The Cellar Gang

THE CELLAR GANG by JOHN CARDER BUSH (CELLAR PRESS - LONDON - 2005)

Il racconto, personale e caustico, divertente e tragico, di una famiglia alle prese con il senso di perdita e distacco che ogni separazione porta con sé. Un'opera che sorprende, incollando il lettore alla pagina, anche per la facilità con cui John Carder Bush sa mescolare ombra e luce, banalità ed eccezione, realtà e metafora, morte e sense of humour, in un gioco di contrasti assolutamente straordinario.

The personal, caustic, funny and tragic tale of a family, desperately trying to cope with the sense of loss that is so much part of any separation. An amazing book that captures readers' attention, thanks to John Carder Bush's ability in mixing moments of light and darkness, everyday existence and adventurous weirdness, real life and metaphors, death and exquisite sense of humour, in a game of contrasts that sounds incredibly successful.

...primo anniversario.../...first anniversary...

...sembra incredibile, ma è già passato un anno dal mio primo post in questo blog...grazie a tutti per l'incoraggiamento ed il supporto.../...it seems incredible but it's been a whole year already since my very first post here...thank you everyone for the continued support...

The Pier

THE PIER

Standing on the pier
Lost at the sight
Of water and sky
Kissing each other
Wave after wave
Crushing at my feet
Speaking to me
In the liquid language
Of loneliness and loss
Seaweeds and shells
Orphaned by
The cyclic phases
Of a distant moon
Alone, at night
King of constellations
And exploded stars
Walking backwards
Along the wooden bridge
That separates
This earthly existence
From its upcoming
Amphibious future

Debi

DEBI

Her pale hands
Dancing on the drawing board
Stealing that little magic light
From the sun
That smiles at her
Out of her window

The delicate touch of her fingers
Competing with spiders
That silently weave cobwebs
Out in the garden
Peaceful, little Heaven

Her eyes
So lively and curious
Still in search of
A romantic landscape
A sunset over a solitary beach
The nostalgic cry of a seagull

The beauty of her Art
Moving us all to tears
Her endless quest for perfection
Second to nothing but
The boundless beauty of her soul

                                                                       'Roberta' by Debi Bowes

Cathy

CATHY by JOHN CARDER BUSH (KINDLIGHT - 1986)

Lo straordinario ritratto di un'artista in divenire, appassionato ed appassionante racconto fotografico dell'infanzia della sorella Kate (a quel tempo, per tutti, Cathy...) che John Carder Bush magistralmente accompagna con riferimenti poetici e letterari di grande carica emotiva. Un volume di rara bellezza, che è ormai un oggetto di culto, la più autorevole testimonianza della naturale trasformazione di una bambina ad adolescente inquieta, sempre alla ricerca di nuovi stimoli e di nuove storie da raccontare, a metà strada tra biografia sognante e diario intimo e segreto.

An extraordinary portrait of the young artist to be, passionate and involving photographic tale of his sister Kate (at that time, just little Cathy...) that John Carder Bush wonderfully unfolds, with the aid of poetic and literary references of extraordinary emotional power. A book of rare beauty, cherished by those lucky enough to have a copy, the most reliable evidence of the natural growing process of a child, who suddenly becomes a curious adolescent, always looking for new stimuli and new stories to tell, a book that lies between the dreamy land of a biographic research and the secret places of a personal diary.