Lisbon @ May 2010
Champion league final today, we should look for a big screen
Lisbon @ May 2010
Sun again
New York @ May 2010
New York @ May 2010
Was auch immer die Nicht-Manhattaner über das Herz der Welt sagen, und was auch immer an Neid, Mißgunst, Kurzsichtigkeit jenseits des Flusses über Manhattan übertragen wird; Manhattan ist New York.
New York @ May 201
New York @ May 2010
Scrolling streets of Corwn heigts in Brooklyn in Sabbath time is the miror of long term dreams we might have from the Jewish New York. The Barrio is absolutely homogenous and traditional in exterieur manner and a place of deep metaphysics.
Yesterday I went with my friend U. to the synagogue at night after teh Sabbath cereminals. Meditating in a way and seeing people disputing, eating, laughing under towers of old books is hilarious.
Soundtrack of NYC:
Georg Philipp Telemann (German Baroque)
坂本 龍一 or Sakamoto Ryūichi (Japanese sound creator, piano genius)
Sezen Akzu or Minik Serçe (Turkish pop/arabesque/electro/etc etc etc)
and again Travis (brit pop)
New York @ May 2010
Was auch immer die Nicht-Manhattaner über das Herz der Welt sagen, und was auch immer an Neid, Mißgunst, Kurzsichtigkeit jenseits des Flusses über Manhattan übertragen wird; Manhattan ist New York.
New York @ May 201
Liveablitity score (1-5)
Sustainability: 2
Sociodiversity: 5
Public transport:4
Creativ Index : 5
Scrolling streets of Corwn heigts in Brooklyn in Sabbath time is the miror of long term dreams we might have from the Jewish New York. The Barrio is absolutely homogenous and traditional in exterieur manner and a place of deep metaphysics.
Yesterday I went with my friend U. to the synagogue at night after teh Sabbath cereminals. Meditating in a way and seeing people disputing, eating, laughing under towers of old books is hilarious.
New York @ Mai 2010
Absolute Ruhe in Crown heights, der Strom von Maennern in Schwarz durch die Strassen in Kingston Avenue / Brooklyn ist lautlos, man gruesst sich und geht weiter.
Das Moloch Manhattan, delerious New York ist so weit (unspuerbare aliens) und so nah (20 Minuten mit subway).
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Paris @ April 2010
Soundtrack of Paris:
Vladimir Vizotzky (Russian singer/song writer)
J. S. Bach
Ricardo Villalobos (Berlin electro pope)
梅林茂 or Umebayashi Shigeru (Japanese sound creator)
Paris @ April 2010
Paris @ April 2010
Abendessen mit Margarida, Nuno und Torsten in Quartier Latin: sehr schön.
Paris @ April 2010
Metropolis ist als M und Paris ist ein grosses Museum unter dem schönen Aprilhimmel.
Paris @ April 2010
Heute Sorbonne-Besuch mit Guilia and Dalia, die alten Räume. Der linke Esprit ist weg, die Fluren sind schön und alt, wie die Stadt.
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Barcelona @ March 2010
Barcelona @ March 2010
Zwei Tage unter der Sonne und Wind.
Promonade mit Lulu in der Altstadt und am Meer, anschließend gutes "lokales" Essen.
Barca ist nicht die Metropole, die wir uns denken, weil die Massenmedien wieder einmal ein Hype
erschaffen haben. Relativ kleine Stadt, übersichtlich und mit sehr guter rationaler Planung der neu zu endeckenden Bezirke.
Barcelona @ March 2010
EORTC meeting in central part of the town. More activity in lung group is needed.
Dinner in old town wit Dirk B. and a lot of football.
Barcelona @ March 2010
Sun, finally.
Absolute Ruhe in Crown heights, der Strom von Maennern in Schwarz durch die Strassen in Kingston Avenue / Brooklyn ist lautlos, man gruesst sich und geht weiter.
Das Moloch Manhattan, delerious New York ist so weit (unspuerbare aliens) und so nah (20 Minuten mit subway).
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Paris @ April 2010
Soundtrack of Paris:
Vladimir Vizotzky (Russian singer/song writer)
J. S. Bach
Ricardo Villalobos (Berlin electro pope)
梅林茂 or Umebayashi Shigeru (Japanese sound creator)
Paris @ April 2010
Liveablitity score (1-5)
Sustainability:2
Sociodiversity:5
Public transport:3
Creativ Index :4
Paris @ April 2010
Abendessen mit Margarida, Nuno und Torsten in Quartier Latin: sehr schön.
Paris @ April 2010
Metropolis ist als M und Paris ist ein grosses Museum unter dem schönen Aprilhimmel.
Paris @ April 2010
Heute Sorbonne-Besuch mit Guilia and Dalia, die alten Räume. Der linke Esprit ist weg, die Fluren sind schön und alt, wie die Stadt.
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Barcelona @ March 2010
Liveablitity score (1-5)
Sustainability:3
Sociodiversity:4
Public transport: 4
Creativ Index :4
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Barcelona @ March 2010
Zwei Tage unter der Sonne und Wind.
Promonade mit Lulu in der Altstadt und am Meer, anschließend gutes "lokales" Essen.
Barca ist nicht die Metropole, die wir uns denken, weil die Massenmedien wieder einmal ein Hype
erschaffen haben. Relativ kleine Stadt, übersichtlich und mit sehr guter rationaler Planung der neu zu endeckenden Bezirke.
Barcelona @ March 2010
EORTC meeting in central part of the town. More activity in lung group is needed.
Dinner in old town wit Dirk B. and a lot of football.
Barcelona @ March 2010
Sun, finally.
Fes / Maroc @ December 09
Fes / Maroc @ December 09
Die alten Medina von Fes ist aussschliesslich das Grab alter Glorie; an die sich niemand erinnern kann; niemand.
Der juedische Friedhof der Medina von Fes ist ein enorm beruhigender Ort, nur jene alte Tage vor den Augen, das Rauschen der Blaetter in den Ohren, hier liegen die Geister Africas im Schlaf der Seeligen. Wenn man bedenkt, dass hier die aeltesten Archive juedischen Wissens gelegen haben; werden jene Geister wach.
Liveablitity score (1-5)
Sustainability:0
Sociodiversity: 1
Public transport: 1
Creativ Index :NN
Fes / Maroc @ December 09
Die alten Medina von Fes ist aussschliesslich das Grab alter Glorie; an die sich niemand erinnern kann; niemand.
Der juedische Friedhof der Medina von Fes ist ein enorm beruhigender Ort, nur jene alte Tage vor den Augen, das Rauschen der Blaetter in den Ohren, hier liegen die Geister Africas im Schlaf der Seeligen. Wenn man bedenkt, dass hier die aeltesten Archive juedischen Wissens gelegen haben; werden jene Geister wach.
Athens @ October 2009
Again field research at afternoon in Kolonaki in terms of understanding the local aristocracy´s attitudes during a normal week day. Surprisingly you see the persistent adherence of this folks to the many dozen cafés. Mild weather, fresh air, and hours of relaxation in café, however, that ´s how they try to bear the unbearable lightness of being.
A proved cliché of civilization, how I am used to love it: Old men in suits and with ties, sitting in cafés and reading news papers. We know, that we need these clichés in order to remind basics of daily life´s ceremonies. Women, independent of their ages, are evidently dressed up more interesting and in an innovative way tough, no news papers, but absolute verbal communication. And that is not a cliché.
Kolonaki must be seen!
The adjacent Psiri and Gazi are not really different than Kolonaki, less shops may be. The same relaxed café culture and similar cute small streets.
Fortunately no museum.
At the evening I went with a friend for dinner to Kifissia, which is a suburb in the north of the town. A green neighborhood with a proper center and divers out-going-areas. A interesting mixture of classical architecture in resident parts, namely villas, and postmodern buildings in entertainment area, namely hotels, cinemas and restaurants. Based on informations, the real town aristocracy prefers to live here.
Again field research at afternoon in Kolonaki in terms of understanding the local aristocracy´s attitudes during a normal week day. Surprisingly you see the persistent adherence of this folks to the many dozen cafés. Mild weather, fresh air, and hours of relaxation in café, however, that ´s how they try to bear the unbearable lightness of being.
A proved cliché of civilization, how I am used to love it: Old men in suits and with ties, sitting in cafés and reading news papers. We know, that we need these clichés in order to remind basics of daily life´s ceremonies. Women, independent of their ages, are evidently dressed up more interesting and in an innovative way tough, no news papers, but absolute verbal communication. And that is not a cliché.
Kolonaki must be seen!
Liveablitity score (1-5)
Sustainability:2
Sociodiversity:2
Public transport:3
Creativ Index :3
Fortunately no museum.
At the evening I went with a friend for dinner to Kifissia, which is a suburb in the north of the town. A green neighborhood with a proper center and divers out-going-areas. A interesting mixture of classical architecture in resident parts, namely villas, and postmodern buildings in entertainment area, namely hotels, cinemas and restaurants. Based on informations, the real town aristocracy prefers to live here.
Athens @ October 2009
Immer wieder wird man erinnert an jenes Gestern, das unter dieser Stadt liegt.
Die Bewohner der Stadt scheinen damit aber nichts zu haben, es gibt kein antiques Gestern, nur die Gelegenheit. Athen ist nut eine Gelegenheit, eine Situation.
Kolonaki is according to the internal and external guides "the chic residential neighborhood". A labyrinth of small streets that hugs Lykabettus Hill. External guides say that the Athenian aristocracy resides here.
What you see, is a conglomerate of "blind" architecture without any expression, embraced by trees and undermined by beautiful shops of all European brands.
"The name Lykabettus literally means "hill of wolves" from the time when the hill was covered in pine forests and inhabited by wolves. Today the hill is inhabited by Athenian socialites and a cloak of cement apartment buildings". The socialist party won the last election, the same royal socialist family, as we know now more that 30 years, the system of consequential ruling within a family´s frame is stable.
I was walking during the late afternoon with a friend Christos trough Kolonaki to see how nice and relaxing it could be, to sit in Cafés and watch people walking away. On the way back I tried to see as much as possible, to admire the cleanness and the shine of K.
Back at midnight (Monday night): the bar Central, supposed to be one epicenter, is almost empty like all streets in Kolonaki, the special crowd is just somewhere else.
Immer wieder wird man erinnert an jenes Gestern, das unter dieser Stadt liegt.
Die Bewohner der Stadt scheinen damit aber nichts zu haben, es gibt kein antiques Gestern, nur die Gelegenheit. Athen ist nut eine Gelegenheit, eine Situation.
Kolonaki is according to the internal and external guides "the chic residential neighborhood". A labyrinth of small streets that hugs Lykabettus Hill. External guides say that the Athenian aristocracy resides here.
What you see, is a conglomerate of "blind" architecture without any expression, embraced by trees and undermined by beautiful shops of all European brands.
"The name Lykabettus literally means "hill of wolves" from the time when the hill was covered in pine forests and inhabited by wolves. Today the hill is inhabited by Athenian socialites and a cloak of cement apartment buildings". The socialist party won the last election, the same royal socialist family, as we know now more that 30 years, the system of consequential ruling within a family´s frame is stable.
I was walking during the late afternoon with a friend Christos trough Kolonaki to see how nice and relaxing it could be, to sit in Cafés and watch people walking away. On the way back I tried to see as much as possible, to admire the cleanness and the shine of K.
Back at midnight (Monday night): the bar Central, supposed to be one epicenter, is almost empty like all streets in Kolonaki, the special crowd is just somewhere else.
Athens @ October 2009
Die Stadt ist erwacht über den zweitausenjährigen Albtraum, sie ist warm, sie ist laut, sie ist erstickend, sie ist voller Automobile. Weit entfernt von meiner Bleibe ist die Vergangenheit am Horizont am Rande der Nacht, angeleuchtet, schön und distant: ἡ ἀκρόπολις.
Dort wächst die Stadt.
Die Stadt ist erwacht über den zweitausenjährigen Albtraum, sie ist warm, sie ist laut, sie ist erstickend, sie ist voller Automobile. Weit entfernt von meiner Bleibe ist die Vergangenheit am Horizont am Rande der Nacht, angeleuchtet, schön und distant: ἡ ἀκρόπολις.
Dort wächst die Stadt.
San Diego @ October 09
Trough actual Manovich projects in Visual Arts Department at University of California San Diego (www.manovich.net AND http://lab.softwarestudies.com/) in his lab, consider his texts on new media and design in the East.
A very nice and highly productive dinner with Lev in Tower 23.
Trough actual Manovich projects in Visual Arts Department at University of California San Diego (www.manovich.net AND http://lab.softwarestudies.com/) in his lab, consider his texts on new media and design in the East.
Liveablitity score (1-5)
Sustainability: 4
Sociodiversity: 4
Public transport: 3
Creativ Index :3
A very nice and highly productive dinner with Lev in Tower 23.
San Diego @ October 09
Exploring the campus of University of California San Diego in La Jolla / San Diego remains like a walking trough strange dreams of someone else. A huge campus on hills, lost in the absolute greenness, in which almost all teaching buildings are embedded, with a large window to the ocean, unbelievable. There is no secret thing anymore, why studying in a place like this must be a pleasure and more than this.
The architecture is obviously dedicated to the goals of a contemporary teaching "Anstalt": wide green surfaces, wich contain open spaces in monotone gray (namely buildings), dominated by dynamic screens and images. A kingdom of images.
In 25 minutes I will have a talk in visual art department on imaging machines, bodies and the world, it may not be really a big surprise for these kids here, they are living among images yet.
Exploring the campus of University of California San Diego in La Jolla / San Diego remains like a walking trough strange dreams of someone else. A huge campus on hills, lost in the absolute greenness, in which almost all teaching buildings are embedded, with a large window to the ocean, unbelievable. There is no secret thing anymore, why studying in a place like this must be a pleasure and more than this.
The architecture is obviously dedicated to the goals of a contemporary teaching "Anstalt": wide green surfaces, wich contain open spaces in monotone gray (namely buildings), dominated by dynamic screens and images. A kingdom of images.
In 25 minutes I will have a talk in visual art department on imaging machines, bodies and the world, it may not be really a big surprise for these kids here, they are living among images yet.
San Francisco @ October 2009
Das Schöne ist unter dem Sonnenschein noch besser zu sehen, die asiatische Enklave am westlichen Rande der Paszifik ist bei 16 Grad-Sonne wunderbar.
Der Wind weht vom Meer aus in die engen Räume vom Down Town von SF ungnädig, ma muss manchmal stehen bleiben, bis er ruhiger wird.
Ein Moment weilen am Ufer des grossen Ozeans , der Wind nimmt einem den ohnehin kurzen Atem und später wird man sich an ihn nicht erinnern. Dieser Ozean hat wirklich nichts zu vergleichen mit Mar Caribe, mit jenem enigmatischen Stück Vergessen. Man assoziert fast nichts mit Paszifik, kein Stück Literatur, keine Bilder hinter dem Auge, kein sound, nur eine unvermeidbare Dissimulation.
San Francisco @ October 2009
Vorerst ist San Francisco nur eine Briese.
Das Schöne ist unter dem Sonnenschein noch besser zu sehen, die asiatische Enklave am westlichen Rande der Paszifik ist bei 16 Grad-Sonne wunderbar.
Der Wind weht vom Meer aus in die engen Räume vom Down Town von SF ungnädig, ma muss manchmal stehen bleiben, bis er ruhiger wird.
Ein Moment weilen am Ufer des grossen Ozeans , der Wind nimmt einem den ohnehin kurzen Atem und später wird man sich an ihn nicht erinnern. Dieser Ozean hat wirklich nichts zu vergleichen mit Mar Caribe, mit jenem enigmatischen Stück Vergessen. Man assoziert fast nichts mit Paszifik, kein Stück Literatur, keine Bilder hinter dem Auge, kein sound, nur eine unvermeidbare Dissimulation.
San Francisco @ October 2009
Vorerst ist San Francisco nur eine Briese.
Roma @August 2009
All our phantasms about those days we never experienced are still alive in this town, a bulk of
imagination accompany you through streets of the dead empire. Consistently Roma requires to be
the first res publica of emerging civilization (and after three centuries) for a very long time the last one, and that´s truth. What makes the Roman empire as a reliquary interesting for today is the persistence of internal urban structure and the mental infrastructure of res publica. It seems that they made Roma for our idea of eternity.
All our phantasms about those days we never experienced are still alive in this town, a bulk of
imagination accompany you through streets of the dead empire. Consistently Roma requires to be
the first res publica of emerging civilization (and after three centuries) for a very long time the last one, and that´s truth. What makes the Roman empire as a reliquary interesting for today is the persistence of internal urban structure and the mental infrastructure of res publica. It seems that they made Roma for our idea of eternity.
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