tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55349928128109976112024-03-13T17:58:17.192+00:00ARTUR SIKORA PHOTOGRAPHERwww.artursikora.comartursikorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061828172058364014noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534992812810997611.post-32307998125547785272020-05-13T07:16:00.001+01:002020-05-13T07:18:11.251+01:00New blog...A few months ago, I decided to continue the blog as part of my website and completely forgot to announce it here. So here is the link just in case you will be looking for new posts: <a href="http://www.artursikora.com/blog">www.artursikora.com/blog</a><br />
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Thank you!artursikorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061828172058364014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534992812810997611.post-90109144574419828252019-11-19T07:42:00.001+00:002019-11-19T07:42:12.515+00:00New Ilford Ortho Plus 80 - first (visual) impression <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I wanted to try this new film from the first day when it was announced. For a few reasons - the look of photographs exposed on orthochromatic films, its abilities and finally the fact that it will be available locally at last... as most of Ilford films.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Monday morning. Finally! Kids in school. I am on my bicycle heading to J<a href="https://johngunn.ie/" target="_blank">ohn Gunn Camera Shop</a>. 8.58am John with his usual wonderful smile opened the door to let me in. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I took out Rollei, packed into my bag the evening before, and loaded fresh roll of new Ilford Ortho Plus 80. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I decided to go through parks where morning light was doing its magic. I have two on my way home... could also jump into third one but 12 shots (usually too much) in such situation is not enough. Two parks were OK then. I also wanted to expose a few frames on the street photographing buildings, my usual subject.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Done. A few minutes after 10am I was back at home with roll ready for processing. And then surprise... I completely forgot to check processing data sheet. There was no XTol, my usual developer on the list or anything else I have at home at the moment...like Rodinal Spezial (R09 Spezial).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The only Ilford developer I was using from time to time was Perceptol but stock I had here was already out of date. After extensive online research I was back to square one.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I decided to call on John Gunn camera shop for Perceptol. Unfortunately out of stock but got an advice instead - 4min in Rodinal Spezial can be the way to go. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">OK. It had to be done fast as that was the plan for the day and the clock was ticking.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In my small bottle of Rodinal there was only 20ml left. I needed almost 32ml. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As this film can be processed under deep red safelight there was an option of processing by inspection. Not this time. It would be too time consuming and too risky considering the fact that I had some images on the roll which I wanted to get processed correctly. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maybe I should photograph flower pot next time while testing film. It would be much easier ;)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to online research... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Got it! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One short sentence at the end of one of many forum's discussion. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ilford Ortho Plus exposed at ISO 80... Xtol, 1:1, 9.45min, 20C. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Quite old 'conversation' and based on large format negative version.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had to trust this guy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And I did...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My thoughts? I love this film. Sure it's not for everyone and not for every application but it is orthochromatic film. Film designed for specific usage. And it works great for that purpose. Landscape, streetscape or architecture... (besides copy and reproduction of course) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's a very sharp, fine grain film with beautiful contrast. What strikes me the most, however, is its dynamic range. I have never experienced it with any other film I was using before. I know, it's my first ortho film so I can't compoare. At the same time, I was using wide range of Ilford, Kodak and Fuji films for over a decade and this material is</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> impressive.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The way how beautifully it renders foliage... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I definitely should use a camera on a tripod and with closed aperture but this time I really wanted to try it out as fast as possible and with no hassle. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All photographs were exposed using <a href="https://camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Rolleiflex_T" target="_blank">Rolleiflex T</a> - ISO 80, f8 (except one with f3.5) and 1/60s - 1/125s, handheld with yellow filter. Then all was scanned on <a href="https://www.epson.ie/products/scanners/consumer-scanners/perfection-v850-pro" target="_blank">Epson V850 Pro</a> using <a href="https://www.silverfast.com/show/silverfast-ai-studio-8/en.html" target="_blank">Silverfast Ai Studio</a> software.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Apologise to anyone who expected here very technical information. It's purely visual opinion based on my experience and preferences.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One thing is certain - there will be many people who will enjoy this film for sure. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am one of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For all specs and data please check Ilford website <a href="https://www.ilfordphoto.com/ortho-plus-120" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before shooting I had some time to walk around, scout the place and figure out the best possible shots. Then about 30-40 minutes to go through chosen areas. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Structure of this building is fascinating. Wonderfully exposed, blended with all bookshelves and beautifully opened to the external part of the campus though broad glazing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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artursikorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061828172058364014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534992812810997611.post-29918851495734235592019-10-22T06:38:00.002+01:002019-10-22T06:39:38.352+01:00Arts Building revisited<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arts Building, designed by ABK Architects and completed in 1979, was the second structure I visited with my cameras when I started to work on ‘Unfulfilled Dreams’ project in 2011. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A week ago I got back to Arts building during Open House 2019 festival. As all of you already know I have soft spot for well designed concrete buildings, especially these from 60s and 70s. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There was a few beautiful new buildings on my list this year but I had to change plans and eventually ended up with Arts Building only … Fantastic tour with lots of interesting information and possibility to capture bits and pieces in my black and white squares.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lights was beautifully dim. Exactly as it have to be in such objects. I had Delta 400 loaded in my Rollei but all was exposed at 1600 which was absolutely enough. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Photographs taken back then (2011) are different and like it. I can clearly see how my approach to project and vision how it should looks like </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">changes</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I probably would photograph again every single building I visited since 2011 but it will stay as it is with small updates every now and then. Like this time…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can read my blog post about Arts Building in 2011 using this link: <a href="http://bit.ly/ArtsBuilding" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Art of concrete</span></a> .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is also link to 'Unfulfilled Dreams' project so you can see more photographs I made in there back then: </span><a href="http://bit.ly/UnfulfilledDreams" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Unfulfilled Dreams</span></a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> .</span></div>
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artursikorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061828172058364014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534992812810997611.post-44415248378569429082019-10-05T20:18:00.000+01:002019-10-05T20:36:06.622+01:00Heading North...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Waking up at 6am on Saturday morning sounds like a crazy plan considering the fact that I do it every day during the week. This time however it was something special on the way - A photo trip with my good friend and excellent photographer Jim Leonard, who came up with this idea a few weeks earlier.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The day before I packed my Rollei, Holga (yes, just two cameras this time) and box of films. It was still dark and pleasantly mild when I left my place. An hour later I met Jim. We packed our bags into the trunk and soon after that we’ve been on the road to Belfast. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Forecast was rather unfavourable. Once we arrived, to our surprise, Belfast was literally shining. The streets were filled with beautiful light reflecting off buildings and illuminating surroundings. It couldn't be better.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I don’t remember when last time I was wandering the streets just for pure photography and enjoyment, without any other particular purpose. <o:p></o:p></div>
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What made it special however was the fact that we were not on our own. We have met a fantastic local photographers who showed us Belfast from completely different perspective - Sean Allen, Patrick O’Lean and Alistair Prentice. <o:p></o:p></div>
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(Links to their websites/public profiles are at the bottom of this text so please have a look) <o:p></o:p></div>
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Walking, photographing and listen to great stories... Just a perfect day! It was also a great experience to see them in action portraying strangers on the streets in such an interesting manner and with full confidence. I was surprised how positive all approached strangers reacted asked to being photographed.<br />
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And of course I was the odd one avoiding people and pointing my camera towards concrete and brick walls ;)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">As usually all images will be presented soon on my social media: <a href="https://business.facebook.com/artursikoraphotographer/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">FB</span></a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/artursikora" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Twitter</span></a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artur.sikora.photographer/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Instagram</span></a> and also <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/artursikora/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">LinkedIn</span></a>.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the end we visited <a href="https://www.nmni.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Ulster Museum</a> and extraordinary exhibition '<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(71, 71, 71);">Temporary/Permanent' </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(71, 71, 71);">by Frankie Quinn, </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(71, 71, 71);">marking the 50th anniversary of the erection of the first Belfast peace wall.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #474747;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(71, 71, 71);">Exhibition is open until 10th of November so go for it if you will be in the area.</span></span><br />
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At the end I wanted to thank here Jim, Sean, Patrick and Alistair for wonderful day!<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Jim Leonard</b>:<br />
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<b>Sean Allen</b>:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Thank you!</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"> </span>artursikorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061828172058364014noreply@blogger.com0Belfast, UK54.597285000000007 -5.930119999999988154.450095000000005 -6.2528434999999885 54.744475000000008 -5.6073964999999877tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534992812810997611.post-21307089456214600642019-06-12T20:36:00.004+01:002019-06-12T21:44:02.790+01:00Convert – world of photography and ... cameras<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I also have to admit that I had not much time to write about anything for the last half a year or so. All my projects are on hold due to work and family related duties. One can say that there is always a moment for casual photography… well, that really depends on circumstances .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So ... first post after over 6 months will be mostly about cameras for a change rather than photographed subjects ;) but there are a few photographs to look at as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let’s start from the beginning. Couple of years ago I decided to switch my photographic equipment which I am using for professional purposes to mirrorless system. It was all about weight, outcome quality and other features unavailable in DSLR world (at least at the time when change has come).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This move took a while but I enjoy every single minute with it. My backpack lost about 40% of its weight and technical quality of work at the same time went up incomparably.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Weight was the main factor when I started to consider similar change with my film cameras I am using for personal purposes… personal projects and rather rare negative film based commercial assignments. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was especially important due to my recurrent back problems and the fact that I cycle and walk most of the time. I definitely had to get portable analogue equipment .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I sold my Hasselblad 500cm with its two lenses at the beginning of this year. 10 years with this wonderful but relatively heavy system came to its end. Shooting hand held, which is the way I work a lot when photographing for personal purposes, was limited rather to 1/125 with Hasselblad. Even 1/60 was very risky with its large mirror. It was also a bit awkward to carry around.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Very small and light camera. At the moment even 1/30 of a second is easily doable handheld. Completely different experience. Now this camera is often in my bag or over my shoulder and it is not a burden anymore. I could come back to my long forgotten </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">routine of photographing </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dublin. Of course as long as weather is good. Also thanks to easily accessible and affordable filters I could rediscover my way of photographing and getting stronger contrast which I love. </span></div>
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artursikorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061828172058364014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534992812810997611.post-78592340783893486652018-12-26T16:55:00.000+00:002018-12-26T16:57:46.469+00:00The beginnings ... <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This morning I opened the box with collection of my old negatives. Some of them from 2008/2009. Yes, that was the moment when I started my adventure with analogue photography. About 2 years earlier this medium became my form of so called visual expression. Surprised? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No, I wasn’t born with camera ;) I got my first one (smena 8m) when I was about 8 years old but after exposing a few frames, film broke in the camera. It was never processed and I didn’t bother to use smena again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It’s all started rather about 2007/08. Initially street mixed with architecture. Modernist concrete structures were always my favourite subjects since then…. approached in a bit different way than I do it now. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here you can see short series of frames exposed around Berkeley Library in 2009. All mages on Fuji NCN400 black and white C41 film, Mamiya C330 Pro.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I didn’t process negatives myself back then. I decided to play with a few months later. And then it was like a flood …. Roll after roll, cameras, experiments and so on…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Below photographs are ‘remastered’ if I can say that. I rescanned all frames in higher resolution using much better scanner and software than I had available 10 years ago.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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artursikorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061828172058364014noreply@blogger.com1Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland53.343532713006461 -6.255921910003053253.342940213006457 -6.2571824100030531 53.344125213006464 -6.2546614100030533tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534992812810997611.post-79282738717736006712018-12-15T22:10:00.000+00:002018-12-15T22:15:06.613+00:00Back to the East...<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">August 2016 ... <a href="https://artursikora.blogspot.com/2016/08/journey-to-east.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">'Journey to the East...'</span></a> (please use this link to read old blog post). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That was a very hot summer. Strong sunlingt, blue sky and <span style="caret-color: rgb(128, 128, 128);">incisive shadows </span>from early morning. Perfect weather for <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2094833/holga-story-cheap-plastic-camera-made-hong-kong" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Holga</span></a> .</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last night I found a few more photographs from that time. As usually these images had to mature to be ready for presentation. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">... 13 photographs which I decided keep in drawer until now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eastern Poland: Hrubieszow, Zamosc and Lublin once again... and its mostly old buildings sometimes typical for this particular region.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today these structures are gone, flattened , destroyed…</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dublin (</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">not only I am afraid) already has a record of treating valuable buildings in a shameful way in past century. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><i><a href="http://bit.ly/DublinDisappearingOvernight" target="_blank">'<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dublin Disappearing Over Night'</span></a> ... </i></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Georgian Houses back then. </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Modernist architecture now.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Incredible, vital concrete structures are endangered being replaced by shiny glass blocks.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This time not overnight but on equally massive scale and it seams to be unstoppable.</span></div>
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artursikorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061828172058364014noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534992812810997611.post-2925256653066961542018-11-18T16:52:00.000+00:002018-11-18T16:52:31.262+00:00Postcards from Ballymun...<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beautiful, sunny day. October 2010. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Camera loaded with unusual for me material - Velvia 50, colour reversal film...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now it's like a traveling in time... especially if Ballymun has changed so much since then.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That was a moment in time when every corner of now 'Old Ballymun' was so inspiring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, it's another blog post based purely on archival materials initially rejected. It basically must have evolved in me and I had to grow into the decision of showing it... </span><br />
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<br />artursikorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061828172058364014noreply@blogger.com0Ballymun, Dublin, Ireland53.39907 -6.281790799999953453.380134500000004 -6.3221312999999535 53.4180055 -6.2414502999999533tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534992812810997611.post-22611538058980524832018-11-11T11:47:00.001+00:002018-11-11T11:47:54.221+00:00Up in the mountains ...<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking through old negatives I came across a few photographs from before 7 years ago which I rejected for some reasons. I think it's a good moment to bring them back to life. The more so now that I think the initial decision was bad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was still a few hours left to plane departure so I decided to spend it walking with camera (Polaroid</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> SX-70) and visit a few architectural sites. Kino Kij</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ó</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">w (Kiev Cinema) - building designed in between 1961-63 by <a href="http://architectuul.com/architect/witold-ceckiewicz" target="_blank">Witold C</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://architectuul.com/architect/witold-ceckiewicz" target="_blank">ę</a></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://architectuul.com/architect/witold-ceckiewicz" target="_blank">ckiewicz</a> and opened in 1967 was one of them. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's one of the finest examples of polish modernism. It was also </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #212121;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">the biggest (960 spectators), most modern and </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the first </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #212121;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">widescreen cinema </span></span></span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">in </span></span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Poland</span></span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> back then.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just a few minutes later I notices an elderly lady slowly walking towards the building. That was the time to make another approach. I visualised wonderful contrast coming in ... monumental concrete wall </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">somehow</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">fragile, tiny old lady... Quick focus adjustments and now just await for the moment the lady will walk in to the right position. Click....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="text-align: center;">In January 2018 this photographs</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span>was <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">published in </span>Black+White Photography<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"> magazine (digital edition) - B&W Photographer of the Year 2018 competition edition - selection of the judges’ favourites.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church at Dublin Airport, </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">designed </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by <a href="http://archiseek.com/2010/devane-andrew-1917%E2%80%932000/" target="_blank">Andrew Devane</a> and built </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">in 1964 - </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Another building within ‘</span><a href="https://www.artursikora.com/unfulfilled-dreams" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Unfulfilled Dreams</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">’ project.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Being at the airport a few times a year I never had a chance to see it in other way rather than from the distance. </span></span><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Now I could touch it, feel the surface of each brick and concrete</span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Incredible experience.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Especially in such a day - bright, sunny, clear sky. It could not be better. Beautiful, simple building e</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nriched visually with strong shadows which gives another dimension to it.</span><br />
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The same about spending more time with parents I usually can see only once a year.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-size: small;">Classic, beautiful example how to deal with concrete, how to make it look great and and how to shape it. It’s not the first building designed by Andy Devane I am visiting. I am sure you remember photographs of incredible AiB Bank Centre in Ballsbridge … (please use this <a href="http://artursikora.blogspot.ie/2016/11/aib-bankcentre.html" target="_blank">LINK</a> to see images)</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-size: small;">I exposed Adox at ISO 16 and processed both films in Kodak Xtol as usual. Result was truly impressive. Beautiful , clear negatives with strong contrast and incredible tonality.</span></span></div>
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artursikorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061828172058364014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534992812810997611.post-66249054808464955312017-01-15T09:37:00.001+00:002018-12-10T19:37:44.691+00:003rd Place Winner - Monochrome Photography Awards<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Truly wonderful news arrived this morning…</span></span><br />
<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I was awarder <b>3rd place</b> in International Black and White Photography Competition - <b>Monochrome Photography Awards, Professional Architecture Category</b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once you mastering specific camera it will become a perfect tool in your creative process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Never got a good results with Large format polaroid films but it was usually due to faulty </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">or simply imperfect</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">equipment (holders).</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now, there is a chance to make it right...with something smaller.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is a few options available these days but after all it will be a choice in between two films - Impossible Project and Fuji Instax.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fuji - seams to work perfectly with consistent, good results and images which are not really changing in time...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Impossible Project - these films can surprise in every single shot for a change and there is no warranty that the look of the image will be the same in a few weeks...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But...there is one thing which keeps me away from Fuji at least for now - format. I don't really like Instax Wide format and Instax Mini is just to small. Impossible is way better in this field giving nice large photographs in Spectra film or slightly smaller but square (the best format ever) with its 600 Type, I-Type and SX70...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is however another factor/category which is quite serious and makes Fuji stands out - price. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Impossible is about 3EUR per image which is q</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">uite expensive considering the fact that Fuji Instax Wide for comparison cost about 1EUR per image.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Right...lots of pros and cons on each side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A few years ago I got a great present from a good friend of mine, Bart (<a href="http://www.lightpainted.com/" target="_blank">Light Painted</a>) - <a href="http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Polaroid_Spectra" target="_blank">Polaroid Spectra</a> camera with glass coated lens. Really nice camera.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I tried it just after that with B&W film from Impossible...which came out totally sepia. That was it. No more tests, camera ended up in a drawer as there was no other option for photographic material.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Time for a few snaps... a</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nd big disappointment on the first try as photograph was not coming out from camera. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">OFF and ON... Here it is. Wasted one, overexposed... probably due to the fact that it was exposed twice or even three times in order to get it out from camera. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Problem with power? Hm, not really. It's a new film and battery in it is fresh. Camera seams to be fine as well. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another try... The same story...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These test brings nothing... </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Time to calm down, relax and find solution...</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I did a quick research online - the problem seams to be with the curtain which prevents accidental exposure (in the front of camera, over the pocket where film is ejected). It seams to be blocking for some reason film on its way out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Almost there but not exactly. I am quite happy with contrasts. Images are Black and white and they are big :) comparing to Fuji... But the look of it is still lacking something which is hard to explain... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Two shots left. Time for different lighting. Evening at home... As usually during tests I had to talk to Amelia (my daughter). Two shots in two slightly different lighting conditions (please see descriptions under each photograph).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One is just perfect technically the other one is better from visual point of view but not sharp enough. It was however my fault.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Perfect! This is exactly what I was looking for. Nice tonality and excellent sharpness once properly set and focused (It is of course rather camera not film itself).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now, Fuji plan to release <a href="http://instax.com/square/" target="_blank">square format</a> Instax in a few months ...it will be smaller than Impossible but this will be a great option for consideration. </span><br />
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I spent some time in Bruhl </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">last week</span><span class="s1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">. Beautiful town in Rhineland (Germany), just beside Cologne. I was working there on commercial assignment </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">with one of my frequent clients</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sitting in the train from Bruhl to Cologne I had a few minutes to think about possibilities. I wanted to choose the right place to focus on. Everything else would be on my Plan B list... and I made it. The best choice I could make :)</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>St Johannes XXIII catholic church</b> completed in 1969, designed by Josef Rikus and Heinz Buchmann. Pure, truly impressive brutalism in a very small form.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I always approach such buildings with a big excitement but this time it was something really special. All was so different than previous buildings I had a chance to see. It's like a concrete sculpture which you can use, go inside, look at from the outside. Fully functional sculpture. Beautiful. Similar emotions filled my brain and body when I was entering <a href="http://artursikora.blogspot.ie/2011/09/concrete-beauty.html" target="_blank">Berkeley Library, TCD</a> with my cameras in 2011.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">This kind of architecture you can only love or hate. There is no other option. That's the fact. And this makes it also so unique :)</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Church was open so I could have a look at it from the inside as well. Magnificent simplicity, heavy raw concrete... just brutal. At the same time however very light in a strange way. Entire church looks and feels like levitating over the ground. The additional effect of mentioned lightness is being doubled by beautiful stainless glass windows with pattern matching all structure. </span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Illumination inside …another special element. Not very bright interior but at the same time perfectly exposing every single structural detail. It’s kind of dim light penetrating all areas…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Years ago I was trained to design buildings, to participate in its creation process. Over a decade later I ended up archiving them using my cameras and seeing them being demolished on almost frequent basis. Quite a significant metamorphose, isn't it? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">This blog article is exactly about one of such a subjects ….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Before I start, I would like to say that I had quite a difficulties writing this post. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Sometimes I would prefer to explain everything only through images as this is exactly what I see and what I want to show. Photography is obviously form of my expression but also my passion and profession since a few years. This passion has to be shared with architecture anyway as architecture is actually still in and around me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">At the same time however I am aware of the fact that I also need a words every now and then.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Some days I can write a lot. My fingers jumping from one key to another. Words are just flowing and all my ideas are being transformed into short stories almost instantly. The other days however I can’t even think about simple sentence, can’t built proper text…I have everything in my head but just can’t transform it into words… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I see only images… This is what I have since a few days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">It's one of the reasons why I am often enclosing links to articles from magazines, newspapers or online sources. People already wrote many fantastic articles about subjects photographed by me or its creators so why not to share it and blend it with the effect of my visual perception.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">‘Bankers Paradise’, ‘Garden Bank’ … as this <span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">one of Ireland's first campus-style business complexes</span> has been already described.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">...As simple as that... and It goes along with usual public acceptance - 'ugly building', 'eyesore', 'happy to see it down'.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">...hmm why it is so difficult to understand that traces of every period are very important for future generations... </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">architecture, literature, paintings...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In case of architecture we are talking usually about very innovative structures for the time when it was built, about genuine ideas. It is an architectural heritage which needs to be treasured. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Doesn't matter what people say and how much money developers can offer for the land...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So many buildings has gone already and many other will be demolished sooner or later. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over a week ago I was photographing Fitzwilton House (please click <a href="http://artursikora.blogspot.ie/2016/10/along-grand-canal.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see the photographs) ...'redevelopment' of its area will happen very soon. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This includes demolition ...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The same with part of the old AiB Bankcentre in Ballsbridge, absolutely stunning building which I am hoping to photograph before it will be to late. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am awaiting permission since a while...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These are just very recent examples.</span><br />
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artursikorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061828172058364014noreply@blogger.com0Phibsborough, Dublin, Ireland53.3599058 -6.272399899999982227.8378713 -47.580993899999982 78.8819403 35.036194100000017tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534992812810997611.post-23669845203096623752016-10-15T09:44:00.001+01:002018-12-09T10:45:44.401+00:00Along the Grand Canal...<div class="p1">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Two buildings </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">caught</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> my attention - </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: "\22 helvetica neue\22 " , "\22 arial\22 " , "\22 helvetica\22 " , sans-serif;">Fitzwilton House on Wilton Place and then former Bord Fáilte headquarters </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: "\22 helvetica neue\22 " , "\22 arial\22 " , "\22 helvetica\22 " , sans-serif;"> (Irish Tourist Board) </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: "\22 helvetica neue\22 " , "\22 arial\22 " , "\22 helvetica\22 " , sans-serif;">at the junction of Lower Baggot Street and <span class="s3">Wilton Terrace</span>. I know them very well as I was working for a few years in this area in my so called previous life.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">...so after many moths of concentrating mainly on commercial part of photography and small jobs related to my <a href="http://www.darkroomservice.ie/" target="_blank">Darkroom Service</a> I decided to dust off my good reliable Sinar.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Going big - the best choice.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was also a good chance to check equipment and my own performance after such a long break. And what can I say? All works well and that’s the most important thing :)</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both completely different in scale and both quite a tricky subjects to photograph due to some heavy traffic on Wilton Terrace at the time of the day when I could do my work. Bus stops and bus parking along the street didn’t make it easy as well.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At this stage I would like to push a bit my project ‘<a href="http://www.artursikora.com/unfulfilled-dreams" target="_blank">Unfulfilled Dreams</a>’ which was on hold since almost the beginning of the year. </span></span><span style="font-family: "\22 helvetica neue\22 " , "\22 arial\22 " , "\22 helvetica\22 " , sans-serif;">It's a pity that sometimes it is so difficult to obtain a permission to get inside, if possible at all. </span><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That’s why I decided to change tactic, approach many structures in a different way and focus on external parts </span></span><span style="font-family: "\22 helvetica neue\22 " , "\22 arial\22 " , "\22 helvetica\22 " , sans-serif;">first</span><span style="font-family: "\22 helvetica neue\22 " , "\22 arial\22 " , "\22 helvetica\22 " , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">instead of interiors. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Fitzwilton House</b> was designed by </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">architects </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Emanuel Shoolheifer and Don Burley (hired by </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Ronald Lyon Estates) for </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Sir Basil Goulding</span> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and completed in 1969. </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s1"></span>It is an immense concrete structure but at the same time fragile in its visual perception.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This very unique and beautiful in its simplicity structure </span><span style="font-family: "\22 helvetica neue\22 " , "\22 arial\22 " , "\22 helvetica\22 " , sans-serif;">is now for sale as a potential development site...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I just wanted to write something about it but doing research I found perfect article written last year by Robin Walker's son Simon Walker... I woudn't be able to explain it better.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just click </span><a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/bord-f%C3%A1ilte-building-is-a-dublin-welcome-to-mid-century-modernity-1.2107218" style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">HERE</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> please to read it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some photographs were made on Ilford/Harman Direct Positive Paper. I presented one of them on social media a few days ago. The rest will be shown in the same way so please follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/artursikoraphotographer" target="_blank">FB</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/artursikora" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/artursikora" target="_blank">Linkedin</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artur.sikora.photographer/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also please have a look at recently reorganised and updated '<a href="http://www.artursikora.com/unfulfilled-dreams" target="_blank">Unfulfilled Dreams</a>' gallery ...important Irish modernist buildings <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>(just click gallery title please).</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It took me a while to write this post. Usually when I am showing photographs and writing about modernism all words just flowing out of my head. This time however was a bit different.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I tried to write something a few times this week but decided to postpone it at the end.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is probably because disappointment sitting deep in my head related to camera incident I am constantly talking about... I know... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The most interesting aspect however is the fact that the owner of the house was my history teacher in secondary school. Absolutely lovely lady! It was a pure pleasure to meet her after all these years.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How did I get to photographing described building? I was thinking about it many times when my trip to Poland was approaching… and believe me or not but actually It’s happened spontaneously. </span></span><br />
<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I mentioned Mariusz Tomczuk in my <a href="http://artursikora.blogspot.ie/2016/08/journey-to-east.html" target="_blank">last post</a>. Yep, he lives almost next door :) and Mariusz also had a plan to visit neighbouring modernist treasure so… we just did it. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I also had an opportunity to see part of the original project. Very exciting moment. Small A4, already yellow/brownish pages with hand drown layouts . Unfortunately there was no obvious these days data table so I don’t have the name of the Architect.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am not sure when I will be in Hrubieszow again and if I will be able to rephotograph what has been lost but I am really happy with images I got and possibility of seeing the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Every few years I am visiting Poland and the small town where I was born... </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrubiesz%C3%B3w" target="_blank">Hrubieszow</a> - this very old, quiet, easternmost town in Poland, </span></span><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">surrounded by beautiful woods, meadows, farmlands is also filled with unique old</span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> architecture ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This time it was almost a month (!). </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Being there for so long I decided to photograph some treasures of the region. It is always like a journey down the memory lane ... Everything has changed of course comparing to the time I left this place almost 25 years ago moving to Krakow, my next (not the last) stop for another 10 years.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lots of places I remeber as a child don't exist or looks completely different. Obvious sign of time...</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">however</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> It is still good to walk the same streets, corners and observe... </span><br />
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can check his website: <a href="http://www.tomczuk.cdx.pl/" target="_blank">HERE</a> and ArtLimited profile <a href="http://www.artlimited.net/30236" target="_blank">HERE</a> .</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some of you already know about the problem with one of my cameras which resulted in a loss of about a half of all photographs made over there. Some of them could be pretty good but as one of my friends said: ‘the best images regardless will always be in your head’ (Thanks Steven!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Survived </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">photographs were made mostly with</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Holga camera. Weather was perfect for this type of work. Blue sky, great light which gave stronger contrasts (best thing ever) …and unfortunately (for me) very high temperature. Most of my friends know that I should live probably on the North Pole ;) haha</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hrubieszow was not the only place I photographed of course. I also spend a short time in <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Lublin-Poland" target="_blank">Lublin</a> (capital of the region) and <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Zamosc#ref80491" target="_blank">Zamosc</a>. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eastern Poland is mostly rural and very picturesque area… not an easy place for the concrete and urban jungles maniac like me ;) …still very pleasing place to be.</span></span></div>
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artursikorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061828172058364014noreply@blogger.com0Barrow St, Dublin Southside, Dublin, Co. Dublin City, Ireland53.3403399 -6.236417599999981653.3355994 -6.2465025999999817 53.345080399999993 -6.2263325999999815tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534992812810997611.post-36775216385343051782016-04-28T18:19:00.001+01:002016-04-28T18:19:07.419+01:00Corbusier House<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><b><a href="http://www.darkroomgallery.com/ex82" target="_blank">'Construct: Art in Architecture'</a></b></span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">international, juried group exhibition in Darkroom Gallery, in Vermont, US </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is on the way...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would like to come back here with my blog articles showing many photographs and some interesting information collected during research made back then. I think it is worth to have a look at it if you have an interest in architecture and modern movement itself.</span><br />
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