tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post6797510538341572451..comments2023-10-14T18:34:30.879+02:00Comments on Lost in Arles: Contrasts in Provence, part twoHeather Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-17462324164329262512014-04-12T22:11:46.119+02:002014-04-12T22:11:46.119+02:00I think my favorite one this time was the shadows ...I think my favorite one this time was the shadows of the fence on the sand. Not sure why since this post is busting with beauty.<br /><br />I feel like the conversation between you and the honored artist is unfinished, somehow. I don't know that you will finish it with him, necessarily, but I feel something more will come of this encounter.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-46723102459857139312014-04-11T20:44:49.721+02:002014-04-11T20:44:49.721+02:00Ah, god of the bulls. The gods are everywhere. B...Ah, god of the bulls. The gods are everywhere. Buried in the riverbed, painted on a window box. Exquisite details. Bises, GAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03454461226219136418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-77089068601989980702014-04-11T20:43:33.183+02:002014-04-11T20:43:33.183+02:00Ah, god of the bulls. The gods are everywhere. I...Ah, god of the bulls. The gods are everywhere. In the window, on the window box… Bises, GAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03454461226219136418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-32705295156128523662014-04-11T14:58:19.739+02:002014-04-11T14:58:19.739+02:00Silke! I am speechless. And very touched and honor...Silke! I am speechless. And very touched and honored that you would think of this. I will email you...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-21452374232644675442014-04-11T14:56:55.071+02:002014-04-11T14:56:55.071+02:00Sister, you don't have to pay any money becaus...Sister, you don't have to pay any money because you are my Sister! Just let us get the printer back up and running after the move.<br />I love you!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-18182308356758982622014-04-11T14:55:30.851+02:002014-04-11T14:55:30.851+02:00Bad energy just takes over the entire town until i...Bad energy just takes over the entire town until it reaches epic proportions...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-53931208750873013642014-04-11T14:54:36.433+02:002014-04-11T14:54:36.433+02:00Nope, same ol' camera...just better light! And...Nope, same ol' camera...just better light! And shhh...most of these were taken on "program" not manual! :oHeather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-47537611869586766612014-04-11T14:32:37.085+02:002014-04-11T14:32:37.085+02:00Oh as you can imagine, I am with you two here! Nat...Oh as you can imagine, I am with you two here! National Heritage Status!?? Yeah that is definitely crazy. <br />Though I slightly remember that during the last years some political party in Spain (or France too? I can't remember ) was close to forbid bullfights. But the money aspects must have won as usual! And since then nobody questions it anymore.Silkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227231314673040029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-53249813253493202482014-04-11T14:16:19.516+02:002014-04-11T14:16:19.516+02:00Oh Heather, I am so sorry not to have found the ti...Oh Heather, I am so sorry not to have found the time to write something to your wonderful previous posts. And I always wanted to answer to some of your answers but was still too busy.<br /><br />But that does not stop me from daydreaming: What would you say if you had four walls in a tiny photo gallery to show in Cologne? And a tiny little publication, low budget production?<br /><br />I can't promise anything but I love the idea and am stretching my tentacles... It would just be so interesting to fill up a room with your work and how to bring the story and image together.<br /><br />(Funny, I just saw that Jeanne already asked you for another collaboration (: Thats cool!)<br /><br />Like the reflection of the coloured window in the dark window a lot and as always the story.<br /><br />Je n'aime pas la foule non plus... Et j' espère que tu peut t'en fuir!Silkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227231314673040029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-4086832859225957552014-04-11T04:16:55.994+02:002014-04-11T04:16:55.994+02:00I'm trying to remember if I knew that you went...I'm trying to remember if I knew that you went to one of the bullfights??? Yowza - that's intense! Trying to understand is very admirable; glad now you skidaddle out of town! The spirits of the bulls... : (. Beautiful photos as always; I would pay good money for a print of the flower carving on the door! Talented sister!robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238181152648216554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-19918033807407717382014-04-10T17:32:59.406+02:002014-04-10T17:32:59.406+02:00Love the conversation and focusing on the details ...Love the conversation and focusing on the details through your lens. I've never seen a bullfight (and don't want to), but I also feel dread at what I know is coming your way.Judith Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079409605010969088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-80767112969920332122014-04-10T16:13:32.774+02:002014-04-10T16:13:32.774+02:00Did you get a new camera Miss? Those are great pi...Did you get a new camera Miss? Those are great pics...Gustiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602047432864589953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-53441286238539264122014-04-10T15:58:40.613+02:002014-04-10T15:58:40.613+02:00Thank you for taking me back to my favorite town.....Thank you for taking me back to my favorite town... stunning photos.The Sabbatical Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672966159069489284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-36779693689095523172014-04-10T11:47:08.840+02:002014-04-10T11:47:08.840+02:00Well spotted, Edgar (no surprise there)...that con...Well spotted, Edgar (no surprise there)...that contrast too was intentional...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-24826287783165054382014-04-10T11:45:58.929+02:002014-04-10T11:45:58.929+02:00Bisous. :)Bisous. :)Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-31382853334659520082014-04-10T11:44:35.302+02:002014-04-10T11:44:35.302+02:00Hello Dr. Mike (I love Janey's nickname for yo...Hello Dr. Mike (I love Janey's nickname for you). Well, you will be here soon! You will see that the weather is divine. Le tauromachie is not...something that I can believe in...although if you see above, I did go to decide for myself. And yes, when we were younger, we used to go to the bodegs, especially Les Andalouses on Thursday night with the locals. Alas, since the manade that sponsors that particular bodega were also the host to the giant regional FN meeting a few months back, I will no longer attend. And I saw the setup for the March 1st gig - I find it very odd. Kids and bulls. And I have mentioned the Courses Camarguaises but still...not my thing. I am rooting for the cultural development of Arles to help bring in money (and yes, I know that some restaurant owners say that they do 1/4 of their business between the Ferias) that is not so reliant on killing animals. That said, I hope to have my post up about the Fondation Van Gogh tomorrow. It is exceptional, really beautiful and very, very positive.<br />Travel safely! Arles awaits...<br />HHeather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-37058779394386211362014-04-10T11:34:37.834+02:002014-04-10T11:34:37.834+02:00Let me know, Jeanne. You know I would be happy to ...Let me know, Jeanne. You know I would be happy to participate!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-60118626905128630212014-04-10T11:33:33.970+02:002014-04-10T11:33:33.970+02:00More than that, Janey. More than that, Janey. Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-54520825499050527412014-04-10T11:32:17.679+02:002014-04-10T11:32:17.679+02:00Let's hope so, DA.Let's hope so, DA.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-88289309239014324182014-04-10T11:31:45.820+02:002014-04-10T11:31:45.820+02:00Good, that was the point! And why this is another ...Good, that was the point! And why this is another in the "Contrasts" series. Last year, tauromachie was given National Heritage status...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-48732438577615945702014-04-10T11:30:28.261+02:002014-04-10T11:30:28.261+02:00Tracy, if you have time to click on the link in th...Tracy, if you have time to click on the link in the text towards the end you will read that we went to one. As people who have travelled all over the world covering traditions and tribes we have seen some rather extreme stuff and so wanted to see it from that point of view and to understand. I won't go back. As much as I could have appreciation for the artistry of the toreador, the killing is senseless and brutal.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-85955640240299469392014-04-10T11:27:59.424+02:002014-04-10T11:27:59.424+02:00Those that are listed as "Courses Camarguaise...Those that are listed as "Courses Camarguaises" do not involve killing. Events during the Feria, including the Corrida, do.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-89008177022902920272014-04-10T06:55:40.923+02:002014-04-10T06:55:40.923+02:00the charm of chance encounters. To walk is human, ...the charm of chance encounters. To walk is human, to converse is divine.<br />I felt dizzy looking at the narrow almost-seemed infinte alley (beautiful photo) and the rare shdows of parallel lines.<br />The artist has a bull for adornment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-9332971381836749222014-04-10T06:37:56.988+02:002014-04-10T06:37:56.988+02:00Gorgeous contrasts. I think you need an artist'...Gorgeous contrasts. I think you need an artist's plaque on your door. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-2947761433086964582014-04-10T04:06:40.071+02:002014-04-10T04:06:40.071+02:00Hi Heather,
We will be arriving on Saturday aftern...Hi Heather,<br />We will be arriving on Saturday afternoon. A week to chill before the Feria; in fact I prefer the quieter times in Arles, even the first week of Les Rencontres is too much. I recall you mentioning about leaving town when the hordes invade. But its easter break here and one of us teaches and is off for vacation. Next year my work partner wants the time off with her child, so we will alternate and I will miss the hordes in my front yard. Bullfighting is very controversial, but when you think about what the romans did in the Arena.... I have met many locals who just ignore it and many who are afficionados; also quite a few "Parisians" who come down. Did you stay and visit Bodegas when you first lived in Arles? Some of them have generations dancing classically together (Eglise Freres Precheurs) and the Ave Maria is beautiful. Some locals who avoid the bullfights still wish that Arles could afford to bring more well known matadors...its a matter of cost, and people appreciate the euros it potentially brings to town. Did you see the ecole taurine exhibition the weekend of march 1st, the kids, even a female, future matadors in the "ring" with a baby bull on Place du Forum? I saw Sunday's event as I was moving stuff around all day to make room for the work to be done in the kitchen and preparing to leave the next day. Also have visited Gimeaux where the kids were playing in a ring with the young bulls. All about the same hormonal levels. Tough beasts, naturally dangerous. I ramble. Have you told your readers about the course Camargaise (Bull Games above?)<br />Its has been wonderful to view your site regularly. Hope we can meet soon. <br />And Hello David Terry!<br />MikeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698309386197115369noreply@blogger.com