i went a-photowalking and learned about a project that is collecting and growing old varieties of fruit.
Category Archives: basel
Zittel and Sosnowska at Schaulager
Schaulager is currently showing work by Andrea Zittel and Monika Sosnowska. If you get a chance to go, you should.
I particularly enjoyed Zittel’s design and architecture-related work.
And Sosnowska’s Corridor is great.
Workspace of an artist…
Just a quick note pointing to some snapshots I took on Saturday in Martin Gyger’s studio.
I like seeing other people’s workplaces…
Martin told me that he will be moving into a new workspace very soon, but before he moves out he’ll organize an exhibition. I forget the exact date but this should be some time in early September. And Martin says he’s planning to take part in this year’s Portes Ouvertes on 18th and 19th October.
Martin displays much of his work on Flickr. His work is for sale. Contact him directly if you’re interested in getting an original or a print.
Puzzled
This t-shirt text puzzled me this morning…
ZIM
TST
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I figured it out after a while but at first I kept associating ZIM with Zimbabwe.
I’ve uploaded two batches of snapshots to my Flickr stream. I’m a snapshotter at heart and I’m not spending much time correcting or editing my work (yet).
Unhindered by talent or technical skills, I hope I can at least convey the fun I’m having. I particularly enjoyed Saturday’s photo tour with Diveangel.
BTW, there’s a Basel Flickr meetup planned for 27th July 2008.
Jet lag
Last night was the second night that I couldn’t sleep cos of jet lag. Instead of trying to relax, I started googling for sites on combatting jet lag. One thing is sure, I’m doing it wrong. Apparently it takes one day of recovery for every timezone I crossed…
My current strategy is to go out and get some sun.
A couple of other links that I’d like to share:
Cooking and gardening are subversive activities. An interesting video on food.
There’s a Canon cam hack which I might try out (via TWiP).
Found a site that offers video podcasts on CSS.
Chrischona = done
A small feat to celebrate in my personal blog: I jogged uphill from Riehen to St. Chrischona today at a slow and leisurely pace. The first part was tough, but about half way between Riehen and Bettingen I started to feel better. I guess the endorphin production kicked in.
Despite a setback due to flu, my regular training is paying off. Just like the message on the Ovo packaging: Never give up. Concepts which apply to other areas as well…
While running I was constantly writing and re-phrasing statements for this blog post… Something fellow blogger Persillie calls mind blogging. For me it’s one of the added benefits of running: mapping out ideas and reflecting on experiences and dreaming; mixed with lots of fresh air and movement.
I’ll try to re-run this route once in a while. And there’s also the Chrischonalauf to consider.
Next Level Parzival
Here’s a blog post to encourage you to go see “Next Level Parzival” at the Schauspielhaus in Basel. I saw it yesterday evening and can recommend it.
If you’re a bit like me, you’ll read the Wikipedia entry on Parzival afterwards.
Further links: Deutschlandfunk
Flickriver
Scrolling Ad Infinitum:
I discovered a new Flickr tool called Flickriver…
It loads all images into one long html page, i.e. you simply scroll down to view all pictures for a tag or group:
Canon ImageBrowser to FlickrUploadr:
BTW, I’ve found a shortcut how to add photos from Canon ImageBrowser to Flickr Uploadr. In the ImageBrowser, open Preferences and add Flickr Uploadr to the list of external editing applications. Once you’ve added it, you can send images to Flickr Uploadr while in preview mode using Edit > Edit with Registered Application > Flickr Uploadr.
Alternative to Satellite:
I stumbled across lumis Gallery. The concept is similar to Satellite, i.e. you can host photos on Flickr and reload them on your own server within your own layout. It seems to have more features…. It requires PHP 5 and a Flickr account.
Today’s personal faves:
Postcard from Basel
Print it out and send it home:
I took a couple of spontaneous snapshots in St.Alban. Mostly stuff I see when I go running along the riverbanks. Like this graffiti. Or this analog sms.
BTW, you can see my recent Flickr pics on black.
Basel artist Martin Gyger
Basel-based artist and illustrator, Martin Gyger, has launched a website:
The site uses Satellite and a Flickr account to display the artwork. Simple.
Couple of my favorites are [1] [2] [3]
Browse thru the site, send a friendly welcome email, or leave a Flickr comment…
Recent cultural activities
Saw the play “Angst” at Theater Basel. It’s a kind of like a mashup with glimpses of 3 separate households on one stage, which then interweave towards the end. Entertaining. But it is not really deep or philosophical or thought-provoking. Covers all types of fear…
Saw the movie “The Namesake”. Sad and moving. Great mood. A topic I can relate to. Recommended.
Went to Grönemeyer’s concert in Bern. Fun.
Went to the Schaulager exhibition on Robert Gober (sinks, sinks, sinks). And to see the architecture of the Herzog & de Meuron building.
Novartis Campus
Sunrise in November
Ekiden Marathon in Basel
Tomorrow in Riehen/Basel:
I’m a substitute for one of the Lauftreff teams. For the 4.9 km distance. My very first race.
See also this Wikipedia article on Ekiden races
in between
The weather turned out much better than forecast. I took this snapshot while sitting in the sun at Barfüsserplatz.
meteo update
it’s official: September 2006 was (a lot) warmer than August 2006.
For the full comparison see:
SF METEO
Donizetti
This week in Riehen: Opernfestival
I listened into the rehearsal this afternoon. Great voices. And the stage is some kind of catwalk.
TV Sunday
I just zapped into the making of Vitus on Swiss TV:
A film I really enjoyed. If you get a chance, go see it esp. in dialect…
It’s raining cats and dogs in Basel. I hope this rainy weather will not result in floods and landslides in the mountains.
Yesterday I saw War of Lord* at the open air cinema on the Muensterplatz. I was lucky: it didn’t rain! It’s a good movie and realistic. And the movie definitely brings its message across. Category: Must see.
update:
*an offline commentator pointed out that I got the film title wrong. It’s Lord of War, starring Nicholas Cage.
Sunny Days
Summer sports program in Basel from 10th July to 12th August:
Sunny Days … they haven’t updated the pdf file with this year’s list of courses yet.
[update] The pdf is up now!
Hiking Ideas
A couple of weeks ago I stopped by at the tourist information office to collect a couple of brochures on Basel for a visitor.
Here are some hiking links I found in one of them (for future reference):
www.wanderwege-beider-basel.ch
www.jura-hoehenwege.ch
www.tourenguide.ch
P.S. I love the mugshots on this page.
Basel Blogger Meeting
Basel Blogger Meetup: ze details
Cyberwriter’s posted the venue for tomorrow’s meeting:
We’re meeting at the Restaurant Auf der Lyss at 18:30.
Blogger Meetup in Basel
If you’re a Basel blogger (or just travelling thru), there’s a meetup on December 15th at 18:30.
For more details, see
CyberWriter’s invitation
Feel free to come along.
Blogger Meetup in Basel in March 2005
Just got back from the Swiss Bloggers meetup in downtown Basel. It was fun sharing experiences and talking about tools and seeing the blogger “in person”. As Bamboozled had announced a couple of journalists came by asking questions about blogs, star bloggers… and the future development of blogs.