Tuesday, March 31, 2009

moving to Collegiales

Tomorrow I will move to the apartment in Collegiales, and in a week I will start working in 'Ace. Yesterday the weather changed, temperatures dropping some 15 degrees and of course I got sick, sore throat, not feeling well, had to miss a performance of friends. Well weather can change really fast here.
It has been good here in Recoleta, I have been able to work and prepare for my work in 'Ace. Of course I have also been dancing tango a lot, making new friends, spending time with old friends.
I have contacted the Dutch Embassy here to seek their assistance with the street children project.
So far, so good!

Monday, March 23, 2009

cimeterio de la recoleta


One of the pictures I took.
I plan to work in 'Ace combining this type of photos as a kind of 'background' texture with imagery added in another layer.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Arrived in Buenos Aires

2 days ago I arrived in BsAs after a safe and very punctual flight. Checked into the apartment in Recoleta, where I will stay until April 1st. Then I will move to the neighbourhood of Colegiales, close to Proyecto'Ace where my residency is.
The first days are being used by settling in, taking care of the usual jetlag, going to tango events like the CITA festival where I meet friends and people I work with.
Tomorrow I have my first appointment with 'Ace, for which I am preparing by going over the many mails in which we exchanged ideas about my residency. Thinking about which techniques to use. Yesterday I met Bruno, a friend who also did a residency in 'Ace.

Weather is great as usual in March...good to feel some summer after long monts of winter in Amsterdam. Being in Recoleta brings back many memories, which will be of inspiration for my project. That's excactly why I planned these couple of weeks here. A la recherche du temps perdu. Will be going to the Cimeterio de la Recoleta to take pictures. Who knows what ghosts from the past will show up.