Category Archives: ART

Ottobeuren

26.8.11

Ottobeuren was founded in 764 as a benedictine abby, and the present church was built in the middle of the 18th century. It is one of the great Baroque churches of central Europe. Its one of those places, that while I am not sure I really like it, I keep going back to look at it.
Photographed November 2010 in Ottobeuren, Germany.

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Lama Temple

15.7.11

I'm not a fan of much Asian architecture due to the constant restoration that makes many places seem as if they were brand new. Thankfully the Lama Temple survived the cultural revolution and while being alive and used, it still feels old and beautiful.
Photographed May 2011 in Beijing, China.

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Nazca by Air

8.7.11

The Nazca lines are one of those archeological mysteries that seem so strange since the creators could never have appreciated them as we do today. This was my second trip to see them and what I noticed more this time was the bleak and bareness of the surroundings. Coastal Peru is arid and mostly desert, and what are you doing making kilometer long drawings in the sand and rocks, Dancing?
Photographed November 2009 in Nazca, Peru.

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Xalapa Museum of Anthropology

1.7.11

It was my second trip around Mexico, and my father insisted that we go to Xalapa to see the museum, that it was worth a trip to mexico all by itself. Of course he was right, the average quality of the work on display is ridiculously good. Being a huge fan of pre-Columbian art has made this one of my favorite museums in the world.
Photographed October 2009 in Xalapa, Mexico.

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