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Dec. 3rd, 2007 08:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
angela_n_huntOh.
My.
Gods.
There are no words for how big this thing is. Sprawl doesn't cover it. Huge doesn't cover it. Enormous doesn't either.
I have a map. It takes a hike to get to my booth. I saw only a fraction of it today and went into sensory overwhelm. Paintings that were just staggeringly amazing. Other photographers with wonderful sensibility. Digital art that blew my mind.
Oh, and the cafe serves a mean salmon panini. Yum!
The catalog that I get for being in the Biennale is four inches thick and so heavy that I thought I was going to die carrying it back to my hotel. 800 artists. Thank Crom I'm checking the suitcase to go home. There's no way in hell they'd let me carry it on.
So that was this morning. Napped for three hours (oy!) and then headed back out.
Every church I've seen and this one was no different. But the paintings inside... Oh. I lit a candle for my little cat in front of a diorama of the Virgen and a gorgeous little Baby Jesus. I know Mary had to like cats.
From there, I found the Mercato Centrale (Central Market) behind and surrounding the Duomo. Dude. This place is amazing and especially at night. I bought silly presents and followed my nose.
Eventually found a cafe near my hotel.
Oh, noto bene: always check you have the right charger for your gear. I have the wrong one for my Palm and as of tomorrow, I'll be relegated to my log book. Thank the gods for paper and pen.
More photos tomorrow. Good night, everyone!
My.
Gods.
There are no words for how big this thing is. Sprawl doesn't cover it. Huge doesn't cover it. Enormous doesn't either.
I have a map. It takes a hike to get to my booth. I saw only a fraction of it today and went into sensory overwhelm. Paintings that were just staggeringly amazing. Other photographers with wonderful sensibility. Digital art that blew my mind.
Oh, and the cafe serves a mean salmon panini. Yum!
The catalog that I get for being in the Biennale is four inches thick and so heavy that I thought I was going to die carrying it back to my hotel. 800 artists. Thank Crom I'm checking the suitcase to go home. There's no way in hell they'd let me carry it on.
So that was this morning. Napped for three hours (oy!) and then headed back out.
Every church I've seen and this one was no different. But the paintings inside... Oh. I lit a candle for my little cat in front of a diorama of the Virgen and a gorgeous little Baby Jesus. I know Mary had to like cats.
From there, I found the Mercato Centrale (Central Market) behind and surrounding the Duomo. Dude. This place is amazing and especially at night. I bought silly presents and followed my nose.
Eventually found a cafe near my hotel.
Oh, noto bene: always check you have the right charger for your gear. I have the wrong one for my Palm and as of tomorrow, I'll be relegated to my log book. Thank the gods for paper and pen.
More photos tomorrow. Good night, everyone!
