it's. history you know everyone is too slow for. the sins of. commission. to. digital africa starts december twelfth on w. three. welcome to your max your daily dose of european lifestyle and culture is a quick look at what's coming up. delicious featuring traditional cuisine from northern italy. creative shadow by belgian filmmaker vincent. and monumental

steel constructions documented by photographer through. the. now are you sitting comfortably on a couch and or maybe a stool and how does it make you feel because chaz can be much more than just a piece of furniture for instance they can be an expression of power the big of the office chair the bigger the boss a mantra that would also apply to throne the vittra design museum in the southwestern corner of germany examined the correlation between seats and rulers the exhibition takes us from the historical journey of seating from the thrones of egyptian pharaohs to the modern day office chair. sitting down and yet standing above everyone else the throne makes it possible. for thousands of years it's in body the power of the few. and

that's not all. research suggests the very first chair in the archetype of film that we know today like this one with four legs a seat in a back rest really came into being as a throne for the egyptian pharaoh fischer battle. hangs a should know she's behind the exhibition at the vittra design museum in via i'm right in southwestern germany. this exhibit shows gonzalo from mozambique with his throne made out of scrap god. villains take their place here. holy men here. is kind of washing i can imagine that the design actually had to be developed quite

quickly and that's why this finished office chair would have been used. when pope john paul the second visited croatia in one thousand nine hundred four of the trial office chair was used as the basis of his papal chair. as a new hire the backrest and the wide of the state the move volume and the whole presence the seated person has in the room in the. higher back more power not in the berlin chancellor. angela merkel has avoided such an obvious simple even though her aluminum chair does come with an optional high backrest. and here is another chair that the chancellor has sat on next. to christine lagarde any banker trump at the women summit last year. on the mind only some say you can see that the women who are sitting on comfortably on it and didn't know where to put their legs on the horn. on the other hand i

think the symbolism is clear. here a powerful women sitting on a chair designed by a woman i know and wolf on and off well. how are people there for me to pay attention to where they sit in the next dial when chair by danish designer on a young. imposing what should also be a symbol of power it's actually so good doctors money managers do you can put several chairs together in a group and when they're all looking at each other they almost form a room within a room. isolating themselves from their surroundings and this is what i said to them to their destination without the hearings or those who were in the group is still in the room but on the other hand they really excluding everyone else hours. so you can divide and conquer with

a wayne chair. hans's exhibition of the seats of power is going to do just that to point the spotlight on the throne masquerading as a plain old chair. in these are things that i'd say that it really does matter which chair you see it on or how you sit on it or where the chair is you're always sending a message and then i. and they say. something that's been true for thousands of years. let's get the latest news from around europe now and express we had to london and i'm so dumb but first up we're in paris where christmas season has begun. fashion designer karl lagerfeld rang in the holiday season in paris on thursday together with meryl gold chanel's head designer switched on the festive lighting on

the show cities that. this year the two kilometer long boulevard will shine in red . the christmas lights on the four hundred trees have a different famous patron every year. and still on the subject of christmas since thursday visitors to london zoo have been able to discover new creatures made from christmas lights. when the nineteen thousand live animals settle down for the night visit part comes alive with luminous sculptures of penguins giraffes. and flamingo during the festive season christmas at london zoo runs until new year's day. the newly designed and frank house in amsterdam was opened on thursday by dutch

king dylan alexander. after two years of renovation there's now more space for visitors and more info about the jewish girl and frank her life and the second world war. the changes were made because most visitors are younger than twenty five and often know little about the war and the persecution of the jews. just what happened is terrible so i think people can learn a lot by coming here she had a story of violence we don't want something like this to happen again so we need to know what happened and what the consequences were. and frank's fate became world famous through her posthumously published diaries. she had with her family in this house for two years during the war before she was deported by the now. the bergen belsen concentration camp in one thousand nine hundred four she died there in one thousand nine hundred five. time now to take all the taste buds with some italian cuisine and ongoing series

euro max cart we showcase some of the best restaurants all over the continent on the island of brando's situated in the venetian lagoon goma chef ruggero bobo has been cooking traditional dish for over half a century his unique mix of herbes and the fresh ingredients from the region make the tally leni with spider crab a hit with locals and tourists. the island of burano in the venetian look is known for its little canals and brightly painted houses and for the track to narrow its top cutting area dress. has been the chef here for over half a century. he whips up traditional specialties that are typical for brando according to old family recipes.

but my cuisine respects the traditions of a common every culture that's been practiced by the people of burano since time immemorial. but over time more and more of these cullen re traditions of being lost. all of the ingredients i use color in this region with fountain exception of that i mean this that i mean you all. know for us he's cooking tell you leni with spider crab. so first thing in the morning he and his son massimiliano make their way to the spot where the fishing boat stuck. there a fisherman shows them his catch the fish and seafood he's caught the night before in the venetian lagoon. general bull examines the fish and crabs with

a critical eye. brace cup best as it's fresh it's got that you can see that it is just being caught it made. you can see because its claws are moving . but last year more than. one of the crabs cook in boiling water. starts preparing the ribbon pastor known as . he adds an egg and a pinch of salt to one hundred grams of flour and mixes them well. then he needs some the mixture until it forms an elastic and tear resistant oh. yes it's like when you make up pastry. i'm a bit idiosyncratic your when i prepare a dish it's almost as if i'm composing music there's a lot of creativity and passion involved and it'll be that way until i die that'll

never change they've got. up to fifteen minutes the crap is ready and the meat can be carefully removed from the shell first. taste some diced onions in olive oil and a dash of prozac. then he asked the crab meat and some cherry tomatoes before letting the mixture simmer over a low heat for five minutes. the timing must be just right for it to develop that typical barrage of taste. the gastronomy of burano was influenced by the orient the result is fairly simple dishes which are prepared in a very sophisticated way for me it's also a very important took over resident. because they really know the taste of the island. they want when they come to me they don't order off the menu they simply say make something for us. fight that.

before it's the dish is gone is that zucchini blossoms to accompany the tell you a little bit spider crap train some alien massive million oval serves a fruity white wine from the region. for himself if you struck the right balance by paying a visit to the terrace of his threats or be a. better man for me guests are older sign. so much to all of the european monex and v.i.p.'s from around the world who come to eat. but that doesn't impress me much or change anything. because when i cook i'm guided by one thing only my passion to me. so when you visit burano island in the lagoon make show to stop by to talk to rio i'll got to narrow .

in our mind of our prize draw which is running for two weeks so you still have time to get your entries and we'd like you to send us a video of yourself singing the traditional christmas carol silent night the lyrics have been translated into around three hundred languages and dialects so you can sing it in whichever one suits you upload your clip while website and you'll have the chance to win a christmas cd and original german christmas pyramid now we continue with the final installment of this week's series bright ideas where we feature artists who use light to create their works a filmmaker and illustrator from the belgian city of and for turns the shadows of everyday objects into amazing images let's get to know vincent. where there is light there are shadows which is where these drawings come to life

the man behind the shadows is been since he calls them shadow doodles ideally he works in his office on a sunny day all it takes is the right light and some imagination. the thing is to not expect anything to just look at the shadows see if there is a shape that i recognize because if i want to have a specific idea in mind in the beginning it doesn't work i have to be very open minded very relaxed it's really like playing. and that playing has produced some one thousand drawings to date which he posts on social media. his creations have a following of around four hundred forty thousand people on instagram. one of his most popular pictures is concho to the piano.

linson bow is a filmmaker by trade a profession that often involves patients and long term planning but as a man burst in with ideas he creates art from all manner of items. this might be interesting to do something with because i like the objects i like the color and it's nice that you can see true a little bit which might give interesting shadows and the fact that these doors opening. why give interesting possibilities. when the sun's rays are too weak for shadows he draws the curtains and sets up his own songs of light two lamps providing different options for his concentrations. i'm always surprised myself what comes out of the shadows.

this work is called put some sand in the rios. the endeavor began in twenty sixteen with the shadow of the teacup de incorporated into a drawing uploaded the result elephant in sweet tea on to facebook and instagram. the deluge of positive comments took him by surprise and inspired him to set up a dedicated project. he now prints the images onto postcards and posters and sells them online. you get very nice reactions from people who say oh you make me smile every day and that's a nice mission that's a nice thing to do in life i think. the project has also meant the fulfillment of a forgotten artistic aspiration when i was a kid i really wanted to do comics so i think i'm coming back to my childhood dream

in a way. the shadow watch just is always on the lookout for new motifs often on his doorstep in the belgian city. once he finds a shadow with potential he gets out his a few sheets of paper and his pens. this sponsible is transformed into a basketball ring and board. the project has given a new perspective on shadows and his own imagination. i think being creative has something to do with keeping in touch with your inner child by playing and keeping things the lights. his quirky cartoons are also available in a larger format in the shape of a book and other artistic success. and you can also catch up with what we're up to here your remarks on instagram.

zero at its best your imax brings you the highlights on instagram stunning landscapes spectacular buildings and mouthwatering delicacy our reporters are constantly on the look out with their cameras we look forward to your comments check out our duramax instagram stories and discover how exciting and diverse your can be. on instagram. we're off to wales for our next report to meet some wild ponies they have roamed the mountain ranges of the country for centuries but their numbers are now dwindling among the many threats facing them is also the impending brags that britain leaving the european union threatens to cut crucial funding for their conservation but the local population is doing its bit to keep them alive and well and then natural habitat. then the last of

a unique breed around two hundred twenty carnie da wild ponies live in the mountains which share their name in north wales. for most of the year the horses are left to roam free. but each november local farmers and villagers get together to round up the ponies in a bid to preserve the. bases of sick pack. these ponies with every single month in wales a few hundred years ago but now this is their last stronghold this is the last you know place they survive. once the year the ponies are rounded up and the young stallions are removed to prevent inbreeding. baldwin when jones has taken part in the annual roundup since he was ten he's even taken in a few stallions himself for children right in schools conservation. you know it's a place like that but we tried hard to get homes for them and we need more and more

people to come forward if they can have a fantastic. it takes hours to get the ponies into a paddock then they must be driven down to the valley below the vet examines the ponies she's worried about this foam he says that speak rowing as they earned his boat like the week earned his head to head in shape. and have to keep an eye on him not want to hire a parrot when joan jett wants to try to nurse the mother and foal back to health the other ponies look to be in good shape in spite of the hard winter and dry summer. since the ponies help to maintain the unique flora and fauna on carnie do their care is subsidized by the e.u. but this funding will disappear if bracks that happens. there. with. them and the ponies had a big patch of it and they have been since the celtic times so for me i'd love to

keep them almost one hundred fifty ponies have been corralled they'll undergo a health check and a few will find new homes gareth when jones can breathe a sigh of relief and raise a toast to a job well done come on cheers. for you. well done in deed now to a photographer who has a partial foot construction sites that's because he works for a german steel production company and they send him all over europe to take pictures of the buildings and structures that are built using their product we joined him for his daily routine. industrial photographer to the putdowns been assigned to get pictures of the work at a rolling mill in dealing in silence and new measuring machines been put into operation these are the subjects and the moments he likes best. to. take it technology has always fascinated me that was actually why i wanted to

become an industrial photographer so i could photograph this machinery. proveable how it's covered the scene from every angle she works for dillinger who to a major german steel producer. albert and a secret about the how industrial photographers don't have to deal with testy models even the blast furnace is generally keep still also it's simply a challenge you have to manage widely different lighting situations you can't set up lights the way you can in a studio. before the coffin. his employer sends him around the world to take pictures of the steel foundries products to dublin for example the samuel beckett bridge was opened in two thousand nine hundred and the supply was assigned to photograph this bridge and got there at eleven am on. it was foggy with dark clouds overhead but later the sun came through

then in the afternoon there was a big thunderstorm and that evening at almost eleven there was this beautiful blue sky and this bridge was bathed in a golden light isn't going to be. found gives his images the finishing touches on the computer they're more than pure documentation these are some of the results. suntech superior station in leone. in sweden. and the olympic stadium in athens. i feel very proud when i enter construction sites and see the products built with telling us still. well in new york i was in meo to see this enormous bridge from the field very very austrac standing underneath and looking up at something three hundred fifty meters high when the queen mary sells past you in hamburg

harbor that just fills you with. but he's no less fascinated with the miniature versions this is the pound second great love model steelworks complete with blast furnaces and rolling mails. thousands of working hours and incredible attention to detail went into it. with me to go with the still works have me under their spell and since i work as a photographer in a real plan i've got the real thing in front of me so i always build everything from memory that i don't need original plans or photos because i already know it. kind of a little girl. told different likes it best when the steelworks are belching smoke then he jumps onto his motor scooter to go looking for the best angles and shots or passes blast furnaces are one of my very favorite subjects. in the machinery and primal force of the fire. the molten runoff and sheer size. that fascinates me more

than anything. spectacular creations of steel are made even more spectacular in hoover pounds fountains. and. that's all we have time for today i'll see you again tomorrow for the highlights of the week and if you don't want to wait that long you can find us on instagram and facebook app d w your max for plenty more content. for now for myself and the entire year of my team thanks for joining us i'm bogart for now. good. morning good.

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