Demidiotic Underwear

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria

Not without reason, Bavarians are seen as the German variety of the common redneck. But living here, I can testify that their renommee by far exceeds reality. It’s only for the visitors from inside Germany – especially the northern part – and from abroad, that some try to live up to the clichée. And that’s why undergarments like the depicted ones are sold, almost exclusively however in cities, and to non-Bavarians (Update: I hope).

Tags:traditional costumes
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Fashy Legs

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Spa Garden, Bad Reichenhall

This special kind of traditional socks is called “Stutzen” in Bavarian dialect. Seen at the Traditional Music Festival in my hometown.

Tags:costume, socks, stutzen
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Folk Music Session

Monday, July 25th, 2011

Spa Garden, Bad Reichenhall

On a July Sunday, almost 200 young folk musicians met in the Spa Garden of my hometown for several sessions. Each set of performers, single or group, was guided and moderated by an experienced adult, who explained the music to the listeners and motivated the musicians. Not only a great variety of styles and skills, but especially a lot of joy for musicians and the auditorium.

It’s a bit like in photography: whilst consuming can be fun, participating is even more interesting.

Tags:genuine folk musik
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The Photographer’s Daughter

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Today many countries in Europe celebrate “Father’s Day”. Whilst I am not inclined to follow tradition so much as to sit with other fathers on a charriot, sing and get drunk, I was even more surprised and delighted to get a father’s day present of one of my twin daughters: a small portfolio of her latest images, converted to black and white and printed with her mother’s help.

I usually don’t urge my kids to try any of my footsteps – I am convinced that paradox intervention is usually more successful in education – but one of the kids wanted a camera as a birthday present and now really uses it, sometimes – sensation, sensation – asking for and following advice. So this is a father’s day joy of the truest kind.

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June Wallpapers

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

The June wallpapers are here, as usual. This month’s image was made in the ‘Pinakothek der Moderne’ in Munich, which has a wonderful collection of contemporary design, too. And they don’t forbid photography in the museum (without flash of course) which in a certain way reconciled me with the high entrance fee. 10,- € might not be much for the young urban ‘performers’, but it certainly limits your wish to visit the museum if you have to get along with a limited budget, being still in school or apprenticeship. A museum that is only for elite groups in a certain way falls short. But as Bavaria has a right wing government almost since WWII, this certainly is not unintended. Just keep the classes separate…

Tags:democracy, design, museum
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Setting up the Maypole

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Just across the Austrian Border, the traditional costume association “D’ Lattenberger” set up the maypole in the museum village of Grossgmain. Instead of the blue-sky-green-grass sceneries I’d like to present some details which make pretty much the essence of the procedure – which is the important thing, not the final result itself.

Tags:Beer, costume, maypole, tradition
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Höglwörth Holy Grave

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Wikipedia: Holy Grave of Höglwörth

Maybe I should make a story wallowing in self-pity, coming two days late for the Holy Grave of the Höglwörth abbey church. The specialty of this Holy Grave is, that it is only shown every third year, and is only shown on Good Friday and Holy Saturday in it’s full beauty . But then, I have to admit, I am not so fond of these overly vivid decorations, reminding me more of a contemporary indian bus driver cockpit then a typical christian church.

Enough digressing. The Holy Grave takes up the whole space of the Presbyterium of this rococo church, showing the grave of Holy Christ with the women mourning, while over this scenery in the deepest layer, the resurrected Christ in a bright vignette shows the triumph over death. The coloured glass balloons in the last image (white glass filled with couloured water) bundle the light when spotlighted and create an effect of glowing balls. A rotating “sun wheel” and a small fountain provide additional effect.

But I still do like the quiet version better. The grapes are too sour? Well …

Tags:abbey, church, Höglwörth, Holy Grave, vivid
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Krampus running

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

In the alpine region there are still remnants from pagan or, more friendly, pre-christian times alive. The Krampus, in some traditions escorts of Bishop Nikolaus, are connected to the rite of the 12 days or Rauhnächte, where the expulsion of ghosts was tried with dances of wild, disguised figures. December 5/6 is taken into this old tradition, and the Krampus are now played by young men, who take the chance to wear threatening masks and – behave badly, horrify bystanders etc. Maybe 10 years ago this was really bad, resulting in as many innocent victims with injuries and traumas, now it has calmed down a bit. And while the group of Krampus now is accompagnied by their own security, trying to avoid assaults, the masks of the Krampus seem to be more and more influenced by horror movies. Now that is real horror.

Tags:12 days, Bad Reichenhall, bavaria, kramperl, kramperllauf, krampus, pagan
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