At the end

I wonder why they have not put here on stage before the end of the concert... She certainly livened up the evening

Saint Zircus

As will be the case on most days for the next month (I guess) I went to Trnfest again. The first band seemed to lack any sort of contact with the audience (or maybe I just needed some time to unwind from all the work I've done over the day), and the second, well I have seen them a couple of times before. I like their first performance the most, 'cos it was by far the most energetic and full of fun ideas that people have when they are starting something new and they have lots of energy and only want to enjoy themselves... the second was my least favourite and this most recent one was somewhere in between. But as I have already seen them I was looking for what will be new. And I have to say that I found a few religious moments.. and here is one of them (but not the only one)...

The Wall

of famous musicians in Kranj. I wonder if they are trying to make a claim on them?

And here is another one that will hopefully put a smile on my dad's face.

Stand up

I always liked a bit of stand-up. (Once I even prepared a routine for Sanje festival and said I would step (probably should have used stand) in if one of the comedians doesn't show up - don't remember what it was all about and no, in the end I did not do it - but I would have done if I was called to do it, just to let you know). Well, no that's a lie... there was a time in my life when words meant nothing to me. It was the time that I called not so long ago my dada period. But it has been entertaining me for quite a few years. The only problem is that living in a small country as Slovenia, and stand-up being relatively new here, there are not that many comedians (stand-upians?) and you have soon heard all of their routines... and then they start repeating themselves... but... that’s the way it goes...
And the photo? Well, I chose it because the perspective is a bit funny ...

Trnfest

has started! It is the 19th repetition of it. And the 5th repetition of Trnfoto (which Damjan and I started)... There was a year when Trnfest kept me alive... well at least gave me a reason to get out of bed and struggle all the way there. When I had lyme disease. I slept all day and all night just so I would have enough energy to get there in the evening. And the first evening I was driven there (thanks Petja) and after ten minutes was so exhausted I had to be driven back (still managed the strength to make my way to the stage and take a few photos though). By the end of the festival (34 days later) I could stay there for the entire concert (one and a half hours) and maybe stay for another half hour talking... Yey! That is what I call progress. But no such problems this year... This year I just plan to enjoy it and take some photos (but I can’t place them in the competition as I am one of the jury... that’s not fair, is it?).

Morning

Ljubljana street in the morning.

The total perspective vortex

I have arrived.
Do your worst.
I have seen it all before anyway.

There is nothing you can do
that could possibly be worse
to what my brain has already done to me.

Suck me in.
Spit me out.
Destroy me in seconds,
‘cos believe me
this would be the easy way out.

Chaos.

I tell you, chaos. And no, I do not have in mind the concert (well the sound system was a bit chaotic) at which I took this photo. My blog is chaos. Total chaos. July has not been a good month for consistency. Not so much daily. But still... I try my best and I guess that will just have to be good enough. For me. For you. For all.

Another day...

another percussionist.

Djembabe

I have noticed that I have not posted any concert photos on my blog since the end of the jazz festival. I think I should do something about this. Here is a photo from an all female (except for their guest who arrived for the last two or three songs) mainly percussion band. Even though it was enjoyable one could not help but notice that if they tried to get into a bit more risky music, they had the tendency to get slightly lost in it.

Student fashion show

As anyone who knows me could tell you I am not a great fashion aficionado. I wear what I like to call clothes... You know something that is roughly the right size, that looks almost OK, that covers my body and keeps it warm, especially in the winter.
But my lack of interest in what I am wearing does not mean I find all clothes uninteresting... When walking down the streets there are times when I look at a piece of clothing twice (no, really) and I have been to a fashion show or two. At fashion show I tend not to even look at the articles as clothes, but more as a piece of creativity. A lot (but not all mind you) of fashion show clothes are anyway clothes that nobody could ever wear... well, no I tell a fib. Obviously the models wear them at the shows, but that is about it. This time there were one or two I liked, a couple that were interesting but impossible to wear, a few that made me giggle (which is also good) and quite a few that didn’t do anything for me (but even at these I enjoyed myself as I can my trusty camera with me). Here is a picture that does not really show that much fashion, but it is my favourite as a photo (if you are interested in student fashion production in Ljubljana you know where to find my pics).

And

a normal day... Which these days means working all day, but for a change I managed to escape and go out to see a concert and a play. Ahhh... how I missed watching and listening to other people's creativity. Hope I manage to repeat this tomorrow and go and see something again... I need to get back in my routine, otherwise I might become even crazier then I already am.

Boy's stuff

while driving around on Sunday I found some boys toys... I was never really interested in all this (even though I would give it a try given the chance), but I thought it could be an intersting photo op... and it was fun to photograph for a change...

Finally!

Friday night and a bit of time to pop into the world with my camera. Went to an exhibition and then wanted to also catch a preformance, but after a hectic week socialising got in the way...

A week

where I truly had to work non stop and had no time or energy to take any photos... I know it is a true disaster for all you followers...of course I also made a true mockery of the daily photo bit..

Underwater

As I went cycling on this hot Sunday I found a stream into which I thought I should dip my feet into. Luckily for me I had my little pocket cam with me that can take pictures and record movies under water. I wanted to make a whole thriller out of it but as this week has been so incredibly nusy with work and I have had no time to take new pictures or organise this footage into a thriller, I will give you the uncut version. While watching you should imagine some string music and a whole lotta tension, as well as some editing and a reduction to a minute and a half...

Fairies

Sometimes, as you go for your weekend walkies, you stumble across a fairy in the woods... I don't know, do they make wishes come true?

Hi mum,

this one is for you. Yesterday I went to an exhibition and even though this artpiece (or at least a part of it) is nothing that has not been seen yet nor is it groundbreaking in any way... hey, it is not even the best photo I took yesterday... but it still deserves a place on my blog... This one is for you as you are quitting smoking at the moment - a slight encouragement.

Graphic prints

Went to an exhibition of graphic prints made by artists who do otherwise not dabble in this form... But they had an art colony sort of thing going on and they all did some prints for a change... As this exhibition was in a cafe and the lights were all wrong and the prints were all under glass I could not get a good photo of them without loads of reflections ... This is probably the best as regards the lighting and stuff, even though it is not my favourite... but I am sure all beetle fans will love it.

A meeting...

...of creative minds (so what am I doing there? - oh, yeah, everything is fine, I am not in the photo)... planning an exhibition & performance & event for October...

A day for writing...

... something.

Licking Sarah Kane's pain

Picking up Dali's kneecaps
scattered on the ground
during the summer storm.
Tossing them away one by one
'cos they don't fit the hole.
In the midst I kneel
rejecting reality.

Chasing Picasso's eyeballs
rolling around in the dirt
following a brief encounter with terror.
Tossing them away one by one
'cos they don't fit the hole.
Blind I stand
unable to see reality

Licking Sarah Kane's pain
that filled the air
as the life got punched out of me.
Unable to make it go away
'cos it fits the hole
where I once used to be.

Trio Debilana...

... is back! No, it is going forward. To the finals in SA. After a long, long time we started recording a new video-parody-thingy, I don't know, whatever we call it. Let's call this genre a debilana spot from now on... So a new one is slowly on the way... and here is a single frame sneak preview...

Impro comedy

Even though I am a great fan of stand-up comedy routines I also enjoy improvised comedy stuff... Even though I suppose once you have seen a few routines, you do realise that the improvisation is slightly limited... but I suppose if absolutely everything was improvised it would be extremely hard to sort of guarantee a good time... But anyway... more laughter all round...

Street theatre

takes to the sky... It seems that street performers are finding the streets overcrowded, so they reach upwards and beyond. In this case quite high at times...

Happy conductor

Michael Abene :)


And photography the old school way

More jazz?

Yes, why not? Saw two bands that I liked today... The first were Get the Blessing (but the photo is not of them) and the second was Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band, which reminded me of the Notting Hill (ahhh... take me back home... ) carnival in a way.

Poster

Even though I have seen quite a few bands at teh Jazz festival today, I think I should give you all a non-concert photo, just so you don't get overwhelmed by all the concerts. So here is a photo from a photoshoot for a dance performance poster. This is one that was not chosen, but I like it... so, as it will not be turned into a poster, I better show it here :)

Bands galore

OK. I have to wonder sometimes. Today I have seen 6 bands... It is like I have been at a mini festival... It all started with 3 bands early in the morning and then in the evening I went to three jazz concerts. So how to choose the photograph of the day... impossible I tell you, impossible... Well no, obviously it is not impossible, because I chose one. I decided to show you one of Phil Minton which was the last concert of the night. Because I like it. I like the face.

Photo exhibition

Tonight it was time for a photo exhibition... As tomorrow is the start of the Ljubljana Jazz Festival, the photo exhibition depicts jazz musicians. Some of the photos were really good, others not so... well I guess somebody else might enjoy the other ones. Overall my favourite were the photos by Petra Cvelbar and Iztok Vidmar. It is strange because they are very much opposites... however, both manage to capture something I like... Petra gets an incredibly sharp and clear picture, while Iztok does much more dark photos with just small light patches... Petra's photos are so sharp you can see what is on the mind of the musician, while Iztok's are made with such a deep and intense feeling that you can actually experience what the musician is thinking. All in all, a nice evening...
But just to keep you on your toes, here is a photo that was not done by neither of them... (it is good though)

Swan regatta

This picture is from my lazy tea drinking Sunday. I like it because it looks a bit like a start of a sailing regatta... and no, I have no idea why I would like the start of a sailing regatta...

View from the water

Sometimes you need to change your perspective, even if it is every so slightly. This time I dropped into a jumping fish position. Above the water, just that little bit so that my camera did not get wet (no, I do not have a plastic casing for it, but then again I also don't think I really need it). And I think it provides a nice change. You?

Gossip

A night to gossip. Well, OK, maybe I am not the right person to gossip with. I am not up-to-date with the gossip. But last night I was. Up to date with Gossip. As I had such a busy week I did not even sort out a photo pass, but then Neli & Roman gave me a free ticket (thanx to you both). For a while I was thinking should I even take the camera with me as I do not have the photo pass. I thought that then the security on the door will ask what is in your bag and you know it will all get complicated... you know how it goes... But then I decided that if I do not take the camera with me, something will happen that I will really want to photograph and I will not be able to... and you know... drama... tragedy... disaster... the end of the world... and all that. So the camera went with me... and yes during the concert I did not have the best position, but hey, that's life... but then the singer went into the crowd (a brave thing when there is a couple thousand people who want to touch you) and I got some good crowd shots, which are different to the normal concert ones...

NYPC

See? I told you I'll be back soon. But I really needed a few days off... But back to photographing anything I see again. This is from the New Young Pony Club concert from which I expected more (it wasn't bad, it was just OK), but that is how it is with expectations. You expect and then things just don't live up to your expectations. C'est la vie...

Dead beat

I know the blog is called Suncan's daily photo... but last week I took so many photos I could have a daily album and now I just need a short break from all these photos... but I will be back ... soon... very soon.

End

All good things come to an end (or so they say) and so did the nomad dance festival. I enjoyed myself, I guess the dancers did also, but I also guess we all found it hard and at times emotionally draining. I took loads of photos, some good (I hope) and plenty that not even I have seen yet.
I am too beat to write a lot but to all the nomads: enjoy and hope to see you soon, and for myself I hope that I will be invited to photograph some other festivals in the mean time.

Rain

outdoors and water on stage.

Dancer becomes rock star

According to the show it takes some therapy, some subconscious action, some strange sexual practices and the result is here... OK maybe this is not exactly what the performance is all about, but I thought it would make a good blog post...

Disciplina Kitschme

As much as I love photographing dance performances I just had to also whizz to the concert of Disciplina Kitschme in between all this dance that I have been experiencing over the week. It is a band I listened to way back... in the olden days. Pure drum and bass, but live... Three people - one bass, one set of drums and three vocals (yes, I did see the drummer singing at some stage). Texts are very minimalistic, but the music is full even though it is played by two basically rhythm section instruments. Loved the concert, but unfortunately missed quite a bit of it as I was at two dance performances before the concert... but they were good, so I can’t complain...

Dance on

my mind. Today I spent 13 hours photographing dance performances. The nomad dancers had a run through of all their performances (14) and of course there is no way I could walk out in the middle. What kind of person would I be if I photographed 8 performances and then say, sorry, your draw sucks... you didn't come in the first 8 and I can only photograph this much and then I need to go and drink beer with my friends... Yeah right... That's just not me... However, I did seem to lack a bit of energy after 11 hours and a half have past, so I might not have done justice to the last two performances. But that truly was beyond my control...

Portrait

while I was photographing the dance nomads I had the opportunity to take a portrait - you know the type that could hang over the mantlepiece in a nice country mansion.