Now I am sitting in new cafe in north Slovak town called Namestovo. It
looks very luxurious. Service is very nice, but some people who came
here are playing roles of rude and hard persons. Feels like "I am god
here!". But I wanted to write about something else, I like to write
about feeling which is hidden under this narrow layer of dirty words and
comparing latest mobiles and sexy girls. I like to write about feeling I
have got from a few friends from childhood I have met in last two weeks. It
is nice feeling of different culture, the culture of creativity which seems
to have one extra layer on top of it. The layer of money making. This is
necessary to have resource for a decent life. A lot of my friends would
like to do something else than they do now, something less commercial,
something more creative. Few of them are lucky to have right combination of
this, but some have only
dreams.
Let's come back to that creativity atmosphere which is more present at
south than here in the north. It would be so much intense to work on
some nice photographs here than in quite and comfortable life in the
Netherlands. This country is full of contrast. Contrast between
people, live style, level of education and culture. It is more
difficult to find same in the Netherlands than here. But once I would
live here I would be part of the same game and would probably force to
play and than I wouldn't see this so clearly as I do now. I am also
not sure if I wouldn't feel same feeling which drives me out of this
country six years ago. Feeling of disappointment and powerless against
human stupidity and arrogance.
Now, next to me bunch of those kind of people are sitting. When I came
here I have felt nice almost poetic feeling and now it is
gone. Those people really drive me out. It is a pity that such a
things are happening. Arrogance and vulgarism is the things which is
around. Even a lot of people do not like it, but there is nothing what
you can do against it. Only, maybe, if one creates something which will
stay against it. Something like nice books, great photographs or other
things
which will stay here and people can find it if they looking for
it. This can help souls to survive and not become another sheep which
is hunt by wolfs around.
After discussion with Andrej Ban and Roman Harvan I have my mind full
of thoughts about what kind of photography I would like to create. I
have looked through the book which Andrej suggested and I have
also saw and bought some other books from Slovak documentary
photographers. I must say that real life documentary shots, which I am
calling reportage photos is not my style. I like to create more lyric
pictures which not necessary need to be nice, but they need to have
power of expression which will underline story contained in the
photograph. Theme of more deep values than latest dress, hair styles
and mobile phones. Theme of soul and power of live of an ordinary
people.
