A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
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Botanical Garden
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A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
432: Espaço Cultural Frans Krajcberg
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© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
382: Bromeliad
During my stay in Belo Horizonte, I must have visited the Botanical Garden more than ten times. This botanical garden is part of the local ZOO, and is located at the margin of Lake Pampulha. Although this garden is not as big as its counterpart in Rio de Janeiro, the garden hosts an interesting collection of a broad variety of plants and flowers. During each visit, I took dozens of photographs of the plants and flowers in various shapes and hues. When I visited the greenhouses, orchids and bromeliads attracted my attention. There are over 3400 bromeliad species, and the most familiar specie is the delicious pineapple. They are able to store water at their leaf bases. Bromeliads are mainly found in the American tropics and may host bright colorful flowers, like the red flower in this photograph.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
370: Sunlit spheres in Inhotim Park
In 1966, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama illegally placed 1500 stainless steel spheres on a lawn during the 33rd Venice Biennale. During the first week, she sold, like a peddler, the spheres for two dollars each, in protest against the commercialization of art. She then got expelled from the Biennale, but her work remained. In 2009, a new version of the spheres was installed in Inhotim – an institute containing a contemporary art museum integrated with a botanical garden – near Belo Horizonte. Five hundred spheres floating in a pond near the Burle Marx Educational Center, inspirational for various photographs showing reflections on the shiny spheres.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
015: Poppelsdorf Palace
One of the most beautiful constructions in Germany’s former capital is without doubt the baroque-style Poppelsdorfer Schloss (Poppelsdorf Castle). Located at walking distance from the railway station, the pale yellow-plastered castle is hard to miss. It is unknown when the original castle was built, but in 1341, the castle was acquired by an archbishop, and became a regional seat. In 1583, the castle was destroyed in a regional war (Cologne War), which occurred within the context of Protestant Reformation in Germany. Only in 1715, rebuilding of the castle was started, and finished twenty years later. About a century later, in 1818, the castle became part of the newly founded Bonn University, which moved the natural science collections to there, and transformed the garden in a botanical garden. The castle was heavily damaged during WWII in 1944, but was rebuilt in 1959. The castle still hosts important natural science collections, and several university departments. The photograph shows the reflection of the building in the pond that is part of the botanical garden.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 1991-2001, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
351: Colored panels
At a distance of about 60 km from Belo Horizonte, within the limits of the municipality of Brumadinho, is an interesting botanical garden as well as a contemporary art museum: Inhotim. Inhotim was created by former mining magnate Bernardo Vaz, who sold his impressive art collection and acquired a large area around his farm. At present, the area is more then twenty square kilometers. Only a small part of this vast area is publicly accessible, and contains a number of art works and art galleries that are integrated in the botanical garden, which contains more than 1500 palm tree species, the largest in the world. One of the principal art pieces consists of nine large colored panels, in a vertical position. This art piece by Hélio Oiticia (1937-1980) is called “Magic Square No. 5” (Invenção da cor, Penetrável Magic Square # 5, De Luxe , 1977). They symbolize buildings in open air, with which the visitor can feel, touch, inspire, and visualize within this labyrinth square.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
349: Japanese Garden
The Zoo in Belo Horizonte is located in the Pampulha District, at Lake Pampulha. The Zoo (Zoológico in Portuguese) was founded in 1959 and also hosts a large Botanical Garden (Jardim Botánico), which was opened for public in 2001. In 2008, when the Centenary of the Japanese Migration to Brazil was widely celebrated, the Japanese Garden was inaugurated. The Garden was an initiative of the Japanese Consul in Belo Horizonte (Rinaldo Campos Soares), the City of Belo Horizonte, and a Japanese-Brazilian cultural organization (Associação Mineira de Cultura Nipo-Brasileira). Landscape architect Haruho Ieda was responsible for the project, which was inspired upon traditional Japanese gardens: a pond with multi-colored koi fish, several Japanese trees (cherry tree, pine tree, bamboo), artificial waterfalls, a traditional tea house, Japanese lanterns and a typical Japanese bridge.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 12:
Porto Alegre (RS) – Raindrops on a flower
Porto Alegre (RS)- Purple flowers
Porto Alegre (RS)- Yellow flower
Porto Alegre (RS) – Raindrops on a flower
Porto Alegre (RS) – Purple flowers
Porto Alegre (RS) – Yellow flower
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 23:
Curitiba (PR) – Statue in front of greenhouse
Paranaguá (PR) – Boats at the shoreline
Curitiba (PR) – Statue in front of greenhouse
Paranaguá (PR) – Boats at the shoreline
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 22:
Curitiba (PR) – Greenhouse behind a fountain
Curitiba (PR) – Dark clouds over botanical garden
Curitiba (PR) – Greenhouse behind a fountain
Curitiba (PR) – Dark clouds over botanical garden
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 21:
Curitiba (PR) – Pine tree water reflection
Curitiba (PR) – Botanical garden
Curitiba (PR) – Pine tree water reflections
Curitiba (PR) – Botanical garden
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.
Part 18:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Red Japanese Bridge
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Park bench
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Red Japanese bridge
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Park bench
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
288: Dragonfly
Dragonflies are common in Brazil. I have often found them along the waterfront of a natural pond where they exert their graceful dancing along the shore and across the water surface. However, I photographed this dragonfly in the Botanical Garden in Belo Horizonte. At small pond, which contained a variety of water plants, I counted a handful of different types of dragonflies. Dragonflies in different colors and sizes. The warm sun shone almost perpendicular to this slender dragonfly, leaving a sharp shadow on a lush green leaf .
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
268: Reflection of clouds
The Botanical Garden in Belo Horizonte forms a complex with the Zoo, at the edge of Lake Pampulha. The garden is divided into several thematic gardens, including a collection of cactuses, succulents, plants that grow in the local savannas, desert plants, and an interesting collection of plants from the tropical Atlantic and Amazon rain forests. There are also some ponds with aquatic plants, where you can find many dragonflies. On this semi-cloudy day, I noticed the reflection of clouds on the water surface, good for an interesting composition.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2008.
Part 31:
Curitiba (PR) – Lamp posts in Botanical Garden
Curitiba (PR) – Statue in greenhouse
Curitiba (PR) – Frans Krajcberg exhitibion hall
Curitiba (PR) – Bus stop tube
Curitiba (PR) – Lamp posts in Botanical Garden
Curitiba (PR) – Statue in greenhouse
Curitiba (PR) – Frans Krajcberg exhibition hall
Curitiba (PR) – Bus stop tube
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2008.
Part 24:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Red bridge
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Mountain shapes at sunset
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Kite surfing
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Reading the latest news
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Red bridge
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Mountain shapes at sunset
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Kite surfing
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Reading the latest news
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2016
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2008.
Part 23:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Metal structure in lake
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Statue in Botanical Garden
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Orange bromeliad
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Statue of a fisherman
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Metal structure in lake
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Statue in Botanical Garden
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Orange bromeliad
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Statue of a fisherman
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2016
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2010.
Part 4:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Dragonfly
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Detail of a white flower
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Lilac flowers
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Dragonflies
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Dragonfly
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Detail of a white flower
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Lilac flowers
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Dragonflies
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2016
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2010.
Part 3:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Red flowers
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Detail of a white flower
Belo Horizonte (MG) – White flowers
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Dragonfly
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Red flowers
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Detail of a white flower
Belo Horizonte (MG) – White flowers
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Dragonfly
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2016
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2010.
Part 2:
Nova Era (MG) – Embarking the train
Minas Gerais (MG) – Train
Minas Gerais (MG) – Red river
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Cactus
Nova Era (MG) – Embarking the train
Minas Gerais (MG) – Train
Minas Gerais (MG) – Red river
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Cactus
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2016
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