Christopher Doyle… photographer who changed cinematography

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

When it’s about Christopher Doyle’s photography, most of the time I’m speechless… I think, it’s better than to leave Doyle to speak for himself… with photographs and wordz… at least for tonight…
‘I have the most wonderful job in the world because I’m looking. Every day I notice the light on your face.’

Photo: Christopher Doyle (c)
‘I think [...]

Salim Baba – street cinema in Calcutta

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Another analogue, but this time unconscious street VJ from India, my dear virtual travellers…
Documentary film Salim Baba directed by Tim Sternberg with cinematographer Francisco Bello is a small character study and almost an anthropological vignette lasting only for 15 minutes… but the film is a great unintentional comparison between the birth of cinema and today’s [...]

Belgians dancing Rumba…

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

After seeing ‘Rumba‘ at ZFF, my first thought was that this film would make Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin altogether… laughing, thinking, crying or even, Latino dancing.
Luis Bunuel would probably be jealous on the screenplay, Dziga Vertov ought to still their colours, Eugene Ionesco re-writing again and again his plays, while the [...]

Camille Mutel luvz butoh

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

About two weeks ago I saw several interesting young dancers and choreographers at the Platform of Young Choreographers within the selection by Les Transfrontalier Festival.

Photo: Paolo Porto (c)

Darlene Delbecq’s kaleidoscopic and steampunk photography

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Sometimes I really like small ‘pocket’ photography exhibitions, especially if they present photographer’s particular cycle, because you can sharpen your view, your perception and, somehow it forces you to immerse deeply into the idea…
In the age when everything is being so procurable via the net, it’s a little bit strange when you find out that [...]

Ciao Anna!

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Um… I think, I’m stuck now… My fingers are dancing around the keyboard for how many minutes? 25 or 30… while trying to start writing… my wrists are almost red and totally furbished from heavy reclining at my table…
How to make a cool blog intro for such an actress as cool as Anna Magnani was?!

Magnani [...]

‘You’re welcome, you’re great’ – Silja Puranen’s strong art

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Hi, I’m Ivana and I’ll be a guest blogger on Personal Cyber Botanica… covering the issues of contemporary visual art, especially textile art, fashion and architectural design.
Balkan Fibre Art was the name of the contemporary textile art colony, held in Atelje 61 Gallery in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 12 till 22 September, which thrilled me [...]