Category: Photography
Emotions and addictions
If loving somebody is selfish, if it is a feeling we voluntarily choose to surrender to with the main intention of being able to enjoy being intoxicated by love – a subconscious conclusion for some might be that it in the end doesn’t really matter who the person you choose to give your love to is. As long as there is some kind of attraction and mutual understanding.
So, then, when this person suddenly leaves you in one way or another. Do you cry about the loss of your drug, about being without that feeling, kind of like the way you enjoy crying when watching a sad movie? Or is it actually that one beloved person, the individual with all the qualities and random peculiarities, that you miss?
I mean, if you really think about it, would love me for us, or just for yourself?
Together for the Kids!
With the help of all the people that donated at the exhibition, ordered photos, bought things through the webpage and sent smses, I managed to collect 12.585kr (1345€) for the kids of the world, through my account at Unicef.
Thank you everybody, this is a beautiful result and we did it together – for the kids! – Tillsammans för Kidsen!
This was a project where I mainly focused on the situation and reality of the children in India through my photography and the photo exhibition that was held in december, the money raised will however go to kids all over the world – and more help and attention is always needed. In other words – the fundraising continues. The account stays open and there is always a possibility to contribute in many ways. The easiest being by sending an sms from a Swedish mobile to 72 900 where you write KÄMPA KIDS.
Tomorrow I’m jumping onto my flight to Barcelona and I’m hoping that the flight attendants at Spanair will let me bring my home-made box with the photos onto the flight.. I’m bringing some of my kids along, their reality deserves to be displayed and acknowledged in more places.. let’s see what happens.
But first… let’s dance!
Michael
This is little Michael at the El Shaddai Childrescue center in Assagao in Goa, India. October 2010.
I will miss Malmö a bit – but I’m really looking forward to living and doing my thing in Barcelona. And I’m taking my photos with me!
I’m at the last stage of this project, with most of the orders delivered, the only thing I’m waiting for now is the bill from the printing house so that I can pay and do that last transfer to Unicef and see what numbers the fundraising finally got to :) In a couple of days you will know – however, the account will not be closed so if you still want to contribute, send a text to 72 900 with KÄMPA KIDS from a Swedish mobile and you give 5€ to the children of the world! Or you can buy yourself a little something here. If you don’t live in Sweden and you would like to make simple a transfer with a Creditcard, you can do it here. Dhanyavaad!
Printed!
Musetta’s Waltz
I saw Mikael Melbye’s production of Puccini’s enchanting La Bohème at the Copenhagen Opera the other day. Obviously, I couldn’t take any pictures during the play, but the surroundings were beautiful enough to share. Click the pictures for lightbox.
And then there’s always YouTube – this clip is from the second act of Franco Zeffirelli’s production of La Bohème.
Wait for Musetta’s waltz at 2:10.
La Scala, 2003.
Goodnight!
Ninjas
Barcelona really does inspire. It’s those little details I always have been nagging about.. the details and the contrasts that I look for. Barcelona gives me an euphoric overdose of all that and I imagine myself walking around for hours with my camera – very soon! I can’t wait to live there and be able to call Barcelona my city. As I said some time ago, I would easily move to Rio de Janeiro if they only spoke Spanish – and Barcelona is my mini-Rio. It’s the closest I have come to find a city like Rio – and it’s in Europe = free healthcare, baby! haha
ilusão
Barcelona, guey!
Back to Snow and Fika
I’m back in the snowy landscapes of Skåne.
The next following days I have tons of errands to run, phonecalls to make and details to fix before setting off for real. I love these things so I am really looking forward to an intense week. If you want to catch me before I go again, I will dedicate some fika-gaps for my darlings – call me!