travel starts with photography

According to the plan, this photography exhibition will only be held for one day, and many buyers who are interested in purchasing will be invited to visit on that day.

But even Mr Abbott didn't expect so many people to buy.

At 105:24 p.m. that day, all but the most common works in the hall were sold. A total of 220 works were exhibited, and only [-] remained, selling for [-] million euros.

Very little, for Abbott.

But the price of a photo is already lower than that of an oil painting, and the time it takes to complete a work cannot be compared, so it is not bad to sell more than 200 million in a day.

The expensive ones haven't been sold yet.

It is not yet known who the Buddha's light will be.

Because it is expected that the one-day exhibition will be extended, and it will end with the Arles prize drawing ceremony in three days. However, most of the works have been sold at this time, and the next two days will be open to the public normally.

Chen Xing didn't care that much, and took time to go there for two hours every day, or even took Hedwig to travel around if he didn't go.

There is a place called Avignon just over 30 kilometers away from Arles. Recently, it is also a popular tourist attraction in southern France, because the annual Avignon Theater Festival is being held here.

The two places are too close to each other, and it takes more than half an hour to drive there. If all tourists who come to South France come to Avignon, they will basically drive to Arles to participate in the photography festival, or come to Avignon from Arles. Theater Festival in Vignon.

The theater festival and the photography festival were held almost at the same time, but Chen Xing also came here for the first time.

On the highway in France, a Ford Mustang speeds by.

This is Abbott's car.

It seems that only Paris in this country has traffic jams. Outside of Paris, the roads in the city are very smooth.

It is very friendly to novices, Chen Xing wants to try his own skills.

In the car, Hedwig folded her chest and bowed her head, not knowing what she was thinking, Chen Xing looked out from her window, pointed to the land outside the car window and said, "If we had come two months earlier, here should be a lavender field. "

Hedwig glanced outside.

"It's so big here."

"Of course it's big. Southern France is also known as the hometown of lavender. If they dare to admit it like this, they will definitely not be far behind. If we have time next year, we can come earlier. I also want to see what the sea of ​​flowers looks like. You come to be my model."

Hedwig was very beautiful, but her usual temperament couldn't support her beauty.

But posing for a photo still depends on the skill of the photographer. Chen Xing thinks he is still a good portrait photographer.

"it is good!"

Hedwig readily agreed, without hesitation at all... How romantic it is to see flowers with Chen Xing, a fool would not do it!
But I don't know if Chen Xing really thought so or just said it casually, because Chen Xing immediately went to ask the driver about the Avignon Theater Festival.Hedwig did not have Chen Xing's ability to read people's hearts, so she could only remember this matter.

"Is the theater festival also held every year? Have you ever been there?" Chen Xing asked.

"Of course I've been there. There are as many tourists as Arles now."

The guy driving the car is also from the exhibition department of the gallery. In the past two days, Chen Xing has had a lot of contact with them, and no one wants to talk about work matters now.Instead, on the issue of the Avignon Theater Festival, they chatted from the time they drove to the time they got out of the car.

The Avignon Theater Festival has a longer history than the Arles Photography Festival. The Photography Festival was only held in 1970, and it has only been 40 years since then.But the theater festival has been held for 70 years.

The whole theater festival is divided into two parts, in and off.

Among them, in, as the official leading unit, brings together the best works in the theater world every year. In addition to theater groups, there are also some platforms for music, dance and other arts. In the past, there were even movies to participate.

off is "Officiel", which means that when the theater festival is held, due to the limited space, some troupes and artists will perform in other venues in the city, and these performances are called "off".

Didn't Chen Xing have a few photos of Yue opera works in this photography exhibition? In the introduction, there is an introduction to the Yue opera performances held in Cannes this month. This is off.

Arrived after a few words.

The little brother who was driving parked his car on the side of the road, turned his head and said to Chen Xing: "Look, I said it will be there in half an hour. Chen, Hedwig, you go and play, just give me a call when you want to leave gone."

His car was parked in the old town of Avignon, where the southern French sun was shining brightly in midsummer.The station is facing the city gate, and passing through the city gate is the main road of the old town, the Avenue de la Repubblica, which is as straight as a modern commercial street, and you can go straight to the most famous attraction in Avignon - the Pope's Palace.

During the theater festival, there are people coming and going on this street, and leaflets of various plays are hung layer by layer on the walls of the houses.

Instead of pasting it directly, I used a piece of rope to thread many leaflets. These leaflets have different colors, but they are the same size, and they don’t look too messy, which is very suitable for taking pictures.

The sound of music is everywhere.

Those street performers sat in the middle of the street, with some piano boxes around them to collect money, and the stereo might be turned up to the maximum, anyway, they could hear what they sang clearly from a long distance away.

Fortunately, the quality of the audio system is also very good, and the sound is not as cheap as advertised by the shopping malls. Otherwise, no matter whether there is a job like urban management here, the passing tourists will probably not be able to resist kicking over his piano case containing money. .

With so many people, the Hedwig Club was afraid of committing crimes, so they stuck close to Chen Xing.But also observe the surrounding buildings.

Those who study fine arts must come out more often.

Hedwig seldom travels, and the things she draws are either scenes from dreams or what she sees on the computer.

The buildings in Arles and Avignon are very distinctive, completely different from Paris, and of course they are even more different from American buildings. In her opinion, American buildings are not beautiful at all. There are tall buildings everywhere, Chen Xing said The steel jungle is very vivid.

"Their windows are so small, and some of them are painted, so beautiful, is it a custom?" Hedwig said in Chen Xing's ear.

It made his ears itch a little.

He also glanced at it, and said: "The buildings here are all like this, not a custom. If you want to understand it, you have to start with ancient Rome..."

Chen Xing had written a book and checked the information, so he happened to know the question Hedwig asked.

"In ancient Rome, there was a tax called the window tax. They stipulated that the owners of the windows that opened to the outside had to pay this tax. This wonderful regulation gradually spread to France. People repaired the house and naturally reduced the number of windows. Some families don’t even fix the windows, but they paint them for aesthetics.”

Hedwig hummed.

"Is there really such a rule?"

"It must be true. The French government also stipulates that the wider the window, the higher the tax. So even if the window is opened, they will make the window narrow and long. This is how the current French windows come. It is not for aesthetics, but To dodge taxes."

Chen Xing lost himself in Hedwig's adoring eyes.

Men usually do their homework, isn't it just to show off in front of beautiful women?

The area of ​​the old city is small, and it is just enough to be surrounded by the intact five-kilometer city wall. Walking along this street, you can reach the Gothic palace they saw before.

This place is called the Pope's Palace, which is really the place where the former Pope lived.

Those who know some western religious history may have heard of the name The Prisoner of Avignon. Chen Xing does not know the specific details, but only knows that because of the war between the French royal family and the Holy See, the seven popes who were forced to live Live here.

Then Avignon became more and more important from a small town.

It has become a famous tourist city now.

But there is nothing to see inside. Chen Xing thinks that the castles in the Loire Valley are more beautiful than this one, and some of those castles are still inhabited by European nobles. The sanitary conditions and aesthetics inside are better than this Pope's Palace.

Tickets for adults 13 are...not expensive.

The consumption in France is quite high, but the ticket income of the scenic spots has not been expensive. If you are a student, you can visit the Pope's Palace for free.

Chen Xing got used to watching it and felt that he lacked interest, but Hedwig was very happy.

"I really want to draw here!"

"it's here?"

"No, downstairs, on the street we came from just now."

She doesn't paint classically. Hedwig's current painting method is biased towards modern oil painting, and she doesn't usually use it to imitate this kind of ancient palace.But he is good-looking, just like Chen Xing likes to use a camera to take pictures every time he goes to a place, and a painter likes to use a brush to record.

The biggest difference between artists and ordinary people is that they can release their inner emotions in their own way.So singers, dancers, sculptors, photographers, painters, such occupations can be collectively referred to as artists.

"Then draw...but not today, it's too hot."

Arles is the famous city of sunshine in France, only tens of kilometers away, of course it is still hot.

"Stop painting, I want to see you take pictures."

"Okay, take out your camera, and I'll teach you to take pictures."

Chen Xing can also enjoy the Fujifilm simulation addiction.

Although compared to ordinary manufacturers such as Nikon Fuji Canon, Fuji is a bit niche.But the niche also has its advantages. Fuji can stand out from a bunch of cameras with the feature of film simulation and become the standard equipment for young artists. That is their ability.

Chen Xing now likes to use Hedwig's camera to sweep the streets.

Even blind shooting is very humanistic and artistic.

Today Chen Xing used an idea to accompany Hedwig on a trip, so he definitely couldn't patronize running around with his camera.Put your own camera in your backpack and share a camera with Hedwig.

Two people watching a small monitor are naturally very close.

Hedwig learned art, and Chen Xing didn't need to explain the composition of the picture. She could take a good composition just after buying the camera. What Chen Xing taught him now was how to capture the picture.

Tourist attractions like Avignon are the best street sweepers.

The streets are full of people taking pictures with cameras, and some handsome or beautiful girls have been photographed for countless times, and any action they make casually in front of the camera is very photogenic.

But even so, when Hedwig saw the person in the camera facing towards him, she was so nervous that she couldn't control her hands, and then the picture she took was blurred.

This situation happened several times in an hour, and the photos that were originally captured well were all shot with motion blur.

Coupled with the theater leaflets of different colors on the house, there is a feeling of high saturation and blur.

Chen Xing joked, "A little bit of color adjustment, you are Wong Kar Wai's color tone."

"what?"

"It's a director from Huaxia, and his photography language is very similar to yours."

"I am a little scared."

Hedwig sighed and said weakly.

She hasn't reached the level of depression yet, but she definitely has social fear.When Chen Xing just moved here to play games with Brother Ah San, he said that he hadn't heard Hedwig say a complete sentence for several months.

Chen Xing also gradually changed from her um ah oh to the current way of communication.

Thinking of this, Chen Xing's tone softened, and he said, "Don't worry, everyone is fine."

There's always something exciting going on in the streets of Avignon.

You can see teddy bears wearing doll costumes handing out leaflets on a hot day at the corner, you can also see old street performers in their 70s playing guitars, and even a happy woman holding coffee and talking on the phone has a story. sex.

As long as you dare to hold a camera, the streets are full of things that can be photographed.

Chen Xing wrapped Hedwig's right hand with his right hand, helped her stabilize the camera, and said to the singing hippie old man, "Just shoot like this, don't be afraid."

"it is good."

Hedwig's hands were a little cold.

However, the tone was unexpectedly nice. Chen Xing glanced back and found that Hedwig's face was a little red. Thinking of the actions of the two of them now, Chen Xing smiled...Of course he knew what Hedwig thought of him.

But now he didn't know what he was thinking.

After all, the two are so far away, and he will not live in France for a long time.

It's okay to talk about love once.

But what to do next?

Chen Xing let out a breath, focused on the picture in the viewfinder, and took a picture when he looked over.

Then he smiled kindly at the elderly street performer, and said to Hedwig:

"It's that simple."

"Hey, boy!" The old man suddenly stopped singing and shouted. Hedwig trembled in fright at that moment, and Chen Xing also looked back curiously.

"Can I have a photo?"

"Of course, no problem."

Chen Xing stepped forward and changed his contact information, and asked: "There must be many people who have taken photos of you, uncle, you are really handsome singing here."

"Yes, but I like you," he said,
If he had been holding a camera just now, he would have taken an intimate photo of these two young people. Chen Xing's handsome appearance reminded him of himself when he was young.

"Haha, thank you."

When Chen Xing saw him, he actually understood a question that he had thought about for a long time.

What should a street performer do if he is too old to sing anymore?

Now I find that there is something that cannot be sung. If the street performers are old, it is an old street performer who can still sing.There is more money in the piano case than the young singer before.