25.11.2013

mind tripping

η στιγμή που προσπάθησες να απαθανατίσεις τη μισή σου καρδιά.

και η στιγμή που την έκανες παρελθόν.

λίγο αργότερα έπεσε πάνω σου.
εντάξει όχι ακριβώς πάνω σου.

"she's drinking wine, drinking wine, drinking wine
recognize me & take me over
she's drinking wine, drinking wine, drinks my mind
but I don't mind"

από Αθήνα Ναύπακτο.
από Ναύπακτο Αθήνα, Νοέμβριος 2013.

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17.11.13

Κυριακή

όλες μου οι αναμνήσεις κλεισμένες στο κουτί της όσφρησης.

καμιά φορά ξεπηδούν άθελα μου.
έχει να κάνει μάλλον με τη διαστολή.
ανοίγει η χαραμάδα ξεπροβάλει το άρωμα.

κατεβαίνοντας τις σκάλες με συναντάει.
ξεσηκώνονται οι νευρώνες αρχίζει ο χορός.
φλασμπακ.
γρήγορη και στιγμιαία επιστροφή στο παρελθόν.

μαύρο φόρεμα.
έξω πλάτη.

κρύο.
στην αριστερή πλευρά του κόσμου.

συστολή.
κλείνει το κουτί.

επιστροφή.

έρωτες.

καρδιές κομμάτια.
μυρωδιά που με κάνει να ξυπνάω το πρωί χαράματα.
εγώ και η πρώτη λεπτή σιλουέτα του ήλιου.

φοράω το κίτρινο φόρεμα.

διαστολή.

αυτή η μυρωδιά πονάει.
μυρίζει ουίσκι και μπογιά.

κουραστική μυρωδιά.
σαν να κατεβαίνω την ίδια σκάλα με τα χέρια.

συστολή.

διαστολή.

όλες οι αναμνήσεις μου είναι άνθρωποι.
οι άνθρωποι έχουν τη δική τους μυρωδιά.

ξύλο. αλάτι. βασιλικός. βροχή. Κυριακή.

σε όλους αυτούς.

άσπρο φόρεμα.
ανοίγω το κουτί.

Ελευθερία.
οι αναμνήσεις είναι τα μελλοντικά μου όνειρα.

Αθήνα, Νοέμβριος 2013

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2.9.13

I must get back to the sea / πρέπει να γυρίσω πίσω στη θάλασσα

στο repeat με πολύ αγάπη.

θάλασσα μη με διώχνεις μακριά.

καλό, γλυκό Σεπτέμβρη.

Σκάλωμα, Αύγουστος - Σεπτέμβριος 2013

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30.8.13

water trees

I spent the last weekend in Nafpaktos, my half-hometown among my most beloved people!

I became a godmother of a beautiful baby boy!

Everything was great!! Family and close friends were there to celebrate the naming ceremony, under the hot sun & right next to the sea!!

Reunited after a long time, felt so good..
Danced "Razmatazz" together, once again after years, jumping around the bar, set ourselves free!

Drank ouzo by the sea, girls' talk & laugh! Nothing but joy!

.. & now back to the big city.. little Nicolas with his parents Marina and Petros & his sister Melina are going back to the States. Next time I see him he will have taken his first steps..

The creation story of the Sun Mother for Nicolas..

3rd picture taken by Drosina!

Natasa & Drosina, Nafpaktos, August 2013

στα Ελληνικά:

Τα πλατάνια αγαπούν το νερό.
Δεν θα ζούσαν αλλιώς.

Εγώ αγαπάω εσένα.
Δεν θα ζούσα αλλιώς.

Ναύπακτος, Αύγουστος 2013

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31.1.13

bang bang

Bang Bang.

It sounds like Quentin Tarantino maybe(?).. well I fully recommend you to watch Django.. amazing film, maybe his best..

I was during a kind of "smoky"(..) night when I first paid attention to this song. I was out for a drink, in small bar in Nafpaktos, listening to great music.

Everything was so blurry because of the smoke and tears came to my eyes suddenly.
It was one of those moments when you just don't know.. ..was it the song(?), was it the smoke(?), or was my mind flipping(?)..
Strange thoughts within a second & my mind was about to explode. bang bang..

Then I left the bar & the music & ran out seeking for some fresh salty air & I decided.. it's all about me. It's time for me to make the next step, I've been living in a boring bubble the last 10 years.. I should give serious thought to those lyrics of bang bang. 

.."Now he's gone, I don't know why
And 'till this day, sometimes I cry
He didn't even say goodbye
He didn't take the time to lie.

Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down"..
.. and when I say "he" I mean my conventional life.. when I had a routine, an office job & no personal life..

Today it's been over a year since I got plenty of personal life & freedom {.. not plenty of money, though} & I've started organising my free time. My scarves' job.. {..coming soon}, my love for photography..My free life is about to begin!!

..of course it was the smoke that made those tears come to my eyes but it was also him that tolerated me over the past year!! I feel that things are getting clear lately!!
Beauty is our solution.. & revolution, why not..

Here's to freedom!!

Les amours imaginaires is a film to be seen. the soundtrack of course bang bang.

don't forget our gift for you!!

one of my favorite blogs became 4yo this weekend & I wish her many many more lovely posts & photographs, Nileta is one of the most talented persons I've ever met!! & I want to dedicate her this old post of mine.. because she is a propper dancer!!

I was so chatty today, sorry about that,
a smile.
S.
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4.1.13

the bridge

For me Thessaloniki was the bridge from 2012 to 2013!!

I met with good friends, I rarely see due to the distance..

..and I also met with the beauty of this city. The diversity of it's colors captured my eyes once again..

I came back with a heart filled with love & a camera full of beautiful pictures of lovely places & happy faces!!

so my 2012 photo diary is complete & my 2013 has just begun!
enjoy it!!

1. rainy train trip to Thessaloniki, one of the best trips ever!!
2,3. my best spots at Christos' house, where we stayed!! Christos except for being an amazing host, is also a great architect & photographer!!
4,5. abstract photos around the city
6. Despina!! maybe the greatest mama I've ever met!! with the most beautiful eyes..
7. traditional goodies wrapped with fancy patterns!!
8. were the Balkans meets Thessaloniki.. in Modiano's arcade, with plenty of tsipouro & Bregovic!!
9. my nike's are made for walking..

My resolution for 2013! I'll try to live simple!!
As long as you have good friends, your family, health & a little space to fall asleep you can live a happy life!

We only need love!!
the song that makes me want to scream of happiness.The clip is a scene from the movie "Home" wich is worth to be seen!

lucky happy 2013 to you all,
S.

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8.12.12

my "desh"

The contemporary dance performance "DESH". It took me two days, since I watched it, to recall it and realize it's stuck in my mind, leaving me speechless.
I've never before felt the after effects of a play, so strong and powerful..
"Desh" means "homeland" in Bengali. Maybe it's this meaning that makes me feel strange those past two years..

For me there is no homeland, we should belong to our soul & body, choose any little piece of earth to live in, as long as we have love & coexisting.

I want to look inside you, learn things from you, hear stories of your country.
I want to learn your language.
try to teach me.

I saw "DESH" by Akram Khan. It was heart breaking.
.. and that music.. hard to forget..
here is a teaser..

*some pictures of "my" temporary "desh".

S.

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28.11.12

prints από(-)τυπώματα

αποτυπώματα ή από τυπώματα it's exactly what I work on those days.

I don't think that there is a fit translation in English but I will try to explain it.

I duplicate & play digitally with some prints, photo prints, fingerprints, paintings & try to make some traces of things that I have in mind & inspire me recently.. that's why the whole design is a kind of a chaotic scene! next step will be to print those schemes on silk!

inspirations of my.. chaos, black & white, tolerance, nostalgia, Camus reading, fingerprints, touch, quandary, moon (black&white.. again), the place I want to escape to, me & my beloved ones, the unknown, summer love, love.

Also because in Greece it is very difficult for me to find a proper place that makes digital printing on silk & will probably send my designs in UK, if someone knows something, about a place here in Greece that does that, please let me now!! I would be very glad if you do so!

the song that finally match so much.. !!

.. at the end, I couldn't resist sharing with you my new MMM tattoo top from H&M! I'm obsessed..

a smile,
S.

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11.10.12

amor

a picture taken by d in the early morning light.
my favorite pic ever.. I'm impressed on it's simple beauty.

"Amour". breathtaking.
a song that could be the soundtrack of the movie.. 

some lyrics..

One
"Love does not always find a way: but gives

A promise that it cannot be destroyed:
It’s even killed and buried: yet it lives
In every heart in which it’s crucified.

Love is sheer joy. But has to suffer you
And me. It can’t avoid its Calvary.
Silent. Unseen. Transparent, pure and true,
Rich in its own reward of poverty."

with love

S.

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1.10.12

never sorry

I first met Ai Weiwei from his famous porcelain sunflowers seeds, an installation that took part in Tate Modern in 2010 & was a symbolic movement & critique about the "Made in China" products.. You can read here a very comprehensive article about the piece..

Few days ago, at the 18th Athens International Film Festival, I watched the film, "Ai Weiwei Never Sorry".. & I was amazed !! I went out of the hall, & kept thinking how much strength we have among with fear inside ourselves that immobilize us

the film is also an opportunity for everyone to understand the dynamics of the digital media & how they can inspire & arouse people..

.. ..

"the pub" a very nice animation short film by Joseph Pierce ..

the song !!!!!!!!!!

have a nice week!!
S.

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21.9.12

where do you go to (part two)

an one day journey to an island could so "tricky" been "hugged" but the song..

cause on an island in September you can reconsider your life & what makes you really happy..
September gives a different mapping of the islands
the colors are different, the clouds are flying so low that you can almost touch them..
everything is easier on the island in September, everything is prettier, your mind is clear..

maybe I could live there, or maybe not.. I think I could work better there.. I'm sure about that..
it's the fresh air & the salt & the wind that makes everything more delicate..

I went there with my sister.. it was a long time since we had spent so nice moments together !!
& of course the song is for her .

It was Serifos again ..

good morning & good luck,
S.

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20.9.12

where do you go to (part one)

I'm listening to this tune non stop since yesterday & I need to sing & dance it non stop all the night  ..

It is the music carpet of the final scene of the "Hotel Chevalier" short film, that I saw yesterday night !!

the stills are taken from the movie !

the post - part two will have the same music & conceptual meaning !!

this song makes me smile & look back to some specific lovely moments ..

good night
S.

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6.9.12

the backstage of a banoffee pie

because I miss London so much lately..

I've made my favorite desert.. mini banoffee pies !!

couples on Primrose Hill are two of the best pictures I took in London !!

the courtyard of central saint martins school, by the afternoon sun! / a pair of shoes I felt in love with at Selfridges ..

and the British band Fujiya & Miyagi .. the song of the day !!  loudly please !!

when u miss something from the past it means that you've experienced it - and this is what felicity is about.

have a lovely day !!
S.

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