Living in Mexico and Learning to Speak Spanish: Tales & How-to Tips

The purpose of this blog is to provide information about Mexico -- mostly through my husband's and my day-to-day experiences of living in Mexico, specifically in San Juan Cosala, Jalisco, by Lake Chapala near Ajijic. I write for people who might live or retire in Mexico, for expats or travelers currently in Mexico, and for Mexicans. I write about how to learn to speak Spanish, why it's important, and how to get started. For more, visit my website www.mexico-with-heart.com as well! -- Rosana Hart

 

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Las Pozas of Edward James: Surrealism in the Mexican Jungle

Three years ago, Kelly and I spent a day roaming around the concrete fantasies -- wait a minute, how can a fantasy be concrete? By being  architectural, constructed of concrete in the jungle of San Luis Potosi...

Recently I made a short video from photos taken that day. Here it is:

I made the video late one night, and when I went to bed, the images of that magical jungle spot kept moving in front of my eyes. You can see a selection of images at my page on Las Pozas of Edward James,  and here's the link to my blog about going to Edward James' Las Pozas. This second one has a surreal photo-collage that I was inspired to make after being there.

That blog entry is also interesting for the comments to it. I mention Carmelo Muñoz, who was James' architect and building construction contractor, and a couple of his grandsons found the blog entry and made comments. Later renowned potter Ken Edwards chimed in with his tale of Edward James, and more recently someone who has been there recently commented on things as they are now.

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posted by Rosana Hart @ Wednesday, March 12, 2008  

3 Comments:

  • At March 12, 2008 12:53 PM, Blogger Catalyst said…

    Very interesting!

     

  • At March 25, 2008 11:30 PM, Anonymous David Diego Rodriguez said…

    This is a very intriguing video. I wish it had captions.

     

  • At March 26, 2008 12:06 AM, Blogger Rosana Hart said…

    This particular way of making videos from images (at a website called animoto.com) doesn't allow for captions, but when I was posting the video on Youtube, I did notice that there were quite a few other videos about Las Pozas there. You might want to watch some of them; though I didn't find any really good ones out of the 2 or 3 I started watching, there may be some there. I was just going for an overall impression here, more of a mood piece.

    David, I just clicked on your name, and I recommend others do the same. You have a very interesting blog! Loved your comment about 3:59 being still 3 o'clock.

     

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