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A Beijing Skyline (Single)
DESCRIPTION
I grew up in the flat part of Belgium, in a small coastal town where the horizon is always far away and the clouds are heavy. I loved my clouds. I miss the endless views and my mind gets restless when my eyes look for that far-away horizon. We are now living in Beijing, where the winters are dry and summers are humid. From my window I often find myself scanning the sky for clouds. This day, there were few, and a weak breeze blew them into a long thin cloud. It looked like smoke coming out of a chimney, yet in reality the sky was blue and fresh and this tower is the modern fascinating Sun-tower in central Beijing. Or how images can twist our minds…
AUTHOR
When I grew up in Belgium, I played with words to describe the world around me.
Through the years and decades, other countries became a part of me, and so did their languages.
In 2016, we moved to Tokyo.
Suddenly, I lost my ability to communicate.
I became mute, as I speak only a basic level.
I became deaf, as the words that come to me do not make sense.
I became illiterate, as I can not read.
I became the one who does not understand what it all means and how it all connects.
So life put a camera in my hands.
Light became a new line of communication. Light and lines.
Small minimalistic moments but also the big dense city of Tokyo.
Thoughts and things. Colours and monochromes.
Trying to find my voice - still thrown between moods.
I never looked for the perfect picture. The professional approach. Don't ask me about technicalities.
I want to tell my story. As I feel it. And I don't measure the lights in my life.
Currently based in Beijing, China.
- Published in BW Minimalism Magazine, Ed 22.
- Honorable Mention in the class of Fine Art, Monovisions Photography Awards 2020.
Through the years and decades, other countries became a part of me, and so did their languages.
In 2016, we moved to Tokyo.
Suddenly, I lost my ability to communicate.
I became mute, as I speak only a basic level.
I became deaf, as the words that come to me do not make sense.
I became illiterate, as I can not read.
I became the one who does not understand what it all means and how it all connects.
So life put a camera in my hands.
Light became a new line of communication. Light and lines.
Small minimalistic moments but also the big dense city of Tokyo.
Thoughts and things. Colours and monochromes.
Trying to find my voice - still thrown between moods.
I never looked for the perfect picture. The professional approach. Don't ask me about technicalities.
I want to tell my story. As I feel it. And I don't measure the lights in my life.
Currently based in Beijing, China.
- Published in BW Minimalism Magazine, Ed 22.
- Honorable Mention in the class of Fine Art, Monovisions Photography Awards 2020.
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