https://www.ipernity.com/tag/demeester/keyword/628434 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/B7/F7/325559.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/demeester/keyword/628434 Wed, 13 May 2026 02:00:47 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 02:00:47 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621752 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-14,doc-51621752 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:16:39 +0000 2022-10-13T14:11:40+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621752"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/52/51621752.ccd2a6fe.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Сторожиха, 1955, by Fadeev Valentin Aleksandrovich.<br /> <br /> Relaxing with her tea, but still fully aware of keeping an eye out. What or whom for? A one-off reason to be careful, or a regular task? Was the tea green tea or black, and did it have lemon?<br /> <br /> Despite those unanswered questions, the painting still says so much, capturing a character wonderfully.</div> Watchwoman - Сторожиха <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621752"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/52/51621752.ccd2a6fe.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Сторожиха, 1955, by Fadeev Valentin Aleksandrovich.<br /> <br /> Relaxing with her tea, but still fully aware of keeping an eye out. What or whom for? A one-off reason to be careful, or a regular task? Was the tea green tea or black, and did it have lemon?<br /> <br /> Despite those unanswered questions, the painting still says so much, capturing a character wonderfully.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621750 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-14,doc-51621750 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:16:37 +0000 2022-10-12T19:30:12+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621750"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/50/51621750.d9df6371.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Back in Tashkent, and back with Caroline. A wonderful home for us to crash at while in the Uzbek capital. So chill and stress-free to stay with her.<br /> <br /> Tonight's dinner is Georgian, with double cheese kachapuri , eggplant and walnut rolls, and a bottle of red to get us started.</div> A Toast to the Host <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621750"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/50/51621750.d9df6371.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Back in Tashkent, and back with Caroline. A wonderful home for us to crash at while in the Uzbek capital. So chill and stress-free to stay with her.<br /> <br /> Tonight's dinner is Georgian, with double cheese kachapuri , eggplant and walnut rolls, and a bottle of red to get us started.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621756 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-14,doc-51621756 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:16:42 +0000 2022-10-12T15:15:22+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621756"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/56/51621756.df0cca07.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Our self created Tashkent metro tour began at Chilonzor. Grand light fittings, and many beautiful panels depicting life in Uzbekistan.</div> Chilonzor <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621756"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/56/51621756.df0cca07.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Our self created Tashkent metro tour began at Chilonzor. Grand light fittings, and many beautiful panels depicting life in Uzbekistan.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621754 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-14,doc-51621754 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:16:40 +0000 2022-10-13T14:41:00+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621754"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/54/51621754.75bbb54d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tragedy, eloquently captured on canvas.</div> Homeless Fire Victims <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621754"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/54/51621754.75bbb54d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tragedy, eloquently captured on canvas.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621764 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-14,doc-51621764 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:16:50 +0000 2022-10-13T11:58:01+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621764"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/64/51621764.35e6e999.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Bunyodkor, formerly Khalqiar Dustligi. This panel with pomegranates stood out. This station was the closest to Caroline's apartment, and where we began day 2 on the Tashkent metro.</div> Bunyodkor <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621764"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/64/51621764.35e6e999.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Bunyodkor, formerly Khalqiar Dustligi. This panel with pomegranates stood out. This station was the closest to Caroline's apartment, and where we began day 2 on the Tashkent metro.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621762 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-14,doc-51621762 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:16:48 +0000 2022-10-12T16:11:42+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621762"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/62/51621762.76675fcf.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We split our Tashkent metro exploring over two days. This elegant platform is where we finished on day one, near Independence Square. Mustakilik Maydoni.</div> Mustakilik Maydoni <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621762"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/62/51621762.76675fcf.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We split our Tashkent metro exploring over two days. This elegant platform is where we finished on day one, near Independence Square. Mustakilik Maydoni.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621768 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-14,doc-51621768 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:16:54 +0000 2022-10-13T12:11:49+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621768"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/68/51621768.2c797786.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Alisher Navoi is the partner interchange station to Pakhtakor. Rows of beautifully patterned domed ceilings\, over the tracks and over the platform.</div> Alisher Navoi <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621768"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/68/51621768.2c797786.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Alisher Navoi is the partner interchange station to Pakhtakor. Rows of beautifully patterned domed ceilings\, over the tracks and over the platform.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621766 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-14,doc-51621766 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:16:52 +0000 2022-10-13T12:01:47+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621766"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/66/51621766.4b8886ea.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pakhtakor is another interchange station. The tiling here seems to mimic a fabric, more than a traditional tiling pattern.</div> Pakhtakor <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621766"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/66/51621766.4b8886ea.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pakhtakor is another interchange station. The tiling here seems to mimic a fabric, more than a traditional tiling pattern.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621772 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-14,doc-51621772 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:16:57 +0000 2022-10-13T12:31:35+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621772"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/72/51621772.1a58b5b4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Well, the best was saved for last. Kosmonavtlar, with panels celebrating cosmonauts. Unexpectedly, the panels were quite human, almost soft, and just a touch playful. Not at all what we anticipated from a Soviet era creation.<br /> <br /> It was a fine end to our home-made Tashkent Metro expore.</div> Kosmonavtlar <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621772"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/72/51621772.1a58b5b4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Well, the best was saved for last. Kosmonavtlar, with panels celebrating cosmonauts. Unexpectedly, the panels were quite human, almost soft, and just a touch playful. Not at all what we anticipated from a Soviet era creation.<br /> <br /> It was a fine end to our home-made Tashkent Metro expore.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621770 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-14,doc-51621770 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:16:55 +0000 2022-10-13T12:16:31+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621770"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/70/51621770.8cc8b327.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Uzbekistan station was not a planned stop. When the train pulled up, we decided to hop out and wait for the next one. The giant tulip-like lamps were the standout feature.</div> Uzbekistan <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621770"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/70/51621770.8cc8b327.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Uzbekistan station was not a planned stop. When the train pulled up, we decided to hop out and wait for the next one. The giant tulip-like lamps were the standout feature.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621758 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-14,doc-51621758 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:16:44 +0000 2022-10-12T15:37:43+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621758"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/58/51621758.82c53d13.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Yunus Rajabiy is an interchange station in the Tashkent metro system. The steps from the other line come down mid platform, allowing appreciation of the tall hall, its columns and light fittings.</div> Yunus Rajabiy <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621758"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/58/51621758.82c53d13.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Yunus Rajabiy is an interchange station in the Tashkent metro system. The steps from the other line come down mid platform, allowing appreciation of the tall hall, its columns and light fittings.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621760 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-14,doc-51621760 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:16:46 +0000 2022-10-12T15:52:07+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621760"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/60/51621760.14fe4f57.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The platform at Bodomzor metro station had these great light fittings, reminiscent of 1960s bar stools.</div> Bodomzor <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621760"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/60/51621760.14fe4f57.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The platform at Bodomzor metro station had these great light fittings, reminiscent of 1960s bar stools.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621748 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-14,doc-51621748 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:16:35 +0000 2022-10-12T16:41:47+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621748"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/48/51621748.aafa7a46.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This is translated as "Monument of Courage Earthquake Memorial". In 1966, Tashkent was largely flattened by an earthquake, which although not terribly strong, was destructive due to its shallow nature and the fact that the epicentre was right under the city. The death toll was not incredibly high, but there were hundreds of thousands rendered homeless.<br /> <br /> The cracked stone with date and time are intriguing and say something. That is why I chose to include the photo.<br /> <br /> The statue itself is not be related to the earthquake itself - just striving too hard to be an acceptable Socialist artwork from Soviet times. And the images behind it also seemed rather random. To me it was odd, and explains why the translation calls it a "monument", with "memorial" almost tacked on as an afterthought.<br /> <br /> I found it more confusing than it should have been, and therefore less moving than I had anticipated.</div> Monument of Courage Earthquake Memorial <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621748"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/48/51621748.aafa7a46.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This is translated as "Monument of Courage Earthquake Memorial". In 1966, Tashkent was largely flattened by an earthquake, which although not terribly strong, was destructive due to its shallow nature and the fact that the epicentre was right under the city. The death toll was not incredibly high, but there were hundreds of thousands rendered homeless.<br /> <br /> The cracked stone with date and time are intriguing and say something. That is why I chose to include the photo.<br /> <br /> The statue itself is not be related to the earthquake itself - just striving too hard to be an acceptable Socialist artwork from Soviet times. And the images behind it also seemed rather random. To me it was odd, and explains why the translation calls it a "monument", with "memorial" almost tacked on as an afterthought.<br /> <br /> I found it more confusing than it should have been, and therefore less moving than I had anticipated.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621746 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-14,doc-51621746 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:16:34 +0000 2022-10-12T13:52:48+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621746"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/46/51621746.9bae9466.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Japanese and German POW graves in Tashkent.<br /> <br /> Before coming here, and reading up about this part of history, we did not know that after the war, these people were not allowed to return directly to their homes and families. Despite being the "losers" in the war, we assumed that once over, surrender signed, repatriation of prisoners to their homes would have been a human right.<br /> <br /> So, for us, visiting here, and remembering that these people died, still as prisoners, AFTER the war, was both sobering and enlightening. They were required to stay for many years, and to help with the rebuilding efforts.<br /> <br /> The photo is from the small Japanese section. There are a dozen or so Japanese POW cemeteries around Uzbekistan.<br /> <br /> Nearby was a German section, which was smaller again.</div> May Peace Prevail on Earth <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51621746"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/46/51621746.9bae9466.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Japanese and German POW graves in Tashkent.<br /> <br /> Before coming here, and reading up about this part of history, we did not know that after the war, these people were not allowed to return directly to their homes and families. Despite being the "losers" in the war, we assumed that once over, surrender signed, repatriation of prisoners to their homes would have been a human right.<br /> <br /> So, for us, visiting here, and remembering that these people died, still as prisoners, AFTER the war, was both sobering and enlightening. They were required to stay for many years, and to help with the rebuilding efforts.<br /> <br /> The photo is from the small Japanese section. There are a dozen or so Japanese POW cemeteries around Uzbekistan.<br /> <br /> Nearby was a German section, which was smaller again.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51618952 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-12,doc-51618952 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 12:40:25 +0000 2022-10-09T11:46:00+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51618952"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/52/51618952.2568a4c2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Scores of kilometres, 80 or more, from the current shoreline of the Aral Sea.<br /> <br /> Moynaq was a fishing village in the 1950s and 60s, canning tonnes of fish every day. Over the decades, the Soviet agricultural developments started overusing the water from the feeder rivers. Primarily cotton, but it seemed too easy to keep diverting more and more water to irrigate dry and arid lands, not realising the long term consequences.<br /> <br /> Now, somewhere between 80% and 90% of the original water sources have disappeared. The sea is now less than 20% of its early 20th century size. Increased salinity means fish struggle to live in what remains.<br /> <br /> And these skip skeletons decay in the sun and sand as a stark monument to the sea which is gone, and will likely never return.</div> Rusting Ship, and No Water <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51618952"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/52/51618952.2568a4c2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Scores of kilometres, 80 or more, from the current shoreline of the Aral Sea.<br /> <br /> Moynaq was a fishing village in the 1950s and 60s, canning tonnes of fish every day. Over the decades, the Soviet agricultural developments started overusing the water from the feeder rivers. Primarily cotton, but it seemed too easy to keep diverting more and more water to irrigate dry and arid lands, not realising the long term consequences.<br /> <br /> Now, somewhere between 80% and 90% of the original water sources have disappeared. The sea is now less than 20% of its early 20th century size. Increased salinity means fish struggle to live in what remains.<br /> <br /> And these skip skeletons decay in the sun and sand as a stark monument to the sea which is gone, and will likely never return.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51618956 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-12,doc-51618956 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 12:40:29 +0000 2022-10-09T12:10:21+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51618956"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/56/51618956.73e798f5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Many of these were boats, but some of them, truly are small ships. There was something so powerful seeing these decaying hulks, so at odds with their purpose and function.</div> Truly a Ship <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51618956"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/56/51618956.73e798f5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Many of these were boats, but some of them, truly are small ships. There was something so powerful seeing these decaying hulks, so at odds with their purpose and function.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51618954 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-12,doc-51618954 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 12:40:27 +0000 2022-10-09T12:03:43+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51618954"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/54/51618954.0308b970.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This was the only wooden boat that we saw. The timber was deteriorating fast. Not much was left of the deck, other than rows of rusting bolts with no planks left underneath. But a sizeable boat it still was.</div> The Ship Graveyard <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51618954"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/54/51618954.0308b970.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This was the only wooden boat that we saw. The timber was deteriorating fast. Not much was left of the deck, other than rows of rusting bolts with no planks left underneath. But a sizeable boat it still was.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51618950 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-12,doc-51618950 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 12:40:24 +0000 2022-10-08T14:46:32+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51618950"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/50/51618950.0200357d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Savitsky Collection, from what I gather, contains more than 80,000 artworks, most banned or frowned upon during the Soviet times. Especially during Stalin's time at the helm of the USSR, the only acceptable art form was "socialist realism" - art which showed communism in a positive way, showed ideal citizens living and working for the common good, and always showed an optimistic present and future. Strength, health, work, and benefits should be features of the art.<br /> <br /> In a little corner of the Union, in the desert of current Karakalpakstan Repubilc (ostensibly part of Uzbekistan), Savitsky gathered together his substantial collection of controversial art. Creators of these works were likely to suffer persecution and anonymity for their efforts. Far from the watchful eye of Moscow, and with good rapport with the local community, he even got support to create spaces to exhibit these works, which were taboo in the rest of the USSR.<br /> <br /> It is now considered one of the great collections of works from Soviet artists, most who may have remained anonymous had Savitsky not gathered and protected them.</div> Soviet Avant-Garde <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51618950"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/50/51618950.0200357d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Savitsky Collection, from what I gather, contains more than 80,000 artworks, most banned or frowned upon during the Soviet times. Especially during Stalin's time at the helm of the USSR, the only acceptable art form was "socialist realism" - art which showed communism in a positive way, showed ideal citizens living and working for the common good, and always showed an optimistic present and future. Strength, health, work, and benefits should be features of the art.<br /> <br /> In a little corner of the Union, in the desert of current Karakalpakstan Repubilc (ostensibly part of Uzbekistan), Savitsky gathered together his substantial collection of controversial art. Creators of these works were likely to suffer persecution and anonymity for their efforts. Far from the watchful eye of Moscow, and with good rapport with the local community, he even got support to create spaces to exhibit these works, which were taboo in the rest of the USSR.<br /> <br /> It is now considered one of the great collections of works from Soviet artists, most who may have remained anonymous had Savitsky not gathered and protected them.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51612568 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-09,doc-51612568 Sun, 09 Oct 2022 12:15:58 +0000 2022-10-07T18:18:02+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51612568"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/25/68/51612568.d38fea75.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">At the western end of town, from the watchtower in the old inner fortress.</div> Ichon-Qala Bathes in Late Afternoon Light <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51612568"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/25/68/51612568.d38fea75.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="117" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">At the western end of town, from the watchtower in the old inner fortress.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51612570 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-09,doc-51612570 Sun, 09 Oct 2022 12:16:00 +0000 2022-10-07T20:04:14+05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Richard And Jo Demeester) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51612570"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/25/70/51612570.6ad10ee6.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The squat Kalta Minor Minaret was destined to be much taller. The death of the sponsor meant work stopped, and the project never resumed.</div> Full Moon and Kalta Minor <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/demeester">Richard And Jo Demeester</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/demeester/51612570"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/25/70/51612570.6ad10ee6.240.jpg?r2" width="117" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The squat Kalta Minor Minaret was destined to be much taller. The death of the sponsor meant work stopped, and the project never resumed.</div> Richard And Jo Demeester