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Shane Spero's "The Art of Madness" is a must-see exhibition at Artsville Gallery. With a deep fascination for the Joker character, Shane's work delves into the psyche of human emotion and isolation.
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Etamae's latest exhibition, "Fetish"
Etamae's photos are accompanied by powerful and emotive texts, which add an extra layer of depth to the exhibition. The words capture the vulnerability and rawness of the human experience, and add a sense of intimacy and connection to the images.
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I could be anywhere
In any time or space
But I am here at La Fourmi in Paris
It’s the beginning of the world
A world of limbs flailing
With a meaning behind a coordinated repetition
How strange it is to exist in a world of noise
One side celebrating
Another in anguish
I’m happy to be here
But it’s a little like being at a concert
When I don’t know any of the words
To my favorite songs
Strange, as the young humans climbed
On top of wooden tables
Lit up like fire chanting
“Champions du Monde”
And in my inebriated state
Joyful for little reason
I heard “Champignons du Monde!”
I pictured us all as little mushrooms of smoke and flames
And ants growing and running across
The forests of the world.
You can clap and stomp
Across dead trees cheering for bodies and scores
But you’ll still be a tiny thing in a vast world
Growing only a little stronger and larger each day.
Don’t be melancholy about the futility of existence
Maybe someday we’ll all be particles of collective consciousness
Crashing into each other in the ether
Still stumbling with remembrances of our silly ever aging bodies
But being champions of our brave new world.
**All photos and poems are copyrighted**
Je pourrais être n'importe où
Dans n'importe quel temps et n'importe quel espace
Mais je suis ici à La Fourmi à Paris
C'est le commencement du monde
Un monde de membres qui s'agitent
Avec un sens derrière une répétition coordonnée
Comme c'est étrange d'exister dans un monde de bruit
D'un côté en fête
De l'autre en angoisse
Je suis heureux d'être ici
Mais c'est un peu comme être à un concert
Quand je ne connais aucune des paroles
De mes chansons préférées
Étrange, alors que les jeunes humains grimpaient
Sur des tables en bois
Illuminés comme du feu en scandant
« Champignons du Monde »
Et dans mon état d'ébriété
Joyeux sans raison apparente
J'ai entendu « Champignons du Monde !»
Je nous imaginais tous comme de petits champignons de fumée et de flammes
Et des fourmis poussant et courant à travers
Les forêts du monde.
Tu peux applaudir et taper du pied
Sur des arbres morts en acclamant les corps et les scores
Mais tu ne seras toujours qu'une toute petite chose dans un monde vaste
Ne grandissant qu'un peu plus fort et plus grand chaque jour.
Ne soyez pas mélancoliques face à la futilité de l'existence.
Peut-être qu'un jour, nous serons tous des particules de conscience collective.
Nous heurtant les uns aux autres dans l'éther.
Trébuchant encore avec les souvenirs de nos corps ridicules et toujours vieillissants.
Mais nous serons les champions de notre meilleur des mondes.
**Toutes les photos et poèmes sont protégés par le droit d'auteur**
Calling all Second Life creatives! ✨
Immerse yourselves in the beauty of Rumi's poetry at the Poetic Moon Sim, opening January 1st-19th.
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Let's celebrate the power of words and the human experience!
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This human was in the crowd for Boris 7 years ago and I never ended up posting this photo until now. A great deal can happen in a human's life in that time (especially considering the pandemic) and I often think about these humans whose names I never knew but who were in the same space at the same time, cherishing a moment of music that was happening.
I like to think of the experience of music in a collective consciousness way where we all lose our screaming inner monologues and float awhile in an ether that is free from all of the dangers and worries of this modern world. I feel like that's just the best thing that can happen to a person in their day.
***All photos are copyrighted****
in the vast, echoing expanse of berlin brandenburg airport, a lone traveler is caught in the soft embrace of solitude. her silhouette, outlined against the muted airport light, tells a story of quiet anticipation. shadows stretch long and silent, merging with her thoughts as she reads, lost in another world. the stillness around her amplifies the hum of distant engines and the soft murmur of announcements, creating a moment suspended in time where waiting becomes an introspective journey.
captured in palma de mallorca, this photo depicts the silhouette of a man deep in thought, with the shadow of a street lamp cast above him. in german, there is a saying "ein licht geht auf," which means "a light goes on" when someone finds a solution or understands something. the interplay of light and shadow in this image beautifully symbolizes the moment of realization and clarity.
i met him during the procession, standing quietly on the sidelines. no posing, no performance – just presence. every line on his face feels like it belongs there, like it’s earned. his eyes don’t ask for attention, but they hold something steady – years, maybe decades, of showing up, again and again.
this portrait isn’t about drama. it’s about someone who doesn’t need to prove anything.
Athan has such an amazing story of survival and positivity. I first photographed him in late 2016. We had talked about doing a series about his story of having transplant surgery and the physical and emotional scars that no one sees. Such an emotional experience for me as well...I am a cancer survivor (13 years ago today). Athan’s story of joy after hardship is inspiring.
Albert Camus : The Plague, 1947. (Penguin Fiction)
The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a virulent plague.
Cut off from the rest of the world, living in fear, they each respond in their own way to the grim challenge of the deadly bacillus. Among them is Dr Rieux, a humanitarian and healer, and it is through his eyes that that we witness the devastating course of the epidemic.
Written in 1947, just after the Nazi occupation of France, Camus's magnificent novel is also a story of courage and determination against the arbitrariness and seeming absurdity of human existence.
'Camus represents a particularly modern type of temperament, a mystic soul in a Godless universe, thirsty for the absolute, forever rebellious against the essential injustice of the human condition'
Shusha Guppy, Sunday Times
In a moment between fear and fortitude, a hand becomes an anchor, a lifeline.
Lines of strain carve her face, yet within them lies a beauty far deeper than ease — the beauty of fighting for something greater than herself.
Here, in this brief eternity, love holds steady
Every human experience is unique. We all have trials and tribulations, hopes and dreams. What's interesting about this fact is that it puts into perspective how everyone is just like us in the sense that we all undergo a complexity of emotions and experiences. Reflect on that today and let's be compassionate to our fellow human BEings. #InspireDaily - bit.ly/InspireWithWords
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Shot for Viaspire. An interesting article on how the iPhone impacts the human experience.
In the quiet battles fought behind closed eyes and clenched hands, strength and surrender become one.
Here, vulnerability is not weakness, but the rawest form of courage.
A moment suspended between everything that has been, and everything that is about to begin.
Rick Lowe’s Fire #4 - This Time Athens, 2023 is a dynamic, large-scale painting that pulses with vibrant energy and layers of meaning. On view at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., this monumental work captures the viewer’s attention with a dense network of interwoven red, orange, and yellow brushstrokes that build a visual lattice across the canvas.
Born from Lowe’s community-focused artistic practice, this piece draws inspiration from his time spent in Athens, Greece, reflecting the city’s urban energy and the complex intersections of history, culture, and contemporary life. The painting is part of Lowe’s ongoing Fires series, which began in response to global social and political upheaval, addressing themes of resilience, transformation, and collective experience.
In Fire #4 - This Time Athens, 2023, Lowe employs an abstract language of repeated lines and shapes that resemble a tapestry of marks, forming a dense yet ordered chaos that evokes the textures of cityscapes, the rhythm of everyday life, and the collective human experience. The bold, fiery hues echo the warmth of the Mediterranean sun while hinting at the social tensions that ignite change.
Lowe’s use of acrylic paint and his layering technique add depth and complexity to the composition, inviting viewers to navigate the surface and discover hidden pathways of meaning. His work bridges the gap between abstraction and social commentary, engaging audiences in a dialogue about place, community, and identity.
As a prominent figure in socially engaged art, Lowe’s painting reflects his dedication to fostering dialogue and understanding through creative practice. Fire #4 - This Time Athens, 2023 is a testament to the power of art to illuminate and transform.
Step into a world of words at the Hirshhorn Museum, where this immersive, black-and-white text installation completely transforms the gallery space into a thought-provoking, visually striking experience. The artist’s dynamic brushwork covers every inch of the floor, walls, and even the ceiling with handwritten text, illustrations, and graffiti-like scrawls, all in stark black and white. Snippets of phrases, poetry, and protest statements intermingle, challenging visitors to consider questions of identity, politics, history, and the human condition.
Visitors are dwarfed by towering phrases that ask, “What is truth?” and “Who owns the future?”, while figures and animals emerge from the painted chaos, including a prominent black sculpture of a raven—a potent symbol of transformation and observation. At the center of the room, a bright yellow canoe pops against the monochrome backdrop, an unexpected dash of color that invites both curiosity and contemplation.
The installation’s scale and detail create a sense of total immersion, urging visitors to physically move through and around the words, reading, pondering, and engaging with the artist’s urgent message. Each visitor becomes part of the artwork itself, their shadows cast on the text-laden floor as they navigate the space.
This installation exemplifies contemporary art’s power to challenge perceptions and invite dialogue, transforming a museum into an interactive environment where language and imagery converge. It’s a place where every footstep lands on a phrase or thought, and every glance finds new questions to ponder.
The Hirshhorn Museum, part of the Smithsonian Institution, continues to champion innovative, boundary-pushing contemporary art, and this installation stands as a testament to that mission. For those seeking an unforgettable, interactive experience that bridges text and visual art, this exhibit offers a unique journey through the written word’s raw energy and expressive power.
“I think I was born an artist. In a way, we all are but I know from a young age I was drawing, creating, seeing. I had the right nature and nurture scenarios fall into place to become, to realize I think what has been my life destiny from birth. We are all born with a destiny from birth, born under unique and specific planetary alignments, under a certain set of stars in the sky. We are all born artists but the difference between those who continue to create throughout their lives and those who don’t is the childhood, the womb, the beginnings of life when you develop and grow your psyche for the rest of your life. The problem with growing up in our modern society is all the access youth have to the poisons of this world, easily through the internet and social media; these technologies affect development of the brain in ways we don’t yet understand and there’s potential for positive and negative outcomes, but I urge the population to make an effort not to use the media to spread evil and instead to nurture all who it can touch, for the sake of a richer future, rich with culture and love and knowledge. I dream of world full of seeing. and it starts with youth. Michelangelo claims that he as an infant was ingesting marble dust through the breast milk of his maid who was constantly inhaling the dust in the quarries, and that the marble coursing through his body was the catalyst to his superior level of skill and talent in the art of sculpting marble. Everything we experience effects us, shapes us, sculpts us. Each experience is unique, formulated only by time, location (space), and a potential energy (power), factoring in each preceding moment to equate what happens next. Create beautiful experiences in life and destiny will perpetuate itself.
We as a human population have the tools to spread this idea across the globe; I have taken it upon myself to work toward creating awareness and thought provoking art to get people to consider if they’re doing what they can to create happiness in their lives. I want people to know how easy it is to do. Our own experiences as an individual depend on our interaction with a collective whole, the universe. It is important for people to embrace who they are because we all make up the collective being and all our differences are what make it a beautiful, functioning universe; it requires all aspects of life to be a universe at all. We all have a place here, and what’s amazing is we are all capable of finding that thing that gives us access to further understanding our place in the universe. It is imperative as conscious humans with very individual experiences (formulas) relative to the universe to first become aware of the experiences and then to ponder them. It is the foundation of the potential to live a life that satisfies, which is what we all want isn’t it? To find one’s path, where they “belong,” an identity, is to know happiness, something each person on this planet is in pursuit of. and its right in front of us, all around us, we must choose to see it.
I have created my own definition of artist which is embodied in myself and everything I am. I cannot define the artist in words but what I do and what I am does. I have found my happiness in art and mathematics and nature and myself. One day my voice will be louder than it is now, and through my art the knowledge, the message I have will be heard by someone who needs it. I hope to use my art to promote creativity and individuality and contemplation, to emphasize the importance of the relationship with the self, and encourage people to find their happiness. I want to start a wave of creativity, self love, and exploration. I believe the world will be better because of it.”
- Bailey Kopp
For Our Daily Challenge topic - 'The Future'
Thus shall ye think of this fleeting world,
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
closing lines of Buddha's Diamond Sutra
nicer on black.
The Diamond Sutra is the oldest surviving printed book in the world
Bathed in soft light, she gazes through the window, yearning for freedom and the world beyond—tempting yet frightening.
in Gui Lin, an airport tourguide rushes first time flyers thru their photo-op, creating an imaginary experience to be cherished for all time. But the magical feeling appears to be real all the same.
Fr. Julian Carron, President of the Fraternity of Communion & Liberation, backstage at New York Encounter 2015 before speaking about the Catholic contribution to the question for human identity in front of the challenges of our time.
Generating Beauty: The New Beginning at the End of the World. A presentation by AVSI-USA with John Waters, journalist.
"Big Sound Juice is Back!" A musical celebration to end the New York Encounter weekend featuring the Encounter House Band.
"Reality and Work: The Adventure of a Man Alive." A presentation by the Italian woodwork federation, Federlegno Arredo, with Paolo Palamara, architect, Roberto Snaidero, President of Federlegno Arredo, and Antonio Quaglio, Senior Editor for Il Sole 24 Ore. New York Encounter 2015.
Backstage before "Searching for the Human Face Online," at New York Encounter 2015. Left to right: Riro Maniscalco, Christian Smith, professor of sociology, Univ. of Notre Dame, Donna Freitas, author and lecturer.
"Adam Danced," a premier of a new modern dance work by composer Jonathan Fields and choreographer Jamel Gaines, with the acclaimed Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn. New York Encounter 2015.
Laurie Collins Quirk, Chair of the English Department of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington D.C. speaks about Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina at New York Encounter 2015.
"Narcolepsy is a sleep condition which is thought to either be a neurological or auto-immune disease. In people with Narcolepsy, they are missing Hypocretin, the chemical in your brain that controls wakefulness and the cognitive ability to go through all of the sleep cycles. Having Narcolepsy essentially guarantees excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep attacks, insomnia, and for some of us, cataplexy. Cataplexy happens to me when I laugh too hard; my knees give out and I fall to the ground. Excessive daytime sleepiness is the symptom I struggle with the most. I have to take Nuvigil in the morning, it helps me to stay awake throughout the day and prevents sleep attacks. Although it doesn’t prevent sleepiness one hundred percent, it allows me to be more cognitively aware and I have to take less naps. When that is not enough, which it usually isn’t on an intensive school day, I can take Adderall throughout the day as well. My most important medication is Xyrem. Xyrem is an extremely potent sleep medication. It was a game changer for my treatment. It is a liquid I take at bedtime that makes me drowsy within twenty minutes, and then I wake up in the middle of the night to take a second dose. With Xyrem, you can essentially control your hours of sleep, and when it wears off in the morning, it was the reverse effect; it actually helps you wake up. These medications affect me in a way that allows me to function in the way “normal” people do. Basically, I can be awake during the day and sleep at night, which if I wasn’t medicated, I wouldn’t be able to do. I’d be considered nocturnal without medication. Narcolepsy has affected my everyday life by making it extremely difficult to get out of bed, difficult to do well in school, difficult to show emotion, and most of all difficult to be understood. Because of having Narcolepsy, I have struggled to have the social life most high school and college kids have. I have struggled to trust that people will look past my condition and want to befriend me even though a lot of times I have to cancel plans because I’m too tired. I have struggled to deal with all of the extra symptoms that come along with the disease. These extra symptoms include, but aren’t limited to: depression, anxiety, feeling hopeless and alone, feeling completely misunderstood, and being treated like you’re lazy. Usually I don’t tell people I have Narcolepsy. I’m pretty good at managing my symptoms. When people become closer to me and they start realizing that I’m “different,” then either people feel extremely bad for me and want to do anything they can, or people think I have no personality and that I’m uninteresting, boring, lazy, or lying to get sympathy. Narcolepsy doesn’t necessarily make me who I am, but it definitely affects my ability to be who I can and want to be. The difference from high school and now is that I don’t let the disability stop me from reaching my goals, and I certainly don’t let people speak poorly of me. If people do speak poorly of me or my abilities, I will stand up for myself and I will no longer let their words come between me and what I wish to obtain. I can accomplish anything now due to the struggles of having Narcolepsy. Thankfully, I am able to carry that mentality into just about anything I do now. That’s how Narcolepsy has helped make me who I am. The only time I am embarrassed about having Narcolepsy is when people tell me I am lazy, and I am genuinely afraid to explain that there is a reason. Nowadays, less people call me lazy though, because there is more and more proof coming from me that I am not lazy at all. Its also a little embarrassing when people make fun of me for having no personality. Those who know me well know that I do have a personality; they also know that I am exhausted when I don’t show much of my personality, which is a lot of the time and I cannot control how often or severe it is. I think society has painted the picture that everyone needs to push their bodies to their limit. We all seem to think that every waking moment must be spent cognitively aware and functioning. Most people have a picture of Narcolepsy that is an old person nodding off while they’re watching TV, but some Narcoleptics are diagnosed before they are even five years old. I can’t wait for the day that society will get it out of their head that everyone has to function the same way. When that day comes, I will be able to come off all medication and let my body be the way it intends: asleep during the day and awake at night. If that day never comes, it would at least be nice for there to be a drug that actually cures Narcolepsy. Most people believe it is a mental illness that should be treated with counseling and that it is hormonal, and one day we’ll just grow out of it, that’s not the way it works. Narcolepsy is the same as having Type 1 diabetes, or any other condition that is due to the absence of something in your body that cannot ever naturally be replaced, only treated. I often get the question, “Well, have you tried turning off your television before bed, drinking coffee, taking melatonin, taking Benadryl, Nyquil, Tylenol PM?” Society just won’t accept that this condition is much more serious. It is the absence of a chemical from your brain, not an inability to clear your mind before bedtime or being too weak to stay awake during the day. It is so important for people to just be who they are because if you pretend you are something you’re not, or you ignore your own health, it will lead you down a miserable road where every moment is spent in regret and attempts to explain yourself. No one should have to explain themselves; acceptance should be as easy as breathing. The most important thing at the end of the day is yourself, you’re all you really have. So there is no greater importance than being one hundred percent you, even if you do struggle to fit societies’ standards. Who is society to judge who you are or what you’re capable of anyway? Even though I have this disease, I am capable of anything anyone else is."
- Erin Smith