by Geoff | Feb 16, 2016 | Morocco, Northern Africa
‘It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color – not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression’ Henri Matisse’ words hint at the spectacle of colour. In the boat repair yard...
by Geoff | Feb 8, 2016 | Northern Africa
Commanding magnificent views over the city of Tangier and the Atlantic ocean to the coast of Spain in the distance, the villa is a surrealist design constructed from re-inforced concrete. It is many miles away in character from the monumental concrete buildings of...
by Geoff | Dec 8, 2015 | Morocco
Some images from Marrakesh in December 2015. I had wanted to find burial places of the 7 saints of Marrakesh but only found 4 of the tombs. It is a project for another day. The last 2 photographs here are from a small square peopled by fortune...
by Geoff | Oct 23, 2015 | Northern Africa
The city of Chefchaouen, the jewel of the fierce Djeballa tribe in the Rif Mountains of Morocco, sits cradled between the twin peaks of Jbel ech Chefchaouen, ‘the horned mountain’, 40 miles south of Tangier. Founded in 1471 in honour of Moulay...
by Geoff | Oct 1, 2015 | India
Some images depicting Hindu iconography from Kolkata. Click on an the image to bring up a gallery. Share this: Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on Facebook (Opens...
by Geoff | Sep 27, 2015 | Spanish Civil War
The invitation of Alfredo Gonzalez-Ruibal to venture down an archaeologist’s rabbit hole into a dimension of reverse-engineered history is surely appropriate for the journey he and his colleagues have made both this year and last. Belchite, a town in the...
by Geoff | Sep 27, 2015 | Northern Africa
Making radical political and urban art in Tangiers is easy, as long as you don’t criticise, offend or upset either the reigning King or representatives from the Muslim faith. A collective of young political artists are finding their way slowly through this...
by Geoff | Sep 2, 2015 | India
The notion that a whole city can exist on a spiritual fault line where the boundaries between the secular and spiritual worlds are almost indivisible can surely only occur in India. Varanasi, the city of Shiva and considered by Mark Twain to be older than time itself,...
by Geoff | Aug 30, 2015 | India
I am travelling to Spain in early September to assist with an archaeological dig featuring a previously undisturbed Spanish Civil War site. Arranged through the International Brigades Memorial Trust of which I have been a member for a number of years, a group of...
by Geoff | Aug 27, 2015 | India
More images, mostly unpublished, from the Kumbh Mela at Allahabad 2013. Share this: Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)...
