Photographs & Memories

Chur, Schweiz, am 5. September 2024 Auf dem Weg zu einem Termin im Kantonsspital, für den ich viel zu früh war, nahm ich mir Zeit, um die verschiedenen Blumen am Strassenrand zu betrachten. Einige fotografierte ich. Dann bemerkte ich einzelne Zweige und Blätter, deren Formen mich faszinierten. So kam diese Aufnahme  zustande, die mich daran erinnert, dass die Naturformen oft erfüllender sind  als war wir selber zu schaffen imstande sind.  

To photograph means to discover. Literally, that is. When I took this picture, I was only aware of the bee on the right. Did you catch it?, asked my brother, who was standing next to me. I think so, I replied, looked at the display of my phone, saw it and felt quite content. I felt even more content when I later on discovered the bee on the left, for I hadn't had it at all  on my radar when I was taking the photograph. This is how I remember it. When I told my brother about it, he said  that he had seen and mentioned the two bees when I was about to take the photograph ...

Domat/Ems, 25 July 2024 My intention was to visit Vals but the the train was so full and the passengers so noisy thtat I decided to get off at Domat/Ems, and to go for a walk across the nearby gold course. I tried to focus my mind on my movements, to feel my feet touch the ground, and to experience the  wind on my skin. I remember some successful moments.

27 October 2021 I've been several times to Szombathely where I always stayed at a monastery turned event center. There were never many guests, I enjoyed the spartan rooms that instilled in me a sense of freedom. The pond was nearby. It was one of the places that I regularly visited. When I look at the photo now  it feels  like I'm right  there for this is what photos often do  –  they bring back time.

Sollentuna, 10 August 2023 When, on my way to the centre of Stockholm, the train stopped at Sollentuna, some colourful highrises caught my attention. I got off, walked around, took some   photos and started to talk to a guy who was looking at the building and taking notes. He was a city planner and explained  to me that the highrise to the left was the courthouse. I remember us having a longer talk on just about everything of  which I do hardly recall anything except his question whether I  was a philosopher.

These photos of me were taken by Blazenka Kostolna at the Zeughaus in Rapperswil in November 2023. I do not remember anything in particular of what was hanging on the walls of the museum which, come to think of it, seems kind of strange. Well, I'm not much into what is commonly considered art anyway. As a background to this  photo-shoot I think this place however pretty perfect.

Domodossola, am 17. April 2024 Zwei Nächte verbrachte ich in Domodossola. Es war nicht mein erster Besuch, die Stadt ist übersichtlich  und nicht sehr gross. Erstaunlicherweise gelang es mir dennoch, mich zu verlaufen. Es war sonnig und windig, was das Fotografieren von Blumen  nicht gerade einfach machte. Jedenfalls brauchte ich einige   Anläufe und viel Geduld, bis die obige Aufnahme zustande kam. Woran ich mich im Rückblick erinnere: Dass die Bewohner "meiner"  Unterkunft, jedenfalls die, deren Zimmer an meines grenzte, offenbar taub waren   –  ich wähnte mich gelegentlich in einer Disco. Dazu kam, dass sie die Türen  schletzten  – was auf taube Eltern schliessen lässt.  Erfreulich war hingegen die Kassiererin im Supermarkt, deren Maschine  den Barcode nicht lesen konnte, worauf sie mich nicht etwa aufforderte,   mir ein Ersatzprodukt zu besorgen, sondern dies gleich selber tat.  Auch  erfreulich war die junge Reze...