The Magic of the Cities.

Zen promotes the rediscovery of the obvious, which is so often lost in its familiarity and simplicity. It sees the miraculous in the common and magic in our everyday surroundings. When we are not rushed, and our minds are unclouded by conceptualizations, a veil will sometimes drop, introducing the viewer to a world unseen since childhood. ~ John Greer

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Hopeless


A girl and her child begging for money on the street.

Gracias por su visita / Thanks for visiting.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Theory of Man



Theory of Man

January first: The Big Bang
May first: The Milky Way is formed
September 9: The Solar System is formed
September 4: The Earth is formed
September 25: The terrestrial life starts
November 30: Atmosphere in Earth
December 17: Sea invertebrates
December 18: Sea plankton
December 19: Primitive vertebrates
December 20: Vascular plants
December 21: First bugs
December 24: The dinosaurs
December 27: First mammals
December 31: Human beings

Recently arrived:
what are we doing in this Earth?

Alberto Blanco

And in the background the American embassy.

Dedicated to Sofia.

Gracias por su visita / Thanks for visiting.

Monday, March 10, 2008

The Angel of Independence


El Angel de la Independencia al atardecer / The Angel of Independence at dusk and in the background the Torre Mayor [building].
El Ángel de la Independencia ("The Angel of Independence"), most commonly known by the shortened name El Ángel and officially known as Columna de la Independencia, is a victory column located on a roundabout over Paseo de la Reforma in downtown Mexico City.
El Ángel was built to commemorate the centennial of the beginning of Mexico's War of Independence, celebrated in 1910. In later years it was made into a mausoleum for the most important heroes of that war. It is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Mexico City, and it has become a focal point for both celebration or protest. It bears a resemblance to the Victory Column in Berlin. [Wiki]

Gracias por su visita / Thanks for visiting.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Colonia Roma / Roma District


A culture space at Colonia Roma.
Fodor's Review: Recently, bookstores and cafés have helped transform this old neighborhood into the capital's full-blown arts district. The Galería OMR (Plaza Río de Janeiro 54, Col. Roma. www.galeriaomr.com. ) is tucked away in a typical Colonia Roma house, with an early-20th-century stone facade and quirkily lopsided exhibition rooms. This active gallery has a strong presence in international art fairs and art magazines. It's open weekdays 10-3 and 4-7 and Saturday 10-2. A short walk from OMR, Galería Nina Menocal (Zacatecas 93, at Cordoba, Col. Roma. www.ninamenocal.com. ) specializes in work by Cuban artists. The gallery is open weekdays 10-7 and Saturday 10-2, but the small staff is not always particularly welcoming to tourists who just want to take a look around. The Casa Lamm Cultural Center (Av. Alvaro Obregón 99, at Orizaba, Col. Roma. www.casalamm.com.mx.), a small mansion and national monument, nurtures artists and welcomes browsers with three exhibition spaces, a bookstore, a wide range of courses, and a superb café and a great restaurant that offers delicious international cuisine. Galería Pecanins (Av. Durango 186 at Plaza Cibeles, Col. Roma.) may be small, but it's a significant local presence. It's open weekdays 11-2 and 4-7.


Gracias por su visita / Thanks for visiting.