This morning in New York City I was thinking about Jan Pohribny and his family in Prague. I recalled that I had photos from their wonderful house that I enjoyed visiting very much. While looking through them, I really missed them…and, in ways I can’t quite articulate, Prague…one of the most mysterious and haunted cities.
I decided to share these today (I had their permission to share when I took them, just didn’t get around to posting them).
You can learn more about the talented Jan Pohribny here. And in an older post, you can learn more about his magical village, Únětice , where their house is located.
Thinking of ... read more »
Tagged architecture, beauty, design, jan pohribny, photography, photos, prague, Unetice
“Once mocked for their astonishing originality, his [Gehry] buildings have become the signature structures of the challenging times we live in.” More here.
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Tagged photography, photos, prague, travel
The wonderful and inspiring Czech photographer Jan Pohribny invited me to his village where he lives with his wife, a beautiful woman and amazing artist and photographer too, and their son who enjoys playing the guitar and can cook a wonderful meal! I didn’t join his photography students for a project but when I saw the photos through others, I knew I had to make a trip on my own. I did and I am grateful.
However, getting there was a bit tricky. The bus that was supposed to be a simple ride from Prague to the last stop, which was the village, terminated the route two stops prior to the last stop. It ... read more »
Tagged nap, photography, photos, prague, travel, Unetice
July 31st.
Misunderstood dreams shape-shift return to sleep in cities like Prague. Happy Birthday to my mother. Stillness is some Doppler effect.
It’s July 31st and it is my mother’s birthday.
I read this year’s July came with an extra offering: one more Sunday. I also learned that this will not happen again for some 800 or so years. I checked the facts on this. Such a combination occurs far more often than every 800 years. The last occurrence was in July 2005. The next one will be in July 2016. It might as well be accurate though. Yesterday feels like years ago.
Who keeps track of Sundays besides those who are harvesters of Stillness? No ... read more »
Tagged art, choices, dreams, life, non-fiction stories, prague, relating, travel
The title I borrowed from Gore Vidal’s book (I read it ages ago in my political science days). That is not the actual title of the mural. I don’t know what the actual title is. I guess I could ask around, google, check out tour books or we can make our own titles. War Against Infinity works too, in my mind.
Anyway. I share.
Below I share an excerpt from the Czech dissident writer, author, poet, Ivan Klima. It is quite long but I typed out this part for my father in an email. My few thoughts inspired by this essay are below and incomplete, like ... read more »
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