I mirror with Vivian Maier: thoughts on the exhibition at Les Douches La Galerie

Les Douches La Galerie is currently hosting a  Vivian Maier Exhibition “The Color Works”, which also includes many black & white photographs. Of course, her work is great but the exhibition concept is quite simplistic, the work is not at all contextualised and it’s presented a bit cramped. It all has an air of a desire...

*RO version only. Written within the Master programme “The theory and practice of image” at the Centre for Excellence in the Study of Image. Abstract Lucrarea de față își propune să discute opera fotografului american Saul Leiter, dintr-o perspectivă fenomenologică. Voi începe prin a contextualiza fotografia lui Leiter, oferind câteva note biografice și câteva considerații...

One afternoon after finishing off my volunteering shifts at Websummit I took myself and went on an afternoon trip in Sintra. Now, my close friends know I am not the biggest fan of solo activities but, actually, sometimes they can be truly mind-liberating. So, to get to Sintra, you just need to get yourself to...

In Shoreditch   triiipppy In Soho  

Coventry used to be one of Britain’s most important industrial hubs, today being a valuable University town. Second largest city in West Midlands, after Birmingham, and 12th in the entire United Kingdom, it’s not a big city, but a pleasant one to study in. Check more info about it here. A lot of pigeons in...

Isn’t it fascinating to discover patterns in everything around us? Our minds are organised around patterns, and the lack of pattern recognition will cause unrest, uncertainty. Here are some patterns in which I see Bucharest, my hometown. Bucharest is this weird, intriguing mix of old and new, of modernity and decay. Beautiful architectures are lost...

Discover 2010 London, the one before Brexit, the one I saw at the magic age of 20 years, right before Christmas. Decorations in Soho A crowd of Santas in front of the British Museum, seems like a legit tradition for them, but was quite surprising for us. However, socially things weren’t bright at that time...

Braga is one of the oldest Portuguese cities, with its 12th century monastery, built by the parents of the first Portuguese kings,  D. Henrique and D. Teresa, who are buried there. It’s a lively city, with an University centre, a nice pedestrian city centre. It’s also one of religious centres of the country. Braga was the...

Viana do Castelo is yet another small but superb Portuguese city, perfect for the day trip. It’s a bit up north from Porto, where I did my Erasmus. You can just do a bit of walking around and go up the Santa Luzia hill to see the amazing panoramic view. This city has a unique...

Aveiro is said to be the Venice of Portugal, for its numerous channels. It is located in central Portugal, and it’s the second most populous city in the region, after Coimbra. Building do have the characteristic colourfulness of Portuguese architecture, but with a slight own style. You can easily have a one day trip in Aveiro,...