for to breathe

 

 

Ouder Kerke, the oldest building in all of Amsterdam. Post-reformation it's stripped to bare bones. The walls are white-washed and the floor a mosaic of dark grave stones which mark our own mortality.

 

Remnants of its Catholic past remain; the huge stained-glass windows and the stunning wooden roof. 

 

The church hosts two modern art exhibitions each year. At the moment the floor is spotted with large textile wrapped bundles called 'bottari'. Each bundle contains clothing donated by the people of Amsterdam.

 

'For to Breathe' is an installation by renowned Korean artist, Kimsooja. A timely reminder of the welcome some provide to others. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tripping - a short break

 

 

 

three hours in an amsterdam hospital. triaged, pain-relief, first doctor examination, x-ray, second doctor examination, resin cast, full written medical report, email copied x-rays

modern art is rubbish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

light and dark and death

 

 

the house of rembrandt and and his head-phone story scrolling in the paints and the shadows and the daubs and the strange exotic collections and the student studies and his meteoric rise and fall from grace 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stone free - the amsterdam adventure begins

 

  

 

built in the shape of a boat, hotel jakarta is rooted at the western tip of a man-made island.

we're quartered in a prow end suite looking out toward the sea and a constant passing flotilla of ships and barges.