Lost! The sixth abandoned photo!

The Juggler. 

Status: lost!

I'm back! I´ve left the blog because I've been busy looking for a job and it takes time, that's the real life! Althought I prefer to see the life at a photography depicting the reality, my reality. Now, I'm having time to spent on my photographic work, even I don't find a job yet! So, to re-start with the comments, here is another one with a lost photo, the sixth photo, aka "The Juggler". This photo was abandoned on November 25th, it was 2 months ago! And I don't have news about it...Did somebody find it? Yes, no? I hope someone did it...I don't know, maybe the person who found the photo doesn't want to leave a comment, and that's all! If you, my dear reader, could give me advice about how to make people to write a comment, please let me know it! Ideas are welcome! I'm going to think about it too!

Fourteenth abandoned photo: The gestation of the lizard

The gestation of the lizard, released on: 11/01/2012

Size: 20 x 25 cm

Frame: 23 x 33 cm

Francisco Toledo is one of the most important Mexican artists and one of my favorite artists too. His artistic production involves painting and sculpture depicting animals or legends of his native place, Oaxaca. Despite his fame, Toledo dislikes to talk in public or give an interview, he never plays a role of "art star" because he's focused on his artistic production and that's most important for him. 

Few years ago, Toledo created a large scale sculpture, "La lagartera" (The lizard's place). He worked several months in Monterrey (MX) to produce the sculpture. At that time I was in Monterrey, so I decided to look for the place Toledo was working in the Lagartera and try to talk with him. I looked for the place with a friend. Because we didn't know the address (it was a secret to avoid onlookers), we took a car and drove on the streets of the neighborhood which the Toledo's studio was located. First day we didn't find the place but we got good clues, second day we arrived at the Toledo's studio, but he wasn't there that day! Next day we arrived at place and Toledo was working in the Lagartera. It was amazing! We saw Toledo while he was working and we stay there, just watching and enjoying of the magic calm of that man. After he finished his work, we had some minutes to talk with him and then he said goodbay and went out the place to take a taxi such as the most common person in the world. Again, we went to meet him but that time we invited to take our car with us to give him a lift. He said: "You don't look like kidnappers,  Ok let's go". What a magical moment! Francisco Toledo was in my car! We talked about many things, about Monterrey, about Juchitán, his native town in Oaxaca, about the wind, about our families, many things in a short time. That day is one of the best days of my life. "The gestation of the lizard" is an image of that day.

                                          La Lagartera, sculpture by Francisco Toledo

Twelfth abandoned photo: Thoughts. Found!

 "Thoughts", the twelfth abandoned photo was found on the streets of México City, México.

Happy New Year! The year 2012 started few days ago, so it's still good time to celebrate a new year! Well, every day is a good day to celebrate something. Today, I'm celebrating that the twelfth abandoned photo was found! In fact, it was found weeks ago (the last year!), but I decided to tell it until now. I'll expain my decision.

I got an email from the person who found the photo, I got it the day after I left the photo!  He told me a very nice story about how he found the photography, thus I kindly ask him to visit the blog for telling the story.  I've waited several weeks for his answer or his comment at the blog. But sadly I haven't news from him. Hence, I thought "What should I do?" A) Don't tell the photo was found  B) To tell the photo was found but don't tell the guy's story, C) To tell the photo was found and tell the guy's story. What ethical issue! I mean, the original idea of the project is to get the feedback of people who find the photography. And I got it... but in my email addresse, what's it's very nice too, but not at the blog. Maybe the man doesn't want to share his story. If it was the case...Do I have the right of telling the story? Would people believe that someone find the photo? Would people think I invented the story? Would people think I lie about the story? Arghhh! It was hard to decide what to do! That's the reason why I waited to say something about the finding of the twelfth abandoned photo! Finally, I took a decision. 

Evidently, I decided to tell the photo was found. Also I decided to tell the story. Of course, I'll protect anonymity of the man. I hope he will confirm truthfulness of the story if he visit the blog. I trust readers will believe that the photo was found and a real person told me the story. I must say the story was written in  Spanish, so I wrote a version in English.

"It was a magic experience. I was doing bicycling and I passed in front of a bench a first time. I saw a beautiful woman at the bench, she looked at my eyes and I looked at her eyes. I passed in front of the bench a second time. I did it again a third time because I expected to watch the woman again, however she wasn´t there anymore. Instead of the woman, there was a photo on the bench. I passed in front of the place a fourth time and I couldn't resist my curiosity about the photo so I stopped my bicycle. At same time, a man arrived at the bench, saw the photo and told me "You should put a votive candle next to the image". I thought " in this country all people want to put a votive candle next to any kind of image" (I found the photo at the Guadalupe Virgin's Day). My first thought about the photo was "Wow, Who´s he? Rasputin? Arturo Rivera? I watched attentively the photo and then the phantom images appeared. Now I have to go out,but I would like to tell you more about this so magical experience. I'm a visual artist and I understand your artistic language. You've created feelings. Regards. We keep in touch. 


And that's the story. Of course I´m not the mysterious beautiful woman at the bench! I'm the photographer who took the photo of the story!

I really thank to the man who told me he found the photo, I'm very happy to know he has the "Thoughts"!

The original story is here:

"Fue una experiencia mágica, primero pasé con mi bicicleta y vi en una banca del parque a una mujer muy hermosa que me miró a los ojos fijamente y yo a ella, al dar una segunda y tercera vuelta al porque, al querer encontrar a esa mujer de nuevo solamente encontré una fotografía recargada en la banca del parque, hasta la cuarta vuelta no pudo más mi curiosidad y me detuve ante la banca y ante la foto, coincidí con un señor que se acercaba y que dijo "hay que ponerle una veladora", pensé: "en este país a cada imagen le quieren poner una veladora" (día de la Guadalupe). Mi primera reacción al ver la foto fue: "orale, ¿Es Rasputín? ¿Arturo Rivera? Ahora tengo que salir, pero me gustaría seguirles contando de esta experiencia tan mágica. Yo soy artista plástico y entiendo muy bien tu lenguaje. Un abrazo, generaste cosas. Seguimos en contacto."

Muchas gracias por escribir tu historia, ¡espero no te moleste que la haya compartido! ¡Un gran abrazo! Y espero algún día dejes un mensaje. ¡Gracias por hacer este proyecto una realidad!