green elevator door

“Green Elevator Door” by Manuel Alvarez Diestro

through

“window framing tree, towers and hidden river” by Manuel Alvarez Diestro

I was at 600 AM in the North West of Guangzhou.  I was looking for holes on walls where I could see through and discover new vistas of the periphery. On a little street full of marble workshops I found a rusty gate with several openings.  I bended my knees and saw a row of towers in the back perfectly aligned. The written red Chinese characters next to the wholes reminded me I was in China.  Later I would discover that between the towers, the esplanade and tree lied the Pearl River or perhaps one of its many branches.

I left the gate and reached an iron bridge similar to those built by the Eiffel school.  A train passed through and the structure vibrated.  I closed my eyes and wondered I could be in the Colindres iron bridge traversing the Ason River or in the Imbaba bridge traversing the Nile River in Cairo. 

I did not take a photo of the iron structure but I let you imagine that not far from the view that you can see there is a bridge on the left margin and a river between the towers and the tree.

Guangzhou will be coming soon to  www.transitorycities.com

Hong-Kong from above

HKG from above by M. Alvarez Diestro

I wish I had the enough memory to have a souvenir of that flight.  I spent many hours next to somebody.  I do not recall anything.  A face, conversation…something.

But I remember those locations below.

“At this moment” collective exhibition at Del Sol St.

 

“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.

the end

An advertising add posted in every corner of Sydney streets says “the end”. This time it was somewhere in Redfern.  It seems to follow me all around the city since the moment I arrived.  My three days trip  with this add is pushing me to become twice aware of my short stay in this city and  perhaps the confirmation of another life episode ending in my life at that time.

Once again, as in many other cities before, I wanted to get completely lost through the streets of Sydney.  However, two days after a hidden inertia within me will force me to get to the subway (in Town Hall station which by the way recalls me Maverick Station in the Boston harbor)  and reach the international departures terminal at Sidney International Airport.  It will be  the time to fly back to Johannesburg.  It will be the time to follow the same responsible attitude which will push me to always return to a point of origin.  It will be another failed and short lived perfect escape.

If you want to see more images of Sidney you can go to www.transitorycities.com

do you know where these towers are?

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

fish

It was there on the asphalt of Hong-Kong.  100 meters away from the blue house I described on this blog.  I was going to the HMV record store to buy chinese pop music and photographed it.  It was my surprise that while walking to the record store I found a little temple in Wanchai where the actress Gong Li has a little sequence on this building in the movie the Chinese Box.  She portrays a woman called Vivian who goes to the temple after finding out that John, played by Jeremy Irons, will be dying soon.  This movie is a must see for those addicted to Hong-Kong as myself.