Masks
Waiting for the Divine Wind in London Chinatown The mask may fly and the skirts like kites rise to the sky Young beauties playing with selfies in the night We dream like the slugs we are crawling along the streets Leaving long dry shimmering telltale tracks Photo Hugh Ardoin The Night Shift Gallery
Wandering aimlessly into a sleepless world Agitated insomnia at the times of compulsory masks Everyday Carnival with minimalist pleasures The social distance with ourselves we have to obey Or else Santa will bring out the whips… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Window Dressing Gallery
Elves and all other kinds of beauties Will roam the London streets on Halloween night A one night license to kill game But even if we live in a land of plenty We need a mask to forget about ourselves We let the selfies control our memories Photo Hugh Ardoin The Night Shift Gallery
Supermario and friends gather for Halloween in Chinatown Heroes of all kinds offer sweet views yet hold more tricks As the night will quickly burn from both ends Like vampires we shall avoid mirrors in the morning Lest our face may have forever changed Photo Hugh Ardoin The Night Shift Gallery
Topless Femen protesters invade the Krishna evening thing Sorry I missed the crucial shot but the spirit was there It was Halloween in Chinatown and masks and disguises were many Old habits need the disruption to stimulate the reflection The Great Reset is a coup not a Revolution Photo Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency […]
Meeting the fairies point blank We are now warned about the dangers of living No more fun about fear, it has become a state monopoly So long to the pagan stuff like Halloween and Santa Claus And ,God forbid, no more Guy Fawkes and his Parliament lore… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Galleries
The Calabash Carnival Club was created in 2003 The club actively promotes the carnival culture Recognizable at their colorful African pattern costumes And their masks they spray talcum powder on the crowds Their motto is Through colour, we express Through voice, we engage Through dance we celebrate Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival […]
Peru has never been totally colonized The Inca spirit is everywhere It flows down from the highest peaks Bringing the music and the memories “La Reconquista” is here you can feel it The masks and the spirits quietly wait in a window Ready to send the Pizzaro’s ghosts back to Panama Photo Hugh Ardoin The […]
Black and white meet on the chessboard of life Carnival brings the pawns, Kings and Queens They play match after match for two days and three nights It is always a draw, as masquerade hides the real players Next year you hope to see the face under the mask But do you really want to […]