Photo/Duane Michals
July 9, 2010
Duane Michals is a master of narrating stories through photography. This sequence is called Things are Queer, 1971.
If you are in Denmark now, Duane Michals has a big retrospective show at Brandts, in Odense (1 hour and 15 minutes by train from CPH). We just went there, and loved it! Thanks Andreas for your great idea.
minimal book review/This Cold Heaven
July 9, 2010
I just finished This Cold Heaven: Seven Seasons in Greenland by Gretel Ehrlich. The author started her love affair with Greenland after being struck by lightning in 1991, while walking on her Wyoming ranch. It’s quite impossible to finish this book without dreaming of spending some time dog-sledging in the deep of winter, eating raw seal liver. The book is a mix of ethnographic writing, biography and a recount of Knud Rasmussen’s and Rockwell’s experience in Greenland. A great way to learn about Inuit legends and traditions, and the relationship to Denmark/Danish culture. Greenland is perhaps a bit too romanticized here, but Erhlich also describes some of the nation’s main current plagues: alcoholism, child abuse and incest. A great book for who likes travel writing, legends and history. And a great read in the summer heat!
I read it in Italian. Published by Guanda, with the title Un freddo paradiso.
flowers from the ceiling
July 8, 2010
Flowers from the ceiling…my favorites now are these two!
The Norm 06, lamp shade by Normann Copenhagen
the Sky Planter, designed by Patrick Morris
photo Boskke
Inside the Danish Royal mansion…
July 8, 2010
artwork by olafur eliasson
Yesterday night we went visit Amalienborg, the Danish Royal palace that is going to be Prince Frederick VIII’s new home. While the mansion is in the process of being repainted and fixed and all that…visitors are allowed to see how the Frederick’s home is going to look…
Every single room features artwork from a selection of Danish contemporary artists, and besides the heavy crystal chandeliers and the gilded ceilings, the mansion looks quite minimalistic.
The photo shows the lamps designed by Olafur Eliasson. Unfortunately we weren’t allowed to take photos, but the stairway looked amazing: the whole concept is being underwater! So the many lamps were like bubbles, and at the very top of the stairs Eliasson created a ceiling that replicates the surface of the water view from…underwater!
This is another of my favorite rooms, art by Kathrine Ærtebjerg:
It’s the service kitchen. And this is the ceiling of another room, by Eske Kath:
Italian wedding time
July 5, 2010
On the 26th of June my cousin Benedetta got married with Andrea. We went to Lake Garda for the wedding.
The wedding was in the church of Cisano. Very hot inside! Here cousins, siblings and Ando.
Umberto & Margherita singing…Alessandro waiting to throw the rice….
Evviva gli sposi!
Andreas was so elegant! Pure Danish style. I got the excuse to buy one more Marimekko dress 
. My brothers posing for a Hugo Boss campaign.
Andreas and I also spent 2 days in Bergamo, hiking up and down Città Alta and such…
Eating at Il Vecchio Tagliere (2-course menu for 10 euros, including wine, bread and espresso, only in Italy!)
And then, ready to fly back to Denmark. Andreas prepared some Italian-Danish smørrebrod…
Somebody looks sunburnt!
Almost Roskilde
July 3, 2010
These past weeks I really couldn’t stand spending more than 10 minutes a day in front of the computer…therefore no blogging! I took many photos in Italy – we went to Benedetta’s wedding – and we’re enjoying the wonderful summer in Copenhagen. Believe it or not, it is ultra hot! Tomorrow (Sunday) we’ll go to the final day of Roskilde Festival, the biggest music festival in northern Europe. Looking forward to see…Prince! Ahahah! And Motorhead, Die Antwoord, Julian Marley etc.
Soon!
worldcup fever!
June 12, 2010
Waiting to watch the first games both Italy and Denmark are going to play on Monday the 14th….Tonight the USA are playing too, but I cannot support 3 teams, so sorry USA!
And this is the Danish world cup song the rock band Nephew made, it’s called The Danish Way to Rock. I personally think is awesome, especially because the Danish football players had to sing in it! It’s sounds a bit like Depeche Mode, and it’s pretty catchy. This is the video of the making of….(Sarah: we think this will totally make your day!)
our next trip
June 9, 2010
photo flickr: IschiaBlog
We just booked our Italian vacation. After some time in Bergamo we’re going to Ischia, an island in the Mediterranean sea, right in front of Naples and quite close to Capri (but a little cheaper). We’re looking forward to tan, swim (ok, those just me), relax, drive around, and eat insane quantity of fish…
Home Dolce Home
June 8, 2010
Italian stickers are appearing in different places in our apartment. La Luce, Il Tappeto, La Tendina, Il Sofà…It’s part of Andreas’ Italian course, he uses a book called Italian in 10 minutes a day – we found it in a thrift store in SF. It’s an awesome book. I wish I had one for Danish!
Destination Olema
June 5, 2010
Few days before going back to Europe I went on a one-day “vacation”, away from the city of San Francisco. Destination: the Bear Valley. I stayed in Olema, CA, a small town of…245 people. I took this photo from the bus, right before reaching the Golden Gate Bridge. Fog by the Bay…
…and fog all over the city…it was GREAT to leave! the photo below is from the Golden Gate Bridge
The sun was shining in Olema!
It was a great day for hiking.
I stayed at the Bear Valley Inn, an ultra cozy Bed & Breakfast. It was great to sleep in a place where you couldn’t hear any noise at all. The night was so still, and a full moon was shining over the Bear Valley. Before going to bed I chatted with other 2 guests in front of the fireplace, drinking hot tea.
The day after at 8am I was awakened by a loud thunder: a storm has just started…My breakfast was delicious: homemade pancakes with blueberry and maple syrup, homemade yogurt and granola with fruit. I skipped the bacon.
I decided to do the last hike before going back to SF. The rain was lighter, and the nature out there is just so beautiful…It was a much needed break from the Mission (the neighborhood I lived in SF). I’m certainly going back there next time I go to California
