Besides the sound of the water in my fish tank the studio is now in complete silence…
It’s a wind night , unusually cold for this time of the year.
A few hours ago all you could hear was the sound of my tattoo machine running for the first time in 2008.
Everything I did today in between the time I woke up and the time I stepped on my footswitch to do the first line of the year was done with one single aim in my mind:
-To make sure that the session “numero uno” was a enjoyable one for both me and my costumer.
It’s almost midnight and I’m now sitting in my living room writing these lines, for the first time as well in 2008 , smoking my cigar and feeling nothing but satisfaction.
It’s been only 10 days since my return from the Amazon and thanks to the speed of things in a city like São Paulo I can’t help it feeling that much more time than that has already passed.
To navigate the RIO NEGRO for days on a wooden ship having nothing else to look at but the sky , the water and the forest made me think about the importance traveling at the “right” speed…meaning that there’s a certain speed that allows the alignment of one’s body,mind and soul making the true contemplation and assimilation of one’s surroundings a reality…any faster than that you’re no longer “traveling”…you’re simply moving.
I also realized that regardless of being at one of the most fantastic places on earth , another journey was happening at the same time…inwards…towards parts of myself only reachable under such circumstances…reminding me once again that in the end no matter what, the inside is always more important than the outside.
And right now , at least based on what I’ve been reading since the day I got back to the city , all that matters on the outside is who will be the next lucky man or woman to take over what Mr.Bush left of the American empire and how will the stock markets around the world react to the economic mess of that same empire…
To add more drama to a already chaotic scenario on both hemispheres the third largest French bank is blaming one of it’s own dealers for a all time record US$ 7 billion trading loss….
Considering that January hasn’t even finished yet , it looks like it will be an interesting year…WELCOME TO THE YEAR OF THE RAT…..
Falaeh Jun
Bom ano do Rato .
td de bom
Lindas fotos…gde abraço
» Comment by Veiga — January 28, 2008 @ 9:30 am
Jun, sabes sou suspeito para falar desta paisagem, belas imagens.
Cheers
P.
» Comment by Pedro — January 28, 2008 @ 12:20 pm
E ai Jun ! Até que enfim hein!
Belas fotos, alías, lindíssimas !
No mais Bom ano do Rato à você e a todos nós !
Forte Abraço !
» Comment by teddy jones — January 28, 2008 @ 8:58 pm
Salve, Jun. Honra ter te encontrado no lançamento da trilha sonora do filme “Chega de Saudade”. Como te falei, se puder, de uma olhada na animação em stop motion sobre o hip hop no Brasil: http://www.guerradovinil.com.br
abs e bom ano do rato!
» Comment by daniel 'fileh' greco — January 29, 2008 @ 3:32 pm
Salve Jun,até quando vais ficar em SP?E como anda a tal ´fila´,rs,rs…lembre-se que estou nela hein,rs…Abraçççç-Markinhos
» Comment by Markinhos — January 29, 2008 @ 8:39 pm
Nice that you are back. After i waited the hole year for part1. Now I’m waiting for part2 and some new lines.
p.s. Have a nice year!
» Comment by Adam — January 29, 2008 @ 10:34 pm
Muito boas as fotos…. Essa viagem deve ter sido fantastica.
Otimo ano do rato…
Abraco.
» Comment by Claudio Cruz — January 30, 2008 @ 12:42 pm
Oi Jun, parabéns por todos os seus trabalhos. Te ver com muita dedicação e paciência, é um incentivo.
Espero, um dia, poder encontra-lo num dia desses de descoberta e auto-conhecimento.
» Comment by Érika — January 30, 2008 @ 5:07 pm
What a great trip - those photos are amazing! (I feel relaxed just looking at them….ahhhhhhhhhh)
Have an exciting 2008!
» Comment by Alicia — January 30, 2008 @ 6:25 pm
oi Jun
to em salvador até dia 05. qdo voltar falo com a Jo a tento marcar a minha hora. Abração!
Flávio Mizukawa
» Comment by flavio mizukawa — January 31, 2008 @ 1:07 pm
Insightful and amazing as always!
» Comment by Duncan — January 31, 2008 @ 5:17 pm
olá Jun!
as fotos estão lindas!
a muito tempo acompanho seu trabalho, gostaria de saber como eu poderia estar agendando para estar fazendo uma tatuagem contigo num futuro próximo.
Aguardo respostas!
Marcio Carrasco
» Comment by Marcio Carrasco — February 1, 2008 @ 7:57 am
JUNGLE PURO ORGULHO DE NOSSA FAMILIA, POSTURA, DISCIPLINA, STYLE ( E MUUUITO) , ARTISTA NEEEE….BIG LOVE FROM BAHIA…..DIRETO DO CAMAROTE DO GIL…..TE AMO MEU IRMÃO!!!!!!!!!!! SEU FÃ NUMERO 5
» Comment by Akira Matsui — February 2, 2008 @ 4:40 am
Fala Jun!!!!!! Bela barca!!!!
Como andam as coisas???
Bom ano pra vcs!!!
Manda notícias!!!
abraços
» Comment by Ricardo — February 3, 2008 @ 11:15 am
Outro mundo…
» Comment by Thais. — February 12, 2008 @ 11:22 am