As French as France can be. A quiet street in the medieval village of Viens, in Provence. It is precisely the sun that makes the streets so quiet in the middle of the day. The bleached shutters are closed. A good time for a walk. The only sound to be heard are the crickets, which strike up their own melody.
The title of the work is derived from the nameplate on the left in the picture. 'La porte Neuve' is also only a relative term since that 'new gateway to the village must also be at least several hundred years old.
Real encounters with people all over the world have attracted me from childhood. Traveling uninhibitedly unknown countries and continents and making contact with their residents. Those contacts with people in other parts of the world have taught me that the basic emotions of all people are the same. Unknown makes.. Read more…