Japanese artist Sayaka Ganz takes sustainable art to a whole new level by transforming discarded everyday objects into sculptures that seem almost alive.
Images from here.
June 2011
Greece is so much fun! I spent just over three weeks there, mostly in Athens, Mykonos and Santorini. I also got to spend some time in Delos and Naxos, which are also a part of the Cycladic group of islands. I don’t even know where to begin, but I like the idea of being able to read this again a few years from now..
There were protests in Athens during the days I was there. On my return to Athens after the islands, people have started camping out in front of the parliament at Syntagma Square, but all the protests that I witnessed were peaceful ones despite heavy police and military presence.
I loved Athens for it’s unpretentious big city vibe; some parts of Athens reminded me a lot of KL’s Petaling Street, especially the area around Monastiraki and Athinas Street. You can find just about any type of local produce, spices and meat at the Varvakios Agora, which is the central market of Athens a few blocks from Omonia Square where the top of Athinas Street starts. The streets and laneways are brimming with all walks of life, the little restaurants scattered around the area are full of working-class Athenians and the food is absolutely amazing.
Holidays are funny things; the good ones I mean. You can’t really bear to leave but you do. You can’t really bear to be back but you are. Suddenly it all seems so far away, like that was another lifetime ago where the sun’s out and only thing you think of in the morning is where to get the morning’s fresh coffee.. not knowing what that day might bring, whom you may meet and what you will learn.. I’ve been really inspired from my time away and a place like Greece for someone like me is an awakening of sorts.. suddenly Sydney has lost it’s appeal.. perhaps it’s becoming a little too familiar.. perhaps it’s the Winter weather.. I wonder if that’s a good thing or not. I’m sure it’s only temporary.. I’ve always been happier in Summer.
It’s a bit surreal to be leaving the islands today. The past couple of weeks have been amazing. Naxos is beautiful but quiet. Some of the villages I visited were so remote that the kids were taking pictures of me on their phones. In about two hours I will be back in Athens.. but a part of me wish that I could stay on the islands a little longer. There’s always next year.
Sx
