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Moved my blog to my new website: www.meg-garczynska-photography.com still under construction will try to finish it by end of march.

I found my old poems, written long time a go... tried to translate it... probably not really good translation, but anyway tried my best! I have so many poems hidden somewhere, so many old blogs with memories...

Memories, memories, memories - memories will kill me some day... so many of them! I want to keep them all in my heart but forgetting... and it is sad... and it's killing me more than memories itself.


'Overload'

Paranormal
Supernatural
Exceptional

Crisis
Danger
Overcharge

of System

Warning
Notice

Red light

STOP!

Abnormal
Unusual

Supersaturation
Overheating

of System

Attention!

Rotor hub spinning
Faster and faster

Attention!

Emotional

Overload

People stories in Heath Hospital

Some time ago I went to Heath Hospital (Emergency Unit) with heart attack, and spend there 5 hours (!!!) waiting for help... and it's interesting how many different stories you can notice or hear. Five hours is a quite long time, and lot of people coming in and out, so you can probably find it hard to notice all stories, but if you focus just on few of them (sitting nearest) it's much easier (especially if you eavesdrop)...

It would be great documentary to record all these stories and take photographs of people telling those stories, but I think it is impossible to do it in Hospital, and it would be rude to ask people in pain to take photographs of them. Other way is to take photographs secretly using mobile phone or some small camera.
One of the stories I've noticed: Young boy (15 years old) bring his drunk mother to hospital with injuries on her head (automatic garage gate hit her). She was so drunk that she didn't feel any pain, maybe it was some kind of shock as well. On one side it was bit comic - she sing funny songs, stroke his son, hug him, generally she behaved like a small girl, on the other side how embarrassing her behavior was for his son! At first he keep telling her to stop singing and be quiet, then when she didn't stopped he tried to shout. Hospital staff didn't care about people, but when she started singing songs loud and her son shouted up as well they came and ask him if he need some help. He was so embarrassed. Poor boy and sad story! They took the lady to other room and let her son to go back home (2am!). They promised him to keep eye at his mother, but after half hour they let her out of this room, without checking her head (!!!) - lady started walking around, shouting "where is my boy!??"... finally she walk out from hospital without any medical help, with blood all over her clothes.
Another story: Two ladies came to Hospital. One with some injuries on her neck other as a companion. They were friends. Everything seems to be all right with lady, they talking, laughing etc. But suddenly injured lady started to cry. Listening their talk I've came to conclusion, that injured lady is 2 months after wedding, and her husband started to be aggresive. He tried to suffocate her with some cord. She escaped but don't know what to do now, as she don't want to go back home.
Five hours in waiting area... many people... many sad stories... such a great documentary...

350 Exhibition @ ATRiuM 24/10/2009

Video from 350 Exhibition @ ATRiuM

Fantastic job! 1st and 2nd year student created photos for exhibition (excellent set!) - 3rd year students curated. Amazing they had just few weeks to do all of this, and exhibition went really great! Congratulations guys! It's a big shame that I didn't had chance to help! Sorry for that! Big thanks for Tim, Andy and Steve! You are great!

Here you can find very interesting Video created by Ryan Atkinson - 350 Climate Change Awarness Exhibition.

I think something is changing in ATRiuM, changing for better. I have a hunch that I am loosing something, and loosed something already, and will loose more of it. And I don't like this feeling...
Missing it already... and it's horrible!

Made in Roath - Exhibition

Another exhibition!

This time my photographs will be available to view during 'Made in Roath - Arts Festival' at The Gate Arts Centre (Roath). Entry is free :)






Past Exhibition - Sex Wales & Anarchy 2 - The Globe, Cardiff. Big succes with Gareth David Lloyd's show and live bands.

19/08/1839 - 170 years of history

19/08/1839 - special day - Jacque Daguerre’s new photographic process was demonstrated to the French Academy of Sciences.
It is 170 year of history. New processes, new equipment, everything changes. I am thinking about Daguerre and Talbot and other early photographers- does they know how photography will change during this 170 years? How easy and quick are now all processes, developing, printing? They spend many years to explore and discover photography, now it is so easy, so popular...

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta 2009

It was really really nice trip. I've never seen before so many beautiful hot air balloons, so many colours and shapes. I can't find the words to describe how beautiful was this show. Next year I am planing all weekend visit and definatelly don't miss any hour of Balloon Fiesta shows. I had chance to try my new camera and new lenses and results are good. Close up shots of baloons, people, sky etc. few of them already uploaded to flickr.

Unfortunately queue to the Banksy Exhibition was so long that waiting over 3-4 hours was just nonsense, will go there probably next week.

I spend really nice day with friends talking about next academic year, challenges waiting for us, major projects, ideas for future, plans. And it helps me to see my life from different angle again!


Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.