The area around the Rialto Bridge was full of people. I meandered past a school class taking selfies and group photos in the middle of the bridge with lots of laughter and shouting. On the other side of the big canal I kept to the left until it got noticeably quieter. There sat Niandra, an art student. I asked if I could take a portrait of her to send to her Instagram account. She said yes. The next day I found one of the photos on Instagram. Below is the lyrics to a song by the Velvet Underground:
Stephanie says that she wants to know
Why she’s given helped her life to people she hates now
Stephanie says when answering the phone
What country shall I say is calling from across the world
But she’s not afraid to die
The people all call her Alaska
Between worlds, so the people ask her
‚Cause it’s all in her mind
Die Gegend um die Rialto-Brücke war voller Menschen. Ich schlängelte mich vorbei an einer Schulklasse, die mit viel Gelächter und Geschrei Selfies und Gruppenfotos mitten auf der Brücke machte. Auf der anderen Seite des großen Kanals hielt ich mich links, bis es spürbar ruhiger wurde. Dort saß Niandra, eine Kunststudentin, wie ich in unserem kurzen Gespräch erfuhr. Ich fragte, ob ich ein Portrait von ihr machen könne, das ich ihr schicken würde an ihren Instagram-Account. Sie war einverstanden. Am nächsten Tag fand ich eines der Fotos in ihrem Instagram Feed. Darunter der Text eines Songs von Velvet Underground:
Stephanie says that she wants to know
Why she’s given half her life to people she hates now
Stephanie says when answering the phone
What country shall I say is calling from across the world
But she’s not afraid to die
The people all call her Alaska
Between worlds, so the people ask her
‚Cause it’s all in her mind
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