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The building is the "Uniriese"

Do I really have to tell you, how ridiculously proud I'm on this shot? It seems I have to! Because I screamed of joy when I saw this developed pic. To me it looks like a night shot of a pro. (If you don't think so, keep your mouth shut, I don't want to know.) I took it with my Nikon F90 and used an 800 ASA film.

Did you see the differences?! Have a wonderful Sunday. I will cut pictures in the train back to Leipzig. "Wohoo"

In case you are wondering "chichereengreen" is a term from Saxony, even other Germans don't get it. And I'm not even sure that the green in the last pic is "chichereengreen". Anyway have a great Saturday. I will.

FROM THE ORGANISERS: Now almost as globally ubiquitous as the “Made in China” stamp, Chinese construction workers are changing the landscape, both internationally and here in Trinidad and Tobago. In his new body of work, artist Richard Rawlins offers a visual commentary on this phenomenon. Chinese Worker opens at Alice Yard on Thursday 26 August at 7.00 pm, and runs until Saturday 28. The opening night will include a special performance by Dave Williams. Rawlins says: “Chinese Worker is another one of my investigations into the things that make us Trinidad. I actually admire what they have done. And, putting all the political footballs aside, we are left with structures that they built almost overnight.  Whether you like it or not, they are now on our landscape, and I think that needs to be recorded.” About the artist Richard Rawlins is a visual artist, graphic designer, and photographer. He has worked in advertising for the last twenty years. He is the publisher of the online maga...

Today I'm leaving for the south west of Germany for the "weekend". I'll meet some friends and do some other stuff. I'm glad to get out and I'll pack my Lomo with 8 fresh films. So I'll get a few pics for you. Since I have a LOT of train time I'll do some much needed cutting and archiving on the tracks, I already scanned 3 films and there are theoretically 5 more waiting. (Probably won't scan them this week since I simply don't have the time. Last but not least, I've scheduled some posts for you. So you can enjoy these days too. Have a great weekend.

Into The Woods Today is an interactive exhibition being held in the Trapezium Gallery, curated by 2nd year Diploma of Fine arts students. The exhibition plays with the idea of childhood memories, and includes a forest of fun and quirky drawings, a huge nursery rhyme-themed artwork, even a tea party! All are invited to come to the show and create their own drawings using a Mr. Squiggle-type sheet of paper and add them onto the walls to help bring the trees to life! A large continuous drawing covering 3 of the gallery walls is also open for your own touch of creativity, quotes from fairytales and nursery rhymes are there to help guide you as you add to the drawing with art materials like the ones you’d remember from primary school. Into the Woods Today will have a closing tea party on Thursday 2nd September, and is open to the public from 26th August –3rd September. The Trapezium Gallery is open Monday to Friday 9am-4pm, so come along, grab a crayon or a coloured pencil and have some fu...

Some of the selected finalists for the 3D miniworks competition with judge Kathleen Von Witt, Director, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery. From left to right: Shirley Ayres, finalist, Saul Munro, First Prize winner, Kathleen Von Witt, Director, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Nathaniel Mikhael, finalist, Lyndon Matts, finalist, Danielle Matts, finalist. The Annual 3D miniworks exhibition and competition opened in the ceramics building on Thursday with special guest Kathleen Von Witt, Director, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, giving generously of her time and expertise in coming to judge the show. Kathleen awarded a $200 first prize to Saul Munro, for his piece "Temple Dancer", which she praised for its' "sheer exuberance and joie de vivre." Kathleen also selected a record 16 finalists from nearly 90 entries on display. These finalists will have the opportunity of showing their pieces at the Hawkesbury Regional Gal...

Yes, in Leipzig palms are held in cages so they don't bite unfortunate visitors. ;-) Oh, I just love how buildings are bend in fisheye pictures. This is exactly the reason why I love my LOMO fisheye2 so much. I really have to get a fisheye lens for my Nikon F90.

click on the invitation for a larger view Cultural productions and painting teacher Stephen Hall is having an exhibition at the Sydney Antique Centre with works featuring the central character Merry Andrew the Limner which he describes below: " A bit over twelve months ago Merry-Andrew the Limner was launched to the world firstly in catalogue form with an essay introducing him & then in the large show with over fifty works in it at Depot 2 at Dank Street. One idea was that Merry-Andrew would pop up in various places in exhibition keeping true to his narrative & character. Towards the end of 09 he popped up at Bondi in Sculpture by the Sea, bursting out of the ground, overlapping that he popped up at the AGNSW in the Dobell prize for Drawing in the form of Mumbai. He has emerged in various other places since & now it is time for him to do it again. This time Andy finds himself in Artists' Books as well as other forms such as ceramic sculpture & will pop up at t...

Me now! Me in a few hours again! (Picture was taken last summer by a colleague of mine.) The main reason is that my hair doesn't take the bleaching too well after a year. It breaks and I don't like this.

Don't know about you, but those pics make me feel like I hike up a mountain. But it's still Leipzigs Botanical Garden. Hope all of you had a nice weekend. I took some time off from the net, I switched off my Mac Saturday morning after I put up this weekends posts. Which felt weird since I lived online for the last few months. But I used the time off well, I read in books and magazines, I watched and listened to a thunderstorm, I thought about my goals in life, I pampered myself with some nice cosmetic treatments at home, I enjoyed some windowshopping on Sunday afternoon. It was so nice, that from now on I will have one OFFLINE DAY a week. Have a good start in the new week.

Happy Sunday EVERYONE!!

You know I thought that I had finally developed all Sunlight Session films, but alas I was wrong. I got back another film with pics of this April session. Wonder how long this will be going on?

Toni Warburton Picture Window (detail) for beach house: roomwork 5, 2010 Cultural productions teacher Toni Warburton has an upcoming exhibition of work at Peloton. Toni's installation Picture Window recollects things salvaged from the debris of a remote beach house burnt to the ground in a bush fire. The work parallels contemplation of structural inside and outside with emotional interior and exterior. On a window sill, in a picture frame, ceramic objects altered by wood ash, wind force and temperature are shelved. Peloton is located at 19+25 Meagher Street Chippendale, and Gallery hours are 1pm-6pm, Thursday-Sunday.The exhibition runs from August 26 to September 18, 2010.

You know, I'm such a chicken, I've got 4 developed films back yesterday. All of them nightshots I took on my Photosafiri with Chris, but I haven't taken one look of them until now, because I'm scared that they all are crap or just black. Okay San, take a deep breath and then open the first envelope!

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digitally altered photogram by Diploma of Fine Art student Alex Curtis Photography students from the Diploma of Fine Arts year 1 are currently producing some beautiful photographic images that combine old and new photographic technologies. These evocative images have been initiated in a traditional wet darkroom using photogram techniques. Photograms are silver-based images that are produced by placing objects directly onto photographic paper and exposing it to light. Once produced, the students have scanned their images and manipulated them in photoshop. Final output is to photo rag inkjet paper. For more examples of this lovely project, see our flickr set at http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsifineart/sets/72157624618884587/

Ah no, I don't have a clue what those are called, but I liked them and I'm totally in love with the outcome of the first and second picture. Taken at Leipzigs Botanical Garden.

Didn't get around to GIMP because I had so much else to do. Glashouse stands in Leipzigs Botanical Garden, where else?! Have a great new week everyone.