paul veraguth
Separation Anxiety
Then God said, "Let there be a horizon in the middle of the water in order to separate the water." So God made the horizon and separated the water above and below the horizon. And so it was. — Genesis Chapter 1, Verses 6-7
I've long been fascinated with the creation stories of various religions. In the Genesis account one of the things I find most interesting is that it describes a process of "creation by separation" — it's not about making something by putting things together but by pulling things apart. Not everything in the Genesis creation story is made this way but it is a theme that carries through to the creation of woman and the eventual separation from the Garden of Eden.
The whole of the Old Testament deals frequently with issues of separation and post-separation. That's all the more interesting I think as the stories in the Old Testament are happening at a time when human populations (and the required size for population centers) were increasing to the point that different groups (tribes) were finding it increasingly difficult to remain separate (i.e., to keep from running into each other and from competing for the same resources).
This is a layering of two photographs both taken April 18th, 2007.
Separation Anxiety
Then God said, "Let there be a horizon in the middle of the water in order to separate the water." So God made the horizon and separated the water above and below the horizon. And so it was. — Genesis Chapter 1, Verses 6-7
I've long been fascinated with the creation stories of various religions. In the Genesis account one of the things I find most interesting is that it describes a process of "creation by separation" — it's not about making something by putting things together but by pulling things apart. Not everything in the Genesis creation story is made this way but it is a theme that carries through to the creation of woman and the eventual separation from the Garden of Eden.
The whole of the Old Testament deals frequently with issues of separation and post-separation. That's all the more interesting I think as the stories in the Old Testament are happening at a time when human populations (and the required size for population centers) were increasing to the point that different groups (tribes) were finding it increasingly difficult to remain separate (i.e., to keep from running into each other and from competing for the same resources).
This is a layering of two photographs both taken April 18th, 2007.