Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luis, you have very aptly documented an extremely moving event - I hate "liquidacio" , particularly when it concerns old shops and people who have spent their lives in the trade. Your "characters" are brought live straight over here and one can feel a lot of human experience and feeling there; some kind of sadness on the part of the owners, some greed on the side of the crowds, but also their interest in art and pictures, they can't be that bad after if it is Art they want to buy ... Some very nice angles and reflexions. The kids also, they represent the future of Cataluna while their elders are sharing the remains of pictures of times past. I thank you deeply for the voyage through a liquidacio - moves me a lot, and the nostalia of better, but earlier, times is skin deep, only. Excellent work.!! Phil...x Luis Ripoll wrote: >Hi all, > >The ?Estamper?a Artigues? was a very old shop specialised on selling ancient >postcards and art reproductions, maybe the oldest European shop on this >speciality, founded in 1789, closed the shop last May 2007. As the owner, >Mr. Joan Artigues explained to the press, meanwhile in Europe such shops are >protected, here they can be closed without any protection. > > > >It seem that the official reason is because the old building ? which belongs >to the Catholic Dioceses of Barcelona ? menaces a danger of ruin, as far as >I know, no other opportunity was offered to the owner than closing. Some >people say that in the restored building will be a tourist business, of >course the rent will be much higher than the actual was. Today, three months >later, we can?t appreciate any trace of works neither protection to the >dangerous building on ruin danger. > > > >The local press has denounced, not strongly, the facts, but on the other >hand I can?t remember any sensibility from the politics, on these days it >was Local Elections. > > > >This modest photographic documentary shows the last day, with sold at >attractive discounts. Many people went to visit, support and purchase some >things. An interesting common fact on these images is that nobody seems >happy, the most common expressions are of sadness. > > > >Beside the tourist images promoting Barcelona, my city has lost an important >identity symbol. > > > >Pictures taked with : Leica MP, and Leica lenses Elmarit 2,8/21mm, Summilux >1,4/35mm, Summilux 1,4/50mm, Summilux 1,4/75mm. Film Kodak Tri-X 400 ASA > >I've posted the album "ESTAMPERIA ARTIGUES": > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Estamperia+Artigues/?g2_page=1 > >There are 37 pictures..., if you have the time, thank you very much for >looking, your c & c will be always very appreciated, > >Saludos desde Barcelona >Luis > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >