pasifika

So many standout performances. Like last year, I spent most of my time at the Cook Islands stage.

I was blown away by how cool Bella Kalolo is. That woman has funk and style. What a goddess.  She was followed by the Lauakea Foundation hula group from Hawaii. They were like athletes, so controlled in their movement.

Some little randomness for you

Who's there?

looking down

I was 18, I took photos (in mirrors, yes).

Ink on skin

This guy: Toby, my pick for Cheshire cat look-a-like.

looking up

corners of home

The idea of home is kind of elusive to me. Where is home?

Home for me at this minute (although I’m not sure I’m ready to call it ‘home’) is a flat above a row of shops in an inner city suburb of Auckland that is squished between the train line and a main road. It contrasts with the ‘home’ in these pictures, and every other home I’ve had in my lifetime thus far.

Home is where you make it. Each is more than just a shelter, its little pieces in your existence. Mapping out your path, it’s a record of where you’ve been. Although is it? And does it actually matter?

from the summer archives: the hackett

{this moment}

 {this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

 

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If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

cinerama: Querelle



I watched Querelle for the first time last year. It's one of those films that has etched into my mind. I want to call it beautiful and whole and wonderfully weird. It put me in a trance and i couldn't look away. It's erotic and tragic and (excuse the language) fucking brilliant! Almost otherworldly, theatrical -as if i had jumped into the pages of a book. The colours, the tension. And those sets, oh my.