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Freddie Mercury was a frequent resident of Montreux. Many of Queen's records were produced in this town north of Lake Geneva and the recording studio is now a visitor attraction. #latergram #freddiemercury #montreux

'The Miraculous Draught of Fishes' (1444) by Konrad Witz @mahgeneve is usually heralded as the earliest example of true landscape painting. Originally one of the side panels of the Saint Peter Altar (central panel lost), commissioned for the Chapel of the Maccabees in St Pierre's Cathedral, Geneva, it features an accurate representation of the Swiss Alps in the background. In a familiar act of creating Biblical relevance, Witz used Lac Lerman (Lake Geneva) as the site of Christ's miracle. #konradwitz #miraculousdraughtoffishes #landscapepainting #swisspainting #mahgeneve #latergram

Jean-Étienne Chaponnière's 'David and Goliath' (1834). #latergram #jeanetiennechaponniere #davidandgoliath #geneva #promenadedesbastions #sculpture #swisssculptor

The Chapel of the Maccabees at St Pierre Cathedral in Geneva is pretty hard to pass up! #chapelofthemaccabees #stpierrecathedralgeneva #geneva #latergram

Antonio Canova's 'Venus and Adonis' at @mahgeneve. #antoniocanova #marble #sculpture #venusandadonis #geneva #mahgeneve #latergram

Not doing very much in Hong Kong, so looking back at some of my favourite highlights from my Geneva trip in May this year. This chapel in the Chateau de Chillon is filled with some glorious (but fading) 14th-century frescoes depicting Old and New Testament saints and a Last Judgement scene. What truly stunned me was the once-painted wooden Saint George and its unifying presence in this quiet room; so solemnly expressive! Fact: when Gustave Courbet came to Switzerland in exile around 1873, he painted many views of Lake Geneva, including several versions of the Chateau de Chillon. #chateaudechillon #fresco #medievalart #lastjudgement #saintgeorge #woodensculpture #sculpture #gustavecourbet #secretmedievalist #latergram

I need to balance out my Insta-layout (and obviously need the likes), so here are some damn cute kittens in need of good homes! Contact @sarahrneill for more details. #kittens #cats #catpictures #cutekittens #catswillruletheworld

#OlafurEliasson @tate is a retrospective which really brings out our curious side. Usually known for community projects and being a passionate advocate for environmentally-friendly initiatives, Eliasson's work plays with our senses in myriad ways. A definite highlight was the 39-metre long fog corridor which leaves us in a state of confusion as we blindly transition between white and yellow zones. 'Your Uncertain Shadow (Colour)' was clearly a visitor favourite, as one's silhouette is vibrantly cast in different colours on a wall, bringing us back to when shadow puppets entertained us childishly for hours. His hard-hitting works usually bring attention to climate change, especially melting ice caps. He even used the melting process to create a bronze mould of a glacier which could fit a human being. There is something quite unexplainable about Eliasson's work. Although the exhibition flickers between fun-loving experiences that mystify little children and urgent issues on humanity's effect on the Earth, the core themes tend to be reflections on our human experience of the natural environment. #tate #tatemodern #installationart #exhibition #art

Haven't reviewed a film in ages but I felt compelled to notify all the millennials out there that THE #LIONKING REMAKE IS GOOD! Although most of it is a scene-for-scene transcription of the original animation, the live-action nature of this remake brings with it modified scenes of a more realistic, documentary-style tendency (some with heightened dramatic intents) that breathes new life into it. One song features modified lyrics and edits (won't say which), and the supposed ruining of 'Hakuna Matata' actually hasn't been ruined, in my opinion. Rather, some of the changes provide a nice modern spin and even parody of the original song. It works! So no worries! The awe and emotion of the original soundtrack by Hans Zimmer retains its timeless greatness whilst complimenting newer 'filler' songs. But the absence of the original majestic score in the scene when Simba runs back home hurts me deeply. An excellent modern revival of the one childhood film we all would not forgive if they did it wrong. My nostalgic, score-adoring self can wholeheartedly recommend it! Spoiler: Mufasa still dies. #thelionking #thelionking2019 #thelionkingremake #film #review #mufasa #sarabi #simba #nala #zazu #rafiki #scar

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