The Vatican City Pavilion’s project: The Ear is the Eye of the Soul, a soundscape walk-through in the Giardino Mistico. It’s the best thing here among the off-site projects, a glorious and quiet contemplation of nature and spirituality, far away from the noise of the biennale. I wandered in the lovingly tended garden in pouring rain, wearing a state of the art headset which filtered music and sounds accompanying the visual delights. #mustseeandhear #holyseepavilion #theearistheeyeofthesoul #venicebiennale2026
The extraordinary Samurai exhibition at the British Museum: the first half is like plunging into another world, full of violence and wonder: it trails off at the end, where the myth surrounding the samurai is examined. My favourite painting was a rare 1585 portrait of Itō Mancio, a 13-year-old (!) who led the first Japanese delegation to Europe, including Venice (photo 10&11) which was widely reported in Europe. Hard to imagine a teenager doing this now. Painted by Domenico Tintoretto, this portrait highlights the 1582 Tenshō embassy, where four young Japanese noblemen met the Pope and kings, illustrating early, pivotal cultural exchanges #samurai #samuraijapan #britishmuseumlondon
Kalo Pasxa: Happy Greek Easter to everyone! They distribute bright red eggs as decoration and presents #syros #greekeaster #syrosislandgreece #delfinibeach #greece💙
Happy Easter all of you! An alumnus from Marlborough College sent this to me this evening, and I was astonished when I opened it: me, on a walk in 1974! That‘s 52 years ago. I haven‘t seen him since. His email read: “I‘m pretty sure you‘re happy, healthy and have a good life - but this is how I remember you. Smoky - in a good way.” Thank you and 📷 by Peter O‘Rorke #photofromthepast #marlboroughcollege #alumna1973-75 #memoriesforlife❤️
Saharan sand storm on Syros: from our drawing room looking out at the dark-orange sky and next morning red dust everywhere #apocalyptic #islandlife #syrosislandgreece
Read here an extract from our latest frame ‘The Two Roberts’ by Bettina von Hase.
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Outside the cathedral on Jackson Square where musicians gather every day to play jazz: there is music everywhere, 24/7, an extraordinary experience #jacksonsquare #galatoires #neworleans #jazzmuseumnola #welovenola❤️
Listening to Jazz at the Mother-in-law lounge in Treme, New Orleans, Kermit Ruffren on trumpet (with the hat); Irvin (Knuckles) Mayfield (Grammy winner) on piano, electric guitar and trumpet. The beautiful youngster is Kermit’s grand-daughter, already a singer #motherinlawloungewecoming #tremeneworleans
Swamp Tour: my first encounter with Spanish moss: it attaches itself to the branches and gives everything an other-worldly quality #puremagic #spanishmoss #westwego #neworleans
