Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018

Usually going to an exhibition brings me joy: the discovery of new works of art in its various forms, new artists, is like jumping in a new parallel world filled with wonders and a whole spectrum of emotions negatives or positives.

Seeing last night Wildlife Photographer was slightly different: it is still art as there are no raw shots, everything is planned ahead, framed in a certain way, but the subject being the nature, there is more authenticity to it, animals are not posing for the photographer, everything is natural and you realise our real world is so wonderful and almost magic-like.

However, I haven’t felt joy last night despite all this beauty, but an incredible sadness as the other reality is we are in 2019 and these shots are getting rarer. It is truly heartbreaking to see all this astonishing nature and read “because of human activities, their habitat has been considerably reduced”, “because of plastic,…” “because of climate change,…”

This authentic and beautiful world is dying because of us and we can only praise these extremely talented photographers for bringing awareness to it.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 at the Natural History Museum, London (19 October 2018 – 30 June 2019)

#wildlife #Photography #environment #NaturalHistoryMuseum #nature

Mood of the day: Alex Ebstein, Spirit Cleanse and Basic Detox, 2017

Alex Ebstein, Spirit Cleanse and Basic Detox, 2017 (Hand-Cut PVC Yoga Mats, Acrylic on Wood Panel) @VICTORI + MO Gallery, NY

Today I am starting a cleanse/detox (thanks D!) and honestly? I am hungry and don’t see much the point (sorry D.)

I don’t really need to lose weight, I am generally healthy, but after all the excess of booze/smoke/fat food from the festivities, this cleanse seemed a good idea. But, this is the weekend and I miss the cooking part. Plus, drinking juice the whole day and having to wee every half an hour is annoying. I miss my bread, my coffee and don’t feel energised enough for a run. So nope, not for me.

However, I realise I would need a detox not so much for my body but for my mind. I am still a bit all over the space in my head, my novel is still far to be done (well, I know it will never be), I tend to shut me down from my friends and family, and my heart is still feeling weird and confused. I know going back to meditation and running more often would help but somehow, I feel paralysed.

This is why today, this piece of Alex Ebstein is weirdly soothing because similar to my own mind at the moment: even with the right tool (as per the yoga mat material used in the work), we are far from the peace of mind we seek. Unlike the visual balance of a mandala, the forms here doesn’t make much sense, but that’s ok.

#moodoftheday #VICTORIMO #AlexEbstein #detox #cleanse

Foggy Morning in London

I said this many times and will probably say it again: I love London. Again, today, while riding my bike for my morning commute, I had this amazing feeling. Yes, it is grey, cold, humid, but I love this town where sometimes you barely see more than few meters in front of you and giant buildings disappear completely under the heavy fog.

#fog #London #Portfolio