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I'm interested in and working with light art, lighting design and contemporary art. Also, travelling Europe, mostly by train. EN / FI. More light art stuff on @mkivinen@pixelfed.art
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Except for a food poisoning, the rest of my #interrail was a comfortable success. Castle and cousin in Bensheim, dog sitting and a dear friend in Berlin, and the efficient train day & night to Stockholm, where I lived on the edge breakfast-wise: arriving at 6AM I dashed to the SJ firstclass breakfast hotel, had a relatively peaceful brekkie, took the 6:55 bus 53 and made it to harbour just in time to catch the 7:45 ferry to Turku. Where I'm about to arrive soon. And then it's over. Snif.
IBSIC Conference in Lille was super fun and professionally meaningful as well. Also the projection mappings of the adjoining festival were at least interesting. It was my second time there, and this time I had two working groups to lead. And to write reports about, when everyone else was bar hopping.
Hamburg was nice, a couple of museums and some working. I stayed at Villa Viva and was again really happy with the price quality ratio.
My trip to Lille was very badly calibrated: every train was late, except for the last one, which meant that I was exactly 59 minutes late, not an hour, which makes seeking for compensation moot. Which, by the way, is super easy via the interrail page, I'll never do the DB compensation shit again.
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@Stoori @Mimesatwork @titia @biohumanisti @ahaaparanta @JakkePimio Sekin on hauskaa ja luovaa nykyään, että yrittää välttää englishmejä, ja korvata sivistyssanatkin suomella, mikäli vaan mahdollista. Jostain syystä tämä lähti käytännöksi viime kurssillani, jopa kenties opiskelijoiden aloitteesta. Hyvin haasteellista – ja hauskaa – alalla, jossa on paljon engl- ja muita -ismejä. Vaan eipä ole nuoriso pilalla!
Jäätä? Mitä vittua nyt taas, luulin, että tällainen sekoilu on lopetettu*?
*Tältä vuodelta
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@MikeFromLFE Oh yes, people at Villa Viva were nice indeed! The common area seemed comfy as well, next time I'll check out the breakfast.
Maybe the fact that the place has a variety of room types, most of them "proper" rooms, makes it so non-sketchy 😄
I wonder if I'm also cursed by the Demon of pixelfed-hashtag-following? Whenever I try to follow one, the circle on the follow-button just keeps whirling in the feel-free-to-wait-until-you-die patience and style.
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I'm cursed by the demon of renovations.
I was so looking forward to a nice take away thai dinner from the stand in the Copenhagen waiting hall, but guess what? Yes, renovations, closed. 😩
Well, hot chocolate in the first class lounge it is, until it's time to move on to Malmö.
#TrainTravel #interrail #copenhagen
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Glory, glory Denmark: land of free coffee in the first class!
#TrainTravel #Freestuff
I took the exotic S-bahn to Pinneberg & ECE to Copenhagen connection from Hamburg. I arrived in Pinneberg early, thinking of nice cup of coffee and provision shopping, instead of struggling the hbf Edeka.
Oh noes, it was a stuttgart renovation hell all over again. I can't fathom how one can even make such a mess out of this small a station. Nor how can a cafeteria be so uninviting. Luckily, I was saved by a börek bought just outside of the station maze.
Well, here's a great #overnighthotel in Hamburg! Ten or so minutes walk from hbf, ~20 € night in a Camping ground box. It really is a small one, but kind of a private room anyway. With a tiniest window. They seem to sell pretty quickly though.
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In Stuttgart area, there were first class departments in an S-Bahn. I've never seen / noticed that before. It wasn't much, basically just a see-through wall and a door secluding a few seats, but of course I had to sit there.
#FirstClass #TrainTravel #Interrail
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@suburbanindividual Very likely - that artwork has indeed been around!
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But, what is really important: Train socks!
#TrainTravel #TrainSocks
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For those who didn't know: Stuttgart railway station is under heavy renovations and a huge total mess. If you want to change to/from a local train (platforms 101 and 102), prepare to walk. Like, really walk.
#TrainTravel #Interrail #Stuttgart
Today's trip to Hamburg had many legs since I did a detour to visit Museum Ritter of Ritter Sport fame, combining my two favourite things, light art and chocolate.
The exhibition was awesome, but trip there not so much: every single train was late and one local bus on a detour without any notice, causing an unbudgeted taxi trip. Also, no time for chocolate.
Regensburg and Re.Light festival were both very, very nice. I met old and new colleagues and my only complaint is that the bars are too small and noisy, so I didn't quite meet them as much as I'd hope, since I beared the noise and crowding for three minutes on average.
I also got to meet Margareta Hesse, whom I admire, and saw her No barrier for a fourth time.
Berlin was nice, as it usually is, except for crappy art. A sound art work that sounded like collection of nature effects, and a light art piece that looked like an all-flickering light equipment presentation. Luckily, there was a bar in the latter and I rushed for alcohol. The bartender gave me a freebie vodka and took one himself, too. No wonder, he has to watch it day in day out.
But I also got to see Jeremy Shaw's Phase Shifting Index for the third time, which made it all good again.
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Got to Berlin, and just an hour later than planned. Then again, I had counted for some leeway and a proper lunch break in Hamburg, which changed into constant timetable checking and a dash to a fast food stall.
Because of cancellations, trains were full, and once again first class pass made traveling way more comfortable. Even to the point of absurdity: in the bursting full train I had the first class wagon all to myself.
#interrail #trainTravel
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Ok, there’s a rail problem of some kind, so another detour via Bad Oldsomething. This journey has so many legs it’s turning into a centipede.
Also, I realised there was something wrong only when everyone else rushed out in Neumünster.
#interrail #trainTravel
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@partim How disappointing, I was under the impression that Danish trains are reliable, even if the routes are, well, a tad jointed.
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DB delivers. Train from Kolding to Hamburg late/cancelled, leg from Hamburg to Berlin uncertain. Colour me surprised. Let’s see if I’ll get to Berlin today.
#interrail #traintravel #deutscheBahn
The residency week in Rinkøbing was great. I got to do a lot of bessewissering, and not just for my new and old friends, but for a general public as well.
Now off to Berlin! Five trains, of which four start in Denmark.
Tämän päivän sanasepässä kaikilla täkäläisillä löytyi luultavasti samat kaksi ensimmäistä sanaa.
This light-throwing-up lion wishes you a very happy #Caturday.
Juuri kuultu #palindromi hetkiin, jolloin pännii: ”En jaksa, pillu, kulli, paska jne”.