I was reminded recently, in a round-about way, after a brief meeting with an artist in Cape Town, of my visit to the 2019 Istanbul Biennial. The works on display across Istanbul were inventive and exceptional, but the visit to this great city turned out to be a terribly disappointing expedition. Istanbul never disappoints –…
Category: City Scapes
Paved Paradise
Back at the muddy confluence of the Klang and Gombak
The picture, above, is of a view (and angle) of the city of Kuala Lumpur I had not seen before…. The skyline represents the growth of the city over the past 34 years since my first visit. There was a time, in the late 1990s, when the KL tower and the Petronas Twin Towers were…
Wall Art in Kuala Terengganu
The Palestine Art Corner: Outdoor Gallery of Wall Art in Kota Bharu
The outdoor Palestine Art Gallery brings the suffering of Palestinians to the public in an alley in, Jalan Dato’ Pati, in Kota Bharu, in Malaysia.
Try it and you will like it
Scenes in the City: Kuala Lumpur
Photograph. Façades of Istanbul Wooden Houses
The wooden houses of Istanbul, and the architecture, in general, can be traced from the Amcazade Yalısı of the late 17th century to the residential houses of the early 20th century. They stand out beautifully on Büyükada, along the Bosporus to the homes of the petit bourgeoisie of Zeyrek. See this link. I shot this…
In Darkness and in Light
I am going through some of my storage drives and editing video clips I have made over a few years. This was shot in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur in about April 2024.