Manga Fashion

Held on 9-10 May 2009, the Manga Festival of Seoul, South Korea, reunited fans of Asian animation around their usual meeting point, Yangjae Station. Thousands of fans had the chance to view an extravagant parade of Manga Fashion, more commonly known as Harajuku Fashion due to its Japanese origins. Posing for the photographers, playing games and having fashion contests, they managed to impress the viewers. Controversial fashion, an extreme form of art, or just frustrated teenagers, call them however you like... but you will never be one of them!!!

Tinut intre 9-10 mai 2009, Festivalul Manga din Seul, Coreea de Sud, a reunit fanii animatiei asiatice in jurul punctului obisnuit de intalnire, Statia Yangjae. Mii de fani au avut sansa sa vada o extravaganta parada a Modei Manga, cunoscuta deseori sub numele de Moda Harajuku datorita originii japoneze. Pozand pentru fotografi, jucandu-se si avand concursuri de moda, au reusit sa ii impresioneze pe spectatori.Moda controversata, o forma extrema de arta sau doar adolescenti frustrati, ii puteti numi cum vreti... dar nu veti fi niciodata unul dintre ei!!!

Night Way --> Busan, S. Korea

Photos taken on 31 October and 1 November 2008 in Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea.

New Fabian Armin Website Finished !!!

The new Fabian Armin website is online!  Check it out here !

Noul website Fabian Armin este pe internet! Vizualizeaza aici !

preview

working on the new Armin Fabian website...

obscurus

Between 13 and 15 February 2009, the short animation Obscurus will be projected as additional film of the 2nd Annual Toronto Romanian Film Festival from Canada-Toronto.

Intre 13 si 15 Februarie 2009, scurt metrajul animat Obscurus va fi proiectat in calitate de film aditional in cadrul celui de-al 2-lea Festival Anual de Film Romanesc Toronto, din Canada-Toronto.

Gyeongbokgung

Gyeongbokgung is one of the five royal palaces built by the Joseon Dynasty in Seoul, South Korea. It was constructed by King Taejo in 1395 and after being destroyed by the Japanese invasion of 1592, it was rebuilt in 1868. The restoration process ended up with a unique architectural complex composed by more than 300 buildings, but the Japanese occupation from the beginning of the XX-th Century damaged the palace’s layout. Today, the restored buildings of the most important areas are opened to visitors, being the most impressive piece of traditional Korean architecture preserved in Seoul.

Gyeongbokgung este unul dintre cele cinci palate regale construite de dinastia Joseon in Seul, Coreea de Sud. A fost construit de Regele Taejo in 1395. Dupa ce a fost distrus de invazia japoneza din 1592, a fost reconstruit in 1868. Procesul de restaurare a dus la crearea unui ansamblu compus din peste 300 de cladiri, dar ocupatia japoneza de la inceputul secolului XX a afectat grav palatul. Astazi cladirile restaurate ale locatiilor de o importanta majora sunt deschise vizitatorilor, oferind imaginea celei mai spectaculoase piese de arhitectura traditionala coreana pastrata in Seul.

literature

After the long break since the “Parallel Destinies” short novel written between December 2004 and January 2005, I resumed my activity in the domain of literature, working on a new novel. Some of the fragments of the script written for the “obscurus”  animation in 2008 will be probably embodied in a chapter of the new work. Soon, I will upload newly written paragraphs.  

Dupa o puaza lunga de la scrierea nuvelei "Destine Paralele" intre decembrie 2004 si ianuarie 2005, mi-am reluat activitatea in domeniul literaturii, lucrand la un roman. Cateva din fragmentele scenariului scris pentru animatia "obscurus" in 2008 vor fi probabil incorporate intr-un capitol al creatiei noi. In curand, voi posta fragmente noi.

working

surroundings

Images showing the nearby surroundings of my living space situated in the south of Seoul [Southern Seocho-gu, Jangjae-dong]. The neighborhood is divided by a large road composed by eight driving lines that connects the areas outside Seoul with the fancy Gangnam residential district and the Han River that defines the city’s central urban landscape. Near my housing unit, on one side of the main boulevard buildings like Kia Motors and Hyundai Headquarters, LG Center, aT Center, and Shopping Malls are the major landmarks. On the other side, bordered by southern hills a large newly built residential area is located. Small apartment blocks, divided by narrow streets illuminated at night by the colorful neon-light animated advertisements, represent a silent image of the capital’s life.  

From left to right: Hyundai and Kia Headquarters, aT Center, view over apartment blocks, back street.

Imagini prezentand imprejurimile zonei in care locuiesc in sudul Seul-ului [Seocho-gu, Jangjae-dong]. Cartierul este strabatut de un bulevard compus din opt benzi de trafic, legand zonele aflate in afara capitalei cu extravagantul cartier Gangnam si cu fluviul Han care defineste peisajul urban central al metropolei. In zona in care locuiesc, de o parte a bulevardului principalele repere sunt sediile Kia Motors si Hyundai, Centrul LG, aT Center si Mall-uri. In partea opusa, marginit in sud de dealuri se intinde un tanar cartier de locuinte. Apartamente in blocuri mici, separate de strazi iluminate noaptea de animate reclame cu neoane colorate formeaza o imagine tacuta a vietii capitalei.

De la stanga la dreapta: sediile Hyundai si Kia Motors, aT Center, panorama asupra blocurilor, strada laturalnica.