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..to honor the close connection she shared with a close relative whom she lost, Tuesday.
We're with you, Mimbrava .
Early on Tuesday, Lydia (Dotlyc) also left a image message in support of Mim.
This is another image from the “Urban Explorer” series that my brother Jeff (JeffBallPhotography.com) and I traveled throughout the rust-belt working on. It was taken at the Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, IL. This mall was used in the car chase scene in The Blues Brothers film. It was constructed from 1965 to 1966 and eventually closed its doors in November of 1978. Since then it has sat vacant for over 30 years. The neighborhood it sits in was plagued with crime in the 1970’s which added to its ultimate demise.
When we arrived at the location, I immediately noticed a large chain-link fence surrounding the property. Upon further inspection, it was clear that huge parts of this fence had either fallen down, or were missing completely. As we approached the building, it was obvious that there were multiple ways to enter the building. We decided to start on one side and work our way to another. I was amazed at what 30 years of abandonment had done to this structure. There were huge gaping holes in the roof and the second level had completely collapsed in some places. In the mall’s center, where a huge skylight once stood, there were several plants growing on the mal’s floor. Nature is slowly reclaiming the land and there were even signs of some wildlife throughout the rotting core of the building.
Shopping malls like Dixie Square are symbolic in many ways. It’s a place where people come to shop, socialize and simply get away. They represent the success of capitalism but also consumer greed. I spent much of my youth in malls like this one. They became the epicenter for teenagers to gather and I have a lot of fond memories of carousing them for hours with friends. I can’t speak for other cities but most all of these structures in Toledo have been completely abandoned. North Towne Square opened in 1980 and closed in 2005, and it is currently scheduled for demolition. Southwyck Mall opened in 1972 and was demolished in 2009. Woodville Mall only has a few retailers left and the writing is clearly on the wall for this location. While Westfield Shopping Town (Franklin Park Mall) has managed to stay alive as a traditional mall, it has had to undergo millions in renovations and constant improvements in order to continuously attract consumers.
In the 1970’s and 1980’s, these kinds of shopping centers experienced a great deal of success as they offered many kinds of goods in a single location. In today’s economic climate, superstores like Walmart and Meijer are attracting more and more consumers due to low pricing strategy and overall convenience. Strip malls that resemble Main Street USA more than the shopping malls of the past are also growing in popularity. Each store has it’s own storefront that is only accessible from outside on the “strip.” I can’t explain why exactly but consumers have shifted their attention away from the traditional shopping mall in favor of these open, spread out “shopping towns.” It may be due to a change in retailer strategy or simply the demographic shift from urban to suburban. Two such shopping centers have done well in the suburbs of Toledo, Levis Commons and Fallen Timbers.
This brings us to the symbolism of this photograph. This extremely tangled piece of metal and tile was once an escalator, escorting people to the upper level of the Dixie Square Mall. People would ride it everyday in order to browse the department store aisles and spend their hard earned money for goods that they most likely didn’t need. Today, this tangled mass is a mere ghost of its former self, much like many of the shopping malls across America. The image itself represents the change in consumer demand and thereby the basic evolution of capitalism. The wants and needs of each generation continues to change in ways that the older generations would have never had imagined. Someday I might be sitting down with my grandchildren talking about the fun I used to have at Southwyck Mall, much like my grandparents must have talked about the Tiedkes store in downtown Toledo. In the last few years, I have seen the destruction of my junior high school, high school and now the entertainment epicenters of my youth. However, this is nothing new and it happens to each generation. Much like the life-cycle of a forest, sometimes everything must be destroyed in order to make room for the new. Everything changes, and it’s something we must all accept, understand and embrace. I have rode escalators like this one hundreds of times, but nothing made by man is meant to last. We develop, improve and sometimes destroy so that we can continue to grow. While this image helps to remind me of my own mortality, it still invites excitement for what the future may bring.
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E is for EMPATHY
The ability to identify with or understand another's situation or feelings.
Here at Rikki’s Refuge, not only to we strive daily to meet the needs of all the animals in our care (through proper nutrition, shelter and appropriate veterinary care), we also seek to meet the needs not so easily seen on the outside. Many of our animals come to us knowing too well how it feels to be cold, hungry, frightened, rejected, hurt and forgotten. We also work hard to give them security, love, compassion and acknowledgement. It’s more than just filling food bowls every day, it’s also about taking time for a gentle touch and a kind word.
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with Genevieve Jones (Model).
I've been so busy with school it's ridiculous. I couldn't even decide which meeting I had to be at today during lunch hour, grad committee, yearbook, pit band, youthaction, or dodgeball intramurals?
I need to take time off for myself and take some self portraits or something :)
Oh, no one will probably answer this in time. But I need ideas for a Halloween costume... What are you being?
Model: Genevieve
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Wardrobe: Serena Liu
This is the homeless man, by the payphone, I see him everyday. Sometimes I hate the city. He has a lot of dignity and I have never seen him beg. Why is the world so cruel?
Doves were flying like paper bags caught in the wind, as they hurried to find a safe place to pass the storm. The drooping branches of the mimosa tree thrashed about, and bent upwards, till they looked like they were raising their arms to the heavens.. "Have mercy on us!" they seemed to plead.
But nature has no mercy. Because nature is not a living thing. Only living beings have the capacity to be merciful. And if you're paying attention, you'll notice that there is very little mercy in the plants and animals that together comprise 'nature'.
The hawk has no mercy, as it crushes the life out of the sparrow, and begins ripping it to shreds. The shark has not one whit of compassion for the seal it catches, just as the seal ate the fish, that ate the minnow, who snapped up the larvae, that fed on the plankton..
Humans have the capacity to feel empathy, compassion, and love. So do lots of mammals, actually.. Apes and elephants, dolphins and puppies.. It seems that most mammals have the innate ability to form a family that protects their young, and shows tenderness at least to it's own. Maybe it's a warm-blooded thing...
"...It (Empathy) also is the ability to feel and share another person’s emotions.
Some believe that empathy involves the ability to match another’s emotions, while others believe that empathy involves being tenderhearted toward another person.
Compassion and sympathy are two terms that many associate with empathy, but all three of these terms are unique.
Compassion is an emotion we feel when others are in need, which motivates us to help them. Sympathy is a feeling of care and understanding for someone in need. It can also be understood as having the separateness of defining oneself and another blur."
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On world farm animals day, animal rights activists performed an act of solidarity towards abused animals in factory farms. The three activists demonstrated in a common practice done towards innocent animals in factory farms all around the world. The display's aim was to call for empathy towards the most oppressed sector of our society.
Our dear friends Dean and Sumiko are going to be parents any day now. I had the privilege of taking some pregnancy portraits for them during their baby shower. Congratulations, Dean and Sumi! We love you and can't wait to meet the little one!
Listening to another and touching them for assurance you understand. You know, you have been there before yourself