The people of Karosta

As Hern42 wrote, in Karosta, there are wrecked buildings, relics of a past when it was a russian navy base ; in the middle of it, a shining jewel : their golden orthodox cathedral. An art center, too, where people try to introduce modern culture in a place that has become a ghetto. And there is this crazy group of european artist/architects collectively known as Exyzt (www.exyzt.org), who could not of course prevent themselves from being attracted to this weird environment and from creating from scratch an art festival there, for the people of Karosta. Oh yes, because in Karosta,…

Voyage en Crète

An old serie taken during a journey in Crete with my girl friend (who’s been my wife for 15 years now). A strange feeling of fuzzy image, just as if the time was not important. Cette série a été prise en Crète il y a bien 10 ans maintenant. C’est peut être ce qui explique l’allure bizarre des tirages ? Bien sûr que non ! A l’époque le bon vieux boîtier Nikon FA acheté d’occase à Paris avec les économies des fonds de tiroirs donnait à plein. Il y a eu de l’optique 50 mm et du grand angle 28…