Dresden

George Bähr, Frauenkircke, Dresden, c. 1730

I’ve been coming to Dresden regularly (at least every other year) since the mid-1990s and it’s been fascinating to observe the city’s transformation following the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989….

Balancing Act

For Blake, the human body was a prison for the soul, not an extension of it.

During the past year, the unexpected deaths or devastating traumas experienced by close friends and family have instigated intensified reflections on mortality, materialism, legacies, and the choices we make. I’d prefer to have such thoughts poke me a lot less often…

Vision: Motif from Visby

Richard Bergh, Vision: Motif from Visby, 1894. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.

As a staunch Social Democrat from the bourgeoisie, Bergh hoped to dissolve social demographic barriers, establish common ground, and generate empathy among social layers…