in Tillim’s landscape pictures could be seen very clearly. About two thirds of the exposition dealt with pictures that Tillim had shot in French Polynesia, so there was a lot to be seen of places like Tahiti and surrounding islands. Given that I am unlikely to ever go to Tahiti (though I have been to Hawaii so you never know) it was great to see a still of the island’s landscape in such great detail and with such overwhelming colours.
Another set of pictures was shot in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and with a similar landscape photography approach. Some of the pictures made me wonder ‘why?’ in the sense that I questioned why they had been picked by the photographer (or by the gallery) to hang in the museum. Some of the Sao Paulo pics especially just seemed like ordinary street pics to me. As I walked out, I took a picture of Keizersgracht where it intersects with Leidsegracht. It’s a mystery to me why Tillim’s pictures of Sao Paulo hang in Marseille and mine doesn’t (not that I think it should hang there, mind you) but that’s the way it is. The rest of the Saturday was just some relaxing in Deco and then some wine at home. Quiet.
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Hi,It was a fairly typical Sunday,at least for those Sunday that I spend in Amsterdam (most of them, these days.) That meant that I had breakfast (muffin and a large vanilla latte with skimmed milk) in the Coffee Company store in the morning.In the afternoon I went to Park where there was a beautiful exposition by photographer Guy Alice. All photos on display were large prints (which unfortunately meant that this time the visit to Huis Marseille was rather short) so that a lot of details in Tillim’s landscape pictures could be seen very clearly. About two thirds of the exposition dealt with pictures that Tillim had shot in French Polynesia, so there was a lot to be seen of places like Tahiti and surrounding islands. Given that I am unlikely to ever go to Tahiti (though I have been to Hawaii so you never know) it was great to see a still of the island’s landscape in such great detail and with such overwhelming colours.Another set of pictures was shot in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and with a similar landscape photography approach. Some of the pictures made me wonder ‘why?’ in the sense that I questioned why they had been picked by the photographer (or by the gallery) to hang in the museum. Some of the Sao Paulo pics especially just seemed like ordinary street pics to me. As I walked out, I took a picture of Keizersgracht where it intersects with Leidsegracht. It’s a mystery to me why Tillim’s pictures of Sao Paulo hang in Marseille and mine doesn’t (not that I think it should hang there, mind you) but that’s the way it is. The rest of the Saturday was just some relaxing in Deco and then some wine at home. Quiet.