a[n] [auto]biography and a love story.
I came here every night of my stay in Arles, I believe. It is important to call it Le Café Van Gogh, because that is what it is. It is a restoration of the cafe that you painted, not the original. It is meticulously designed. Yet – it rests in the same location. And so [...]
Mon, November 23 2009 » Photo entries, Popular Culture, Research, Travel » 6 Comments
One of the things that Vincent and I have in common is a love of old things. The worn, the rusted, the aged – that which many people find messy or ugly – is beautiful to me because it speaks of the time that has passed, the character of a place, the history of what [...]
Mon, November 2 2009 » Personal, Photo entries, Research, Travel » 2 Comments
Vincent, after seeing the room where you lived and died, I needed a break. I took a lovely walk around the whole town for a good three hours, stopping to eat a sandwich on the side of the road. You would also take long walks, and I went as far as necessary to see every [...]
Mon, October 26 2009 » Personal, Photo entries, Research, Travel » 3 Comments
