25.3.07

los angeles int'l, terminal four, 6:30 pm

πέντε ώρες αναμονή. η κίνηση κορυφώνεται. άνθρωποι, μηχανήματα και ροές ινφοσυστημάτων αλληλοτέμνονται στο μη-χώρο του αεροδρομίου. μαζί και οι λέξεις. κάποιες μου τραβάνε την προσοχή. όπως της γυναίκας με το ξεθωριασμένο τζην και το ρεβέρ. μιλάει στο γιό της που μοιάζει πια με 'αμερικανάκι': φοράει ένα άθλιο, γκρίζο tee κι έχει πετάξει κοιλιά.

- καλή επιτυχία. τι άλλο να πω? καλή επιτυχία...
[...]
- να με πάρεις τηλέφωνο μόλις φτάσεις θεσσαλονίκη.

ύστερα, χάνεται στο βάθος του διαδρόμου-τούνελ,
σκύβοντας αργά το κεφάλι.
βαραίνει η σκιά της.
σα σε προσευχή.
ή λυγμό.






[μάνα?]

the new zealand dispatches [end of]

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ήθελα να γράψω πολλά, θα περιοριστώ στα βασικά # δεν έχω ξανακάνει τέτοιο ταξίδι # μαύρισα πολύ # δεν έχω δεί τόσο όμορφα μέρη. δεν υπήρχαν λέξεις # έβαλα τρία κιλά # ο ήχος και τα χρώματα των κυμάτων στην παραλία της oakura # το σεξ με τον m.: μια καλή ιδέα για το τι σημαίνει συζυγικό κρεβάτι [μεγαλώνεις] # μύρισα ειρηνικό [καλύτερο απο το να βλέπεις ή να ακούς, τελικά] #

τα επόμενα dispatches θα σας έρθουν από την ιαπωνία.
φιλάκια.


karangahape road

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locals refer to karangahape road simply as 'k' road'. k' road is a round the clock busy spot and a point of reference for the alternative scene[s] in nz's real capital. boutiques, great second-hand and vintage shops [clothes, gifts, design, decoration etc.], historical buildings [mid-19th century that is], galleries and a good deal of asian restaurants make the place worth a visit. i bought a white leather tie and some pressies for people back home and have been eating at that malaysian for three consecutive days [means food was pretty good. also means that i was not bothered to look around for something better]. for the wee hours of the night, there is a cluster of gay places, close to where pitt street hits k' road. i 'd definetely recommend 'family'. it is a superb club with drag shows, not stictly 'gay' which makes it even cooler. while you are meeting the locals [a supa sexy mix of european kiwis, maoris, guys from the pacific- one was so cute but was picked up before i even got a chance to chat him up- and asian boys], prostitutes are hustling on the intersections of k' road and loads of drunk kiddies are begging for a spare fag. at the same time, others are just sleeping on the benches.

luved it!

turbulence: third auckland triennial 2007

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i visited a couple of galleries in auckland which hosts the third triennal-2007. my pick is the 'long march' project which i found of particular relevance to the current transformations taking place in auckland, most notably the expansion of a dynamic chinese community and the use of space at the heart of the city. it is also a very distinct work as it debates the nature of chinese immigration, a hot topic in national agendas in asia-pacific and beyond. [ an extract from the triennial's site below]

No Chinatown

For the 2007 Auckland Triennial, the Long March - Chinatown will be brought to Auckland in a collaborative project with artists Kah Bee Chow and Daniel Malone entitled No Chinatown. The project takes a public minded approach by utilising public spaces not just as exhibitions sites, but also involving the contributions of many other individuals, communities and collectives as a vital part of the work. The metaphor of 'Chinatown' will be used to engage with the Triennial's curatorial theme of turbulence, and the subsequent dynamics of immigration, tourism and cultural diaspora raised in the process of globalisation. Within this framework Chinatown serves not as an illustration of identity politics or post colonial discourse, but rather, as a metaphorical site to explore general notions of performed and constructed identity, as well as focusing on the local context of Auckland, a city, which has been deemed a 'high-immigration' city.

No Chinatownwn will engage with the ambivalent social atmosphere, at times ambiguously, at times provocatively, around the relationship between Auckland and its Chinatown(s). Should Auckland have a Chinatown? Does Auckland in fact already have Chinatown(s)? What indeed constitutes a Chinatown or any (self) determined cultural identification with place? No Chinatown will raise these questions and the discursive space for any number of simultaneous answers, sometimes contradictory, acting as a catalyst to precipitate the emotional state of Auckland; at times lamenting a lack, or proposing an action, at others giving voice to confusion or resisting over-determination. It will engage in the Triennial's broad discourse around multiculturalism, as well as the unique context of Aotearoa New Zealand's bicultural geo-politic and the notion of Maori as Tangata Whenua (people of the land).

- Long March Project, Kah Bee Chow and Daniel Malone

21.3.07

recap: the movies

συνηθίζεται επτά, σταμάτησα στις δεκα-επτά, σε σειρά τυχαία. για τη discolata που ζήτησε ιστορία.



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μετέωρο και σκιά
[1985] τάκης σπετσιώτης
...και το πρώτο μου πακέτο τσιγάρα




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angst essen seele auf

[1974]
rainer-werner fassbinder
[μου θυμίζει τον νεζί, μέσα στο αυτοκίνητο]




στο τέλος μιας μικρής εποχής, λίγο πριν χαθούμε,
ο ν. βγήκε απο το 'βακούρα' χορεύοντας.



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the lover
[1992] jean-jacques annaud
η ινδοκίνα της marguerite duras,
κι ένας έρωτας μπερδεμένος,
σαν αυτούς που μας έμαθαν


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sous le sable
[2000] françois ozon
-τελικά, δε μου είπες
-...
-αγάπησες όσο αγαπήθηκες?



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cinq fois deux
[2004] françois ozon
-δε θα μέναμε μαζί
-το ήξερες?
-το είδα. τη μέρα
που σε γνώρισα


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andrey rublev
[1966] andrey tarkovsky
η ψυχή της μητέρας ρωσίας
[τη λατρεύω]





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the doom generation
[1995] greg araki
όταν τη βλέπαμε
οι ολλανδοί συγκάτοικοί μου,
τίμια παιδιά 'τιμίων οικογενειών',
έφευγαν απο το σαλόνι, ένας-ένας.
[ένα road movie για μας
]




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the piano
[1993] jane campion
στις ακτές της ίδιας χώρας,
ξαναμαθαίνω τα χρώματα σε ρυθμούς nyman.
στην ανοιχτωσιά
-αλήθεια σου λέω-
τα όνειρα αρθρώνονται καλύτερα.





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short cuts
[1993] robert altman
αριστούργημα.
θα 'θελα να την ξαναδώ




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even cowgirls get the blues
[1993] gus van sant

θα μπορούσε να είναι η αγαπημένη μου.




[ξέρεις τι?
νομίζω πως είναι]





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die verlorene ehre der katharina blum
[1975] volker schlöndorff
το κράτος ήταν ο μόνος τρομοκράτης




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boogie nights
[1997] paul thomas anderson
δεν ξέρω για σένα
αλλά εγώ μεγάλωσα
με markie-mark.



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il vangelo secondo matteo
[1966] pier paolo pasolini
στο σπίτι σου,
μεγάλη βδομάδα,
να τη βλέπουμε
και να μη λέμε τίποτα.



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delicatessen
[1991] marc caro+jean-pierre jeunet
μμμμ,
γιατί δε βγαίνει ξανά τέτοια ταινία?





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flesh
[1968] andy warhol
είχαμε-μάλλον- πάει να τη δούμε μαζί.
τη ρουφήξαμε.




θέλω πολύ να διαλέξουν ταινίες:
george le nonce,
sensual monk,
xilaren,
ακοίμητος,
και ο ερανιστής.

[new seal]

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for a moment, thought it was you

19.3.07

well, that's wellington for you

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heavy showers and strong westerlies [couldn't figure out where they were coming from, though. pacific? antarctica? aussie?]. stayed in most of the day.

15.3.07

making the journey, vi

Dear husband

we have had no news from you for two years
write via the Red Cross
your mother died June 1942
We are all well.
Kisses. Your wife
Elisa Manson (Lunardello)

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[detail] italian wives and fiancees of New Zealand soldiers
arrive in New Zealand, 1946

making the journey, v


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For many dutch children the Depression of the 1930's, and WW II changed everything. Tina Koopmans could barely get any schooling and her family life was shattered.As a young woman she met Aad Vlaar, who 'd had similar troubles. They decided to leave Holland together. New Zealand offered immigration assistance to rural workers, which they applied for. Eighteen months later they were boarding a plane with other young people on the same scheme.

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They arrived in Chritchurch in a winter day in 1954. With a journey north to Wanganui, their lives as Dutch New Zealanders began.


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making the journey, iv

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panayiota alexiou, greek migrant, arrived in new zealand 1951

making the journey, iii

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lydia slikas, migrant from lithuania

making the journey, ii

the ocean is wide. the journey is long and cramped, and you are travelling among strangers. but you are going to a new country [..], and life is about to change for ever.

what is going through your mind?



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[richter-esque]

making the journey, i

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rebbeca dawber, married cabin passenger

the new zealand dispatches: on the road

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the cape egmont dispatch

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the oakura dispatch, xii

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the oakura dispatch, xi

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the oakura dispatch, x

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the oakura dispatch, ix

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the oakura dispatch, viii


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[campion-esque]

the oakura dispatch, vii

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