Whiter than White

the baltic sea provided the most beautiful sight. a spontaneous gig by swans and flock of seagulls..

poland in winter is whiter than white and you could possibly walk for a long time just meeting ice, snow and familiar figures..

but what's the new face of poland more than 20 years after the fall of communist regime?

 the church is always the strongest opinion leader with its record breaking Radio Maryja pushing extreme views on death penalty, gay and semites...

but catholics are looking forward as well (this is a picture from a post modern nativity set in Torun)

 the youth -always raging and forever dressed in black. stating that this is no longer a subcultural choice (post punk of the 80's and 00's and industrial of the 90's). polish men are dressed in black. and that's a fact. period.

 igor and friend telling me about the skateistan project where Kabul youngsters are introduced to skating!

his name is Dj Faggot but apparently his looks are not about sexual orientation..

the eternal Wiktor Skok from Lodz

 Like in a kaleidoscopic past the Polish are coming to terms with the socialist mess...

intellectuals (here is our beloved bernardo bertolucci clearly showing his support to the reds)

have played their part. but what is the intellectual edge now? 

arts can break barriers , that's true and polish culture has always been keen of sophisticated views.

like the exhibition at torun CoCa centre of contemporary arts " the Melancholy of Resistence "

but eventually it will all turn into a vodka night affair...

                                                                        ..broken dreams..

..keep police busy..

 back to family. edgar performing with young piotr..

marek and mary

Uncle Christopher "the lithuanian" showing the goods

dobro 

                                                                       Dinner on the 31st

My masked self