[ May 2016 ] We went to Northern England where our friends have their second house. We have been there many times, but this time, our purpose was to see an exhibition. It is held in a place called Rheged Centre, which is in Penrith in Cumbria which is famous for the Lake District. According to our friends, Penrith was the most boring town in England and some months ago when they parked their car here thinking this is only a car park, they happened to have found this venue. In fact, this building is not so obvious as it is covered with grass. Once I entered here, I was surprised to see the very modern space. It has not only an exhibition hall, but a cinema, cafes, shops and so on.
The exhibition we wanted to see was a photo exhibition about the Harris Tweed industry in Scotland. Harris Tweed is woven traditionally in Hebrides Islands, west of mainland of Scotland. I have been there once and saw people weaving. The environment is very tough, and they express the rich colours of the nature in this woolen cloth. This photographer whose name is Ian Lawson stayed on the island for a long time and recorded the simple life of the islanders. Every photo was beautiful and it made me want to go back there strongly.
