Love these Japanese fan prints.
The designs on fan prints are a reflection of summer. Lively festivals are shown in vibrant colours while lighter designs suggest the sun-drenched haze and deep blues offer cooling relief. As deeply personal items, the range of designs mirrors the tastes of the people of Edo period Japan.
I guess it was about time to make a new Wundermixtape. So click on the tape. Sit down or dance. Listen. Enjoy.
I love it when people write to me about their own or other people’s work, because they think I would like it. That means a lot to me. The lovely Dagmar, the creator of the blog Behind the Fan, which I’ve mentioned before, wrote a comment with a link to her Grandmama; Nana Bisp Büchert’s work. It was true. I’m already in love with her work, and I have the deepest respect for it. Her photographic work mainly takes the form of theme-oriented series and I want to show you some of her work, with the theme Watermarks. I recommend that you listen to the amazing song by Abel Korzeniowski while you scroll down and look at the amazing photos.
Abel Korzeniowski - Stillness of the Mind
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I’m intrigued by Ernest Joseph Bellocq´s old photos. He worked in New Orleans during the early 20th century and is known for his photos of the prostitutes of Storyville, which was New Orleans’ legalized red light district.
Continue reading ‘The prostitutes of Storyville’
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