Happy Monday dear hivers, how good it feels to go out to clear the mind and nourish the soul. My friend Daniela recently returned to Chile and we didn't hesitate for a second to meet up, to enjoy a day like ours, full of art, food and varied conversations. We reviewed several itineraries to put together the panorama of that day and we decided to.
The first thing was to visit a book fair, I was very struck by the amount of material for children and publishers focused on that market, there was even a section with games to take the first steps to reading, I was excited because seeing the dynamics can also work to arouse interest in adults.
Nothing nicer than giving the habit of reading to another person, regardless of their age, I want to take the opportunity to recommend a reading if you are in that search and is the author Roald Dahl: Stories in Verse for Perverse Children, believe me you will enjoy it and if your kids are between 8 years old, they will be hooked.
In the book fair there would be 2 stages: one where they talked about works transformed into series taken to Netflix and another where there would be musicians, theatrical works, but we were in an hour of rest because we did not get to see any of the samples live, however it was very enjoyable the tour, to see so many people with the habit of reading.
Then we went to museums and galleries, we enjoyed several exhibitions, one that showed faces, routines, still lifes, a lot of expressionist and naive art, I remembered a lot from my art history classes. Then, we saw an exhibition of photography, where the ancestral theme was quite noticeable. Through the lens of a Peruvian photographer, the sample was in black and white which increased the feeling of nostalgia in me, also because the space reminded me a lot of the colonial houses of the historic center of my country.
The other exhibition was of abstract art, modern, creation where the artist intervened his canvas with paper, paint, lights, plastic, and glass, it was for me “futuristic”, in spite of knowing the technique, for me it was like seeing my dad's paintings, in a modern, feminine way and in a different scenario.
The other exhibition was really one of my favorites, I was very impressed to know that all I was seeing was photography and not painting. Totally dedicated to the sea, you know that the beach is my place of expansion, relaxation and security. This author captured so much beauty that my record doesn't do it justice, although I didn't take many pictures either, because I took the time to admire and appreciate all that immensity exhibited in that place.
Finally, we went to a shopping mall, because we were hungry and tired from walking, we never realize how much we walk every time we go out, until we sat down to eat, this time we chose fast food, precisely because of the exhaustion we had and all we wanted to talk about. We closed the day in a pastry shop with donuts, coffee and hot chocolate.
This is how we enjoyed a different kind of day, surrounded by art, conversation and delicious food. It is very important to take time for this kind of activities to recharge our energy and remember our resolutions, if you are like us who undertake from creativity and art. Don't feel guilty about allowing yourself such a space in your month. The photos are personal record on a redmi 14 pro, edited in Canva.