Gijs’ travelogue

Shoot Away

Shoot Away

Bumped into this handcrafted sign in the Copper Canyon, Mexico.

What else could I do but to take out my camera and start shooting

Streetsigns-Australia

Streetsigns-Australia

Coober Pedy is an exeptional place. The better part of this town lives underground because the conditions are just too harsh.

Coober Pedy is the Opal capital of the world and therefore many shafts are dug in order to find the precious stones.

To prevent people falling in one of these shafts this warning sign is found frequently around here

Transport by bike (4)

Transport by bike (4)

Although scooters are getting more and more popular, a simple bike is still seen as the ideal way to transport your goods from A to B.

Weather it's buckets of paint, piles of chickens or pottery you want to move, your bike is there to make it happen

Transport by bike (3)

Transport by bike (3)

Although scooters are getting more and more popular, a simple bike is still seen as the ideal way to transport your goods from A to B.

Weather it's buckets of paint, piles of chickens or pottery you want to move, your bike is there to make it happen

Transport by bike (2)

Transport by bike (2)

Although scooters are getting more and more popular, a simple bike is still seen as the ideal way to transport your goods from A to B.

Weather it's buckets of paint, piles of chickens or pottery you want to move, your bike is there to make it happen

transport by bike (1)

transport by bike (1)

Although scooters are getting more and more popular, a simple bike is still seen as the ideal way to transport your goods from A to B.

Weather it's buckets of paint, piles of chickens or pottery you want to move, your bike is there to make it happen

Pagoda Tea

Pagoda Tea

After a game of batminton (which he lost in favour of his friend who happened to have just one arm) the janitor of an ancient Pagoda poors us a nice cup of tea.

The Pagoda lays just outside of one of Vietnams main cities, Hanoi

Pushbike in Hanoi

Pushbike in Hanoi

Offcourse it's great to travel around, get to know other cultures, other types of food, other languages...

But sometimes it's just a bit too overwhelming...

Kielzog - Toon Elfrink

Kielzog - Toon Elfrink

Toon Elfrink has created huge monumental structures with branches of willows.

In the 'Waterloopbos' the desolate pavement of the Bangkok Haven-miniature was immensely attractive to Toon

Kielzog - Meg Mercx

Kielzog - Meg Mercx

Meg Mercx created a group of hovering figures for the the 'Kielzog' exhibition.
The group emerges from the forrest as if they are ghosts.

The work has an eary feeling about it and at the same time something holy, as if the figures are headless priests.

The elements make the work literallly move as if they are living objects.

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