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sobota 17. června 2017

Kumano Kodō

Kumano Kodō 熊野古道 are several ancient pilgrimage routes leading to Kumano Hongū Taisha, the centre of the Kumano religion. The religious significance of the Kumano region goes back to prehistoric times and therefore predates all modern religions in Japan. The area was, and still is, considered a place of physical healing.

In Mid-May, I walked the Kohechi trail 小辺路 and then to the waterfall of Nachi.
Walking roughly 100 km through the inland of the Kii peninsula was a wonderful way to experience the heart of the Japanese landscape: up and down the steep hills, through hinoki forests, with only brief sights of the horizon. Amazing plants, a Buddha statue or a haiku stele here and there. The memory of thousands of pilgrims of the past days, remainders of ancient teahouses, overgrown by forest. But the path is well kept.

sobota 7. února 2015

Bundesschule des Allgemeinen Deutschen Gewerkschaftsbundes, Bernau, Hannes Meyer, 1928-30

September 2014 (Tag des offenen Denkmals)

Maybe the most stripped-down functionalist building from the heroic times of the late 1920s. A recent restoration excellently conserves the almost provisional spirit that can be felt especially in certain parts. The complex of the schools has grown further. While the 1950s additions just lack the lightness of the first phase, a part of the latter restored in the 1990 is downright ugly, and it takes a serious effort to avoid it in the views. I confess I did that when taking the photos, driven by a bias towards beauty. Hannes Meyer didn’t care about beauty, I know.

sobota 24. ledna 2015

Innsbruck Window Views. Part 2: Northwest

This is a sequel of the previous post, the photos are from the autumn 2012. My room happened to be right next to Innsbruck's airport, which shows here.

2 October

3 October

12 October

15 October - 7:23

15 October - 13:58

16 October - 13:32

16 October - 17:40

17 October

26 October

27 October - Morning

27 October - Evening

28 October - 9:59

28 October - 10:36

29 October - Noon

29 October - Evening

1 November

2 November

4 November

5 November

6 November

12 November

16 November

17 November

18 November

20 November

25 November

28 November

29 November

Innsbruck Window Views. Part 1: Southwest

In October and November 2012 I had the luck to stay in Innsbruck, a city where high mountains are incredibly close. Fascinated by the ever changing view, I started to take pictures on the first day form my two windows, one to the southwest, the other towards northwest, capturing the gradual change from autumn to winter in a time-lapse fashion.