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Yet another piece of Archipelago nostalgica.
Took this picture at Karsholmen on Midsummer´s Eve.
Fantastic light, but I was not entirely sober and I did not have the tripod with me.
Consequently, there´s a lot of "noise" in this picture.
I need equipment for moments like this that can compensate for my own shortcomings.
Noah Averbach-Katz as Flute the Bellows Mender (Thisbe) and Ashkahn Jahromi as Bottom the Weaver in Shakes-to-Go's 2009 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Photo by Gina Marie Hayes.
Another midsummer, another workshop! Once again I find myself spending Sankthansaften in the swank surroundings of the Holmenkollen Park Hotel, only this year I've been promoted to the third floor! The current workshop is based on some of the literature around tipping points in the climate system, and has been designed as an encounter between artists and climate scientists. I'm not quite sure what we will achieve while we are here but the discussions are definitely interesting.
Shashona Brooks as Snug the Joiner in Shakes-to-Go's 2009 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Photo by Gina Marie Hayes.
Emily Krakowsky as Puck and Ashkahn Jahromi as Bottom the Weaver in Shakes-to-Go's 2009 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Photo by Gina Marie Hayes.
Hydrangeas in my garden.
In Pagan mythology, Midsummer is the high point of the year - at least in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the longest day of the year, with the sun rising at its earliest and setting at its latest. Flowers are in bloom, crops are growing and the spring-born animals are maturing; the God of Sun is truly at his height.
Yet nothing remains forever; the nature of the universe is constant change. Even at the height of his powers the seeds of decay and destruction are being sown. From here the days will gradually shorten once more, although the warmest weather is yet to come and late summer will see the harvest. Also, at this point the zodiac moves into the sign of Cancer, the most feminine of the star signs with its ruler, the moon, tempering and balancing the masculine energy of the Sun God.
Irish mythology invokes Lugh, the God of Light. Lugh slays the old king whose reigh has become negative - the force of life is always fighting the forces of death and destruction. Although Midsummer is Lugh's supreme victory, he is wounded and gradually loses his strength and power - which is why the days start to shorten even though summer is at its height.
Sarah celebrating midsummer at Nääs with a hotdog and fanta after dancing around the midsummer pole.