ashes and snow

Vision: "In exploring the shared language and poetic sensibilities of all animals, I am working towards rediscovering the common ground that once existed when people lived in harmony with animals. The images depict a world that is without beginning or end, here or there, past or present." Gregory Colbert, creator of Ashes and Snow (from ashesandsnow.org)

Frida Kahlo

Director: Julie Taymor
Writers: Hayden Herrera (book)/ Clancy Sigal (screenplay)
Salma Hayek (Frida Kahlo)
Alfred Molina (Diego Rivera)



Frida: You've got a crowd out there. Half of them think you're the devil, half think you're a hero.
Diego: Tell me honestly what you think.
F: If you lie down with dogs you get fleas.
D: No seriously, this is really frightening me.
F: Why?
D: 'Cause I'm actually wondering if he's right, if perhaps I'm being foolish, risking too much.
F: Diego, you can't loose. Forget about artistic integrity. You've done better ones and you'll do more. But whatever happens you've aroused people. You've made them get passionate about their ideals. There's not a lot of painters in the world who can say that. He could walk in here tommorrow and tear it down and you'd still have won.
[...]
D: I will not compromise my vision.

suspension

Salvador Dalí and photographer Phillipe Halsman: Dalí Atomicus, an image which took 28shots to capture; each shot involving the throwing of cats, water, a chair, and the jumping of Dalí.

"mine's a garden," she said.

"Y'all didn't think I'd be making Solomon's garden."
the artistry of Ms. [ ] at the elderly home, NC.





















Song of Solomon 4:16
"Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out."

live with animals

AGAINST NATURE Sebastian Mlynarski

Against Nature revisits Romantic notions of the search for one's true self through a connection with nature. These photographs serve as an investigation into the basic human need for an interventionist force that might offer comfort and guidance.
Nature is indifferent and confronts us with who we really are. It strips us of our persona,we are left with our mere essence; flesh, blood and bone.

Edition of 3 + 2 AP $750

color of pomegranates

Sayat Nova (Цвет граната)
Sergei Parajanov, Director