“Wires and concrte slabs” by Manuel Alvarez Diestro
I was taking this image while a group of soi dogs were trying to bite me. Minutes before, I asked the driver to drop me next to what it seemed and abandoned row of concrete slabs somewhere in the fringes of Bangkok. I have never approached architecture in such a violent manner. This image corresponds to one of the many images that I took of the vertical towers interacting with the horizontal electric wires.
"maizales of the mind" by Manuel Alvarez Diestro
“Into the New Town” by Manuel Alvarez Diestro
I am still debating with myself If I actually have been in Chongqing, China. Soon will be one year and this place has increased my level of happyness at least by a 0.9 %, almost as much as my number one song “Enjoy the Silence” by British pop band Depeche Mode.
I took this photo from one of the many new suburbs of Chongqing. I wished I was the guy on the motorbike and mingle myself with the city and head towards a new future. Yes, forget for sometime who I am, where I am from. Give myself a vacation from myself. Disappear in the new town with the motorbike and embrace a new future in one of those towers in Chongqing.
“Growing towers” by Manuel Alvarez Diestro
“umbrella surrounded by debris” by Manuel Alvarez Diestro
City of Debris is a post war document on South Beirut during the summer of 2006 and right before its reconstruction. Now you can see it on www.transitorycities.com (projects)
visit Del Sol St. stand at ARTESANTANDER 2009
22-26 July in Santander, Spain
“Fenetre Didouce Mourad, Alger” by Manuel Alvarez Diestro
“High Densities, Hong-Kong” by Manuel Alvarez Diestro
Del Sol St. Art Gallery
Colectiva de Fotografia y Video
from 19th june to 11th july 2009
visit Del Sol St.
As you can see in this blog I am fascinated with high density structures around the world. These ones once again are from somewhere in Hong-Kong island. It is a bad quality image since it was taken from a commercial flight while traveling back to London. The plane took of from Lantau island overflying southern HK island and before reaching mainland.
I wonder if these towers are located in Stanley or Repulse Bay. Wo bu zhidao!!!! I wish somebody who reads this could tell me where is it. Next time I go to Hong-Kong I will photograph those towers from below or perhaps from the top of the roof if the tenants allow me. In fact, it will be thanks to you. I really need your help this time!!!!
If you want to see city landscapes around the world you can visit www.transitorycities.com
