http://www.nadineshows.com/blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:54:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sometimes I have the feeling I'm walking around in a fairy tale. http://www.nadineshows.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/fairy-tale/ Being a twin is always quite fascinating but in China it gets an extra dimension when being so lucky to give birth to multiples, in regards to the one-child policy which still applies to most chinese citizens. And a lonesome deer I encountered in a pharmacy. http://www.nadineshows.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/restaurant-twins/ It's simply too cold to work so I decided to do different things such as finding the book: 'Caochangdi, Beijing inside out'. I knew a bookstore that sold it, I even figured out how to get there using 3 different subway lines (yes I was really proud of myself), I ... http://www.nadineshows.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/too-cold/ http://www.nadineshows.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/after-hours-shopping-mall/ Exhibition openings at the Three Shadows Photography art centre and The Platform China. http://www.nadineshows.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/caochangdi-exhibitions/ Entrance to the Today Art Museum offices with a work of Yeh Yu- Hsuan. CAFA, museum, 'End of the world'. The work reminds me of things I've seen from Anish Kapoor. W.Y in front of 'End of the world' http://www.nadineshows.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/white-spaces/ Yesterday I had a nice thought while passing this place: 'it's impossible for me to get lost in BJ; since I don't have a clue where I am to begin with'. I found it a very comforting thought, so now I can wonder around for 3 months without worrying too ... http://www.nadineshows.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/downtown/ 798 is the old bomb & ammunition factory area turned into an art district. Although it stills hosts some nice galleries and museum (UCCA) it's really commercial nowadays. I was passing by this morning and found out it's also very popular with newly weds for taking bridal pictures. They call it ... http://www.nadineshows.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/798-brides/ For the Dutch Cultural Media Fund (Mediafonds) book assignment I had to do some hard core photo selecting. 15 projects with numerous fine pics. As they say: kill your darlings. These weird stills are among the unfortunate ones that didn't make it. http://www.nadineshows.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/kill-your-darlings/ So it finally looks like winter is over. This morning I woke up at 6.30 by the singing of a lonely bird! Only nice thing about winter are these fine mittens made by old Lithuanian women. Jan gave me the brown with pink ones. Funny thing is they kind of ... http://www.nadineshows.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/mittens/