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What an eventful year you've been. I was lost. I was bored. I was sad. I was feeling isolated. But you sent changes my way. So, I adapted. I flourished. And life was better once more.
However, you're not leaving me without regrets. There are things I should have done. People to whom I should've said goodbyes, or hellos. I will look back with sadness, but I'll try not to dwell. Because that's not who I am.
Here's to 2016. May you be just as exciting.
A long day of studying only led to this moment where the sky painted the perfect array of colors and patterns--ultimately allowing one to feel at ease in an unpredictable world. Photo captured outside my apartment in the city of Arcata. Humboldt County. Early September 2013.
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*The quality isn't optimal due to light facing me and some post-processing compromises.
A marionette without a puppeteer, trapped in the silent choreography of her own mind, where strings of thought pull in every direction.
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Self- fleS
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I believe I can see the future
Cause I repeat the same routine
I think I used to have a purpose
But then again
That might have been a dream
Sometimes I think I'm happy here
Sometimes, yet I still pretend
I can't remember how this got started
But I can tell you exactly how it will end
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LISTEN: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-REj_ySWCM
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Sanaz Mazinani (b. Tehran, Iran, 1978). Threshold. 2015/2024
Acrylic mirror, silicone, wood, steel, paint, digital video & sound file.
Sound Composition by Mani Mazinani. Courtesy of the artist, Stephen Bulger Gallery, and Edward and Marla Schwartz.
“Mirrors are often regarded as offering a transparent and unbiased view of reality. In Threshold, mirrors are used to situate the viewer between reality and distorted images, encouraging self-reflection and self-awareness.
Sanaz Mazinani’s work uses intricate laser-cut mirror panels inspired by Islamic architecture. These mirrors reflect images of the viewer and intermingle them with video projections - a coming together within a fractured dimension. The video is created using multiple scenes of explosions taken from Hollywood movies, evoking Mazinani’s childhood experiences of war and conflict.
By mirroring and multiplying these scenes, Mazinani transforms the shocking explosions into kaleidoscopic compositions that captivate the visitor’s attention. Her artwork questions the over exposure and manipulation of conflict in the media industry and the distorted reality that these images create.
Sanaz Mazinani is an artist, academic, and educator based in Toronto. She works across the disciplines of photography, sculpture, and large-scale multimedia installations. Mazinani creates informational objects that invite us to rethink how we see. Her work has been shown internationally and is held in public collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Aga Khan Museum.”
This week Frank challenged me to a reflection shot. No water, glass, mirror. My interpretation is very loose.
When you look within yourself do you see the person you thought you would become? Do you see yourself as you truly are?...how about how others see you? How much have you changed and evolved as you continue life's journey. Life's looking glass can be an enlightening experience or a rude awakening.
Check out Frank's interpretaion here.
This is my first attempt at cloning. Successful or not, I had fun with it.
This will be the last selfie challenge post for 3 weeks. Summer vacation break time for Frank. Back later this afternoon to catch up.
HCS - submitting to clone scavenger hunt.
day 4
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As a way to cope with circumstances beyond my control, survive and work to keep fighting for life I decided to try to take at least one photo (or more) each day. I call this “a photo (or more) a day.” Practicing this form of therapeutic photography helps me work to focus on the present moment, gives me something familiar and enjoyable to focus on as I use photography skills that have become like second-nature to me and being able to view the images I capture helps me recall what I was thinking, feeling and noticing at the moment when I created the photos. More of the photos from this series can be seen on my Instagram account
I may not always have the energy, time or capacity to share photos from this series—especially with the very challenging circumstances my family and I are experiencing—and will do my best to continue taking a photo (or more) a day even if I’m not able to share.
Photo of the Mattole River Bridge captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens in the unincorporated community of Honeydew. Humboldt County. Late November 2013.
Photo of the Battery Point Lighthouse captured in Crescent City. Del Norte County. Early March 2013.
Photo near Luffenholtz Beach, looking toward Trinidad and Trinidad Head, captured near the census-designated place of Westhaven-Moonstone via Scenic Drive, County Road 4M310. Humboldt County. Mid August 2013.
Photo captured alongside U.S. 101, the Redwood Highway, just north of the Richardson Redwood Grove at Richardson Grove State Park via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens. Humboldt County. Early November 2013.
American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) in winter plumage at LaRiviere Marsh, Don Edwards SF Bay NWR.
Photo captured from the Humboldt Lagoon State Park Visitor Center at Stone Lagoon. Humboldt Lagoons State Park. Humboldt County. Late August 2013.
The late night beeps buzzes and whirs were enough to make Buford lose sleep, but when the nocturnal interlopers started shining a light through his bedroom window, he knew he had to take action. So he loaded magnum rounds into his Mossberg and left the window open. After two rounds to the underbelly of the strange machine, Buford realized that he might have a new problem...........
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Strobist: AB800 with Softlighter II on floor at 12:00. Vivitar 283 with Wein Peanut Slave on floor camera right. Vivitar 283 with Wein Peanut Slave on floor camera left. Triggered by Cybersync.
Each time he tried to touch this perfect youth
The water's surface broke; he'd disappear
The ripples would eventually smooth
That paragon of youth would reappear (Elia Michael)
Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.
~ Albert Schweitzer
Be the spark.
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For Me Again Monday - self reflection
Modern Philosophy: An Introduction and Survey
Scruton contends, following Immanuel Kant, that human beings have a transcendental dimension, a sacred core exhibited in their capacity for self-reflection. He argues that we are in an era of secularization without precedent in the history of the world.
Roger Scruton: Of the People, By the People (Point of View, 2013)
Conservatism Archive
Published on May 2, 2016
A Point of View 2013