Rey Camoy

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This being the rainy season till the end of June I nevertheless went to the beach last wednesday and it didn't rain. Since Mitsubishi is one of the biggest employers in Nagasaki because of the huge wharfs and docks here, I thought it was not more than appropriate to take a picture of one of the many wharfs here in the harbour.

Had Spanish fare for dinner with Saul in a restaurant called "Cancun" on Deshima Wharf. Both the cooks (Miguel from Mexico and Carlos from Madrid) helped us to find something nice to eat and it was great. Lots of Serrano ham, Scallops and Albondigas (meatballs in a spicey sauce) plus the ubiquitous tortilla chips with guacemole.

Today was spend at the prefectural museum visiting the exhibition "Rey Camoy : A Retrospective 'Listen to me' " together with Saul and Kim.
Rey Camoy 鴨居・玲 (1928-1985) was a painter from Kobe who played a leading role in the Western-style painting scene in the Kansai Region and in 1969 won the Yasui Award, which honors emerging talents in painting. The exhibition displays more than 110 works that represent his, often dark anf freightening universe. It looks like in most of his paintings he dehumanizes people and the one on the right looks decidedly like Nosferatu. This by the way is the painting called 'Listen to me' or 私の話を聞いてくれ in Japanese.

Alex and Christoph have embarked on their journey to Shanghai for a week. I always wanted to go there but haven't had the chance yet. I'm curious what they think about it.