Thursday 7 November 2019

it must be heaven

Yesterday, the Geneva International Film Festival - GIFF -, screened the latest film from Elia Suleiman, It must be heaven, in the presence of Elia Suleiman himself. It's a beautiful film, mixing  irony with a somehow poetic humour. Elia assumes the role of an observer, in awe but powerless in face of the events around him. There is place for some hope, but just not now...


Thursday 17 October 2019

Baku, Azerbaijan

Baku's old city with the Shirvanshah palace mosque on the left, and the flaming towers on the back.


Shakhidlar Mosque, under the shadow of the flaming towers.

Ganja, Azerbaijan

The beautiful Juma mosque and the impressive Imamzadeh complex in Azerbaijan's second city, Ganja.



Lahic - Azerbaijan

The bucolic village of Lahic, south of the Caucasus, Azerbaijan.


Laza, Azerbaijan

On our second day in Azerbaijan's Caucasus, we hiked from the village of Kuzun to the village of Laza. A GPS device is recommended since the path, although well known to locals, is not clearly marked.


The village of Laza, west of Quba. 2h30 hike from Kuzun.



Khinaliq, Azerbaijan

The Azeri village of Khinaliq, in the Caucasus. About 1h30 drive southwest of Quba.



Thursday 11 July 2019

O Regresso do coxo

abreviar o amor, eis o desafio dos poetas:
alinhar o fio de prumo da topografia interior

O coxo, Julho 2019