Helga Paris

An exhibition organized by the Institute for the Foreign Cultural relations Stuttgart, Germany at our Durbar Hall, Ernakulam.

Artist : Helga Paris, Photography

Views around Kochi

Huge tanks being transported from Harbour to the factory resting on the roadside.

Heavy duty trucks that pulls these Bhim like tanks across the streets of Kochi.

Power Cut

 Most of my picture taking is limited to home space ever since the monsoon.

 These are some pictures from the powercut session in the evening. Inspite of the monsoon, our powercuts are still on, as the rain is yet to catch up. Statewise there has been a decrease of 700,000 lakh units all put together, perhaps from the less use of Fan and Air conditioners as the temperature has really come down with the rain.

Same angle same location, low shutter speed doing the trick at night.

Jankar

The jankar that connects Fort Kochi with Vypeen, a boat trip right across the harbour mouth.

Old Cafes

We do not see these kind of village cafes anymore in our town. Found this yesterday on my way to the Chendamangalam Synagogue.

Mangoes

 Summer time is mango time. Mangoes blooms just before the summer hot up and ripens when it is really hot. Mangoes compensates for us the energy we loose in the heat.

 The variety of the mango I have in these pictures have a soft tone to their skin with an yellow tinge. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not get the close ups sharp.

 Jasmines are a typical tropical delight. We use the flower for worship and also on person. Our women used to wear it on their hair and as a bracelet. Well, that was before the bottled perfumes.

The shrub we have at home, grew weary in the shade. We moved it to the sun and it "leaped". A single bloom so soon!

Jasmine is my favourite , always. For its simplicity and its fragrance. After blooming it wont stay on for more than a day. What a day it has, and what an influence.

Then the squirrels during the day,and the Bats at night,they feast on the tasty ones.

Kochi Muziris Biennale Aspinwall House

The Biennale Aspinwall house - A picture review.

Too many pictures at the end. Did not do a good job with sorting. But I do hope, you got a view of what was on at the Aspinwall House. We thoroughly enjoyed it all.

Summer flowers

Soothing companions.

Bread Roast

 Bread Roast any time at any way side restaurants in Kochi, Kerala.

Another Sun set

Fort Kochi, sun set, a beautiful memory for many tourists.
 

Elephant Trail

Biennale @ David Hall

Van Rheed was the Dutch Governor at Fort Kochi, when the Dutch ruled that part of Kochi for over 130 years. This was before British came to India and after the 140 years of Portuguese.
 
Long time indeed. 
 
Van Rheed wrote Hortus Malabaricus. A journal on the flora and fauna of our coast. You should rememmber that was the time European Kings waged wars and risked their everything for a foothold on that coast where they mined "black Gold". Pepper. 
 
Van Rheed lived in David Hall when he wrote Hortus Malabaricus. 
 
That is the same house where Biennale hold one of its venues. 
They have only books there, a collection any art lover should read. And recording of sound of revolution from all around the world.