Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Prisioners of art

As long ago as the 16th century, citizen complaints about carousing students led the university of Heidelberg to open a Studentenkarzer (student prison) where academic miscreants were kept off the streets for three days to four weeks at a time. Up to 1914, students were imprisoned for so called 'Kavaliersdelikte' such as excessive drinking at night, insulting official authorities, womanising, participating in duelling, and setting the townspeople's ubiquitous pigs free. 'Kavaliersdelikte' were kind of fashionable for these otherwise honorable gemtlemen, most of them being members of student fraternities.

Student prisioners were allowed to attend lectures. After classes, the juvenile delinquents had to return to jail. Instead of freeing pigs students turned to become artists leaving behind paintings of student scenes and poems (now called graffiti in public buildings....).

Photo from Heidelberg, Germany, December 2008.

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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Let it snow

Photo from Singapore, December 2008.

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Monday, December 29, 2008

Let's count the camels

Photo of a camel smoking zone, Frankfurt Airport, Germany, December 2008.

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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Gottes Lob

For a translation of 'Gotteslob nicht stellen, sondern hinlegen' you better use a translation program...

Photo from Karlsruhe, Germany, December 2008.

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Saturday, December 27, 2008

Christmas market

Germany is welcoming Christmas with its Christmas markets to be found in most cities. Traditionally you can buy handmade Christmas decorations and homely gifts. Most importantly it is the place where you can buy Glühwein (hot wine with spices...), Bratwurst or Reibekuchen.

Photo From Karlsruhe, Germany, December 2008.

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Friday, December 26, 2008

tired-up Christmas tree

Christmas tree made out of tires and finely carved Sprite bottles.

Photo from Rosario (thanks Q), Batangas, Philippines, December 2008.

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Thursday, December 25, 2008

Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht


On Christmas Eve people gather at the main cemetry of Karlsruhe to sing Christmas carols such as 'Silent night', 'O Tannenbaum' or 'O du fröhliche'.

Video from Karlsruhe Hauptfriedhof, Germany, December 2008.

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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Chistmas again

... and so this is Christmas and what have you bought?

Photo from Malate, Metro Manila, December 2007.

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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Freaks, guns and rock 'n' roll

Photo from Tanjung Lesong, West-Java, October 2008.

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Monday, December 22, 2008

Jolly Maria Bee Altar

A post modern altar for Maria, her kinships and her eternal food.

Photo from Manila, November 2008.

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Sunday, December 21, 2008

delayed flight...




Photos from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2008.




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Saturday, December 20, 2008

The home of the octopus

Photo from Lembeh Strait, North-Sulawesi, December 2008.

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Friday, December 19, 2008

Mat production

All you need are corals and some batteries to straigthen the wooden parts of the mat...

Photo from a village on Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat, West-Papua, October 2008.

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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Giant Lilies

Above the common version of victoria amazonica or giant water lily and below the version also to be found in Bogor's botanical garden.

Photo from Bogor, West-Java, September 2008.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Sweet potatos

Photo from rural Puncak, Java, November 2008.

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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Jakarta street at night

Photo from Jakarta, November 2008.

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Monday, December 15, 2008

Return of the Jedi: Spotted in Jakarta

Photo of a lightsaber, Jakarta, November 2008.

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Sunday, December 14, 2008

Lion on the road

Photo from somewhere in West-Java, October 2008.

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Saturday, December 13, 2008

Private dancer

No money, no dancing nor photo...

Photo from Jakarta, November 2008.

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Friday, December 12, 2008

Vertical swimming fish



Zum neunten gibts diesmal viel Fisch,
liebe Lea.


Die schwimmen für Dich sogar senkrecht!!


Video of razorfishes from Lembeh Strait, Northern Sulawesi, December 2008.

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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Snake man


Still prefer cobra snakes...

(don't miss this link)

Photo from Pramuka, Jakarta, October 2008.

P.S. from the archive.

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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Furniture home delivery service

Hope he didn't walk all the way from Papua....

Photo from somewhere in West Java, October 2008.

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Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Volkswagen goes downhill

Didn't find the Volkswagen Beetle sign for the other direction. However, in October 2008 Volkswagen was the world's most expensive company due to a famous short squeeze.

Photo from Puncak, West-Java, November 2008.

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Monday, December 08, 2008

Javanese I.Q. test

Eureka .... nine!

Photo from Punjak, West-Java, November 2008.

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Sunday, December 07, 2008

Shit house over the creek


Photo from Puncak, West-Java, November 2008.

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Saturday, December 06, 2008

Smoking bird

Photo from Pramuka bird market, Jakarta, October 2008.

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Friday, December 05, 2008

Sorong furniture store

Photo from Sorong, West-Papua, October 2008.

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Thursday, December 04, 2008

Art on the river

Photo from somewhere in West-Java, November 2008.

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Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Welcome home

Once you have left Manila airport you get a true welcome.

Photo from Parañaque, Metro Manila, November 2008.

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Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Low hanging fruit


Photo from Makati, Manila, November 2008.

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Monday, December 01, 2008

Papua boys

Photo of kids from Sorong, West-Papua, September 2008.

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