i went for a walk at the Balboa Park
to finally become member of the
MOPA
the Museum Of Photographic Arts
I got the membership for a year
and now i can go in & out of the museum free
also i am invited to special events and presentations
and to this cool event on Thursdays called
Pop Thursdays
that combines cult film screening
music, interactive photography projects, and even drinks...
one very interesting exhibition i saw yesterday was
Writing with Light
it shows the work of young students
who were presented with works of literature
fiction and non-fictions and then
expressed their thoughts by photos
a very interesting connection between
literature and photography
i saw some really interesting photos
you wouldn't believe these are young authors!
and also i was able to visit the old classic
to see some Paul Strand little prints
and some always impressive Ansel Adams
and them rushed out of there to practice
my experimental photography
see here below what i call
urban fingers trapped on a small dirty car
and hopefully with all these wonderful photos
whooshing by my head
i might be able to work again in my abandoned
23hq photo page!
i do miss my friends there and playing with my picts
but there are just so little hours in one day!
this has for sure become one busy Herbst
2 comments:
Hallo Berenice,
Who knows, maybe in five years from now you'll be exposing your pics inside mopapa.
This Balboa-building looks impressive, but it does not relate to a US-town. Has it been copied from somewhere or what?
Georg
hallo Herr Georg
danke for your high hopes on my photographic skills, if i ever exhibit photographs at the MOPA surely i'll let you know ;)
and i am very glad you asked about the style of this building...
Balboa Park was actually designated as a park by the Mexican government in the late 1800's but 'cause of the Mexican-American war this land became later part of US
However, the buildings, fountains and museums, etc. weren't built until 1915 for the California-Panama exhibition, which purpose was to commemorate finishing the Panama canal and to name San Diego as an important Californian port
the architecture indeed seems not very American, but in this case, I wouldn't call it a "copy" either... the architects who built the buildings used an "Spanish Colonial Style" which was used all over Mexico, and the south of California since indeed it was part of Mexico back then and before was a Spanish colony.
Actually you can still find a lot of "missions" early Spanish churches around San Diego and southern California, many corners of this city indeed look more Mexican or Spanish than American.
I shall visit the MOPA again tonight for a film screening and i will try to capture more of the park
and for the time being, if you are interested, here another 66 photos i've taken there
http://www.23hq.com/bere/balboa%20park
surely Balboa Park is the cultural heart of San Diego, maybe you can visit us here one day dear Georg!
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