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Caixaforum soñado, Madrid. / Caixaforum dreamed, Madrid.
♫ Keaton Henson - Kronos ( subtítulos en castellano ).♫
Cuando crees que avanzas, pero acabas en el mismo sitio, pues siempre tomas el mismo camino.
La Central Eléctrica de Mediodía (1899-1902) fue remodelada por los arquitectos Jacques Herzog y Pierre de Meuron, conservando la fachada original de la antigua fábrica que parece levitar sobre una gran plaza pública. El acceso a la planta principal se realiza por una escalera de peldaños metálicos en espiral, y las restantes plantas se organizan alrededor de otra escalera circular.
When you think you are advancing, but you end up in the same place, then always take the same path.
Mediodía Power Station (1899-1902) was remodeled by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, preserving the original facade of the old factory that seems to levitate above a large public square. Access to the main floor by a staircase of metal steps spiral, and the remaining floors are organized around another circular staircase.
Today is a critically important day: Ukrainian Independence Day. The modern, democratic, free nation of Ukraine was born on August 24th, 1991 with the signing of their Declaration of Independence. It also marks exactly six months since the start of the all-out invasion from Russia.
A while back, knowing that this existential conflict was likely to last a long time, I ordered some sunflower seeds. Not your average variety, mind you, this is a special “white sunflower”, a cultivar known as “ProCut White”. Years ago, I was given a tip that white sunflowers are some of the most beautifully fluorescent; This tip has just been proven correct. While the pollen of that particular species does not seem to fluoresce, the petals certainly put on a light show!
I have seen “electric blue” lines in some flower petals before (snowdrops), but the two-tone colours of the petals themselves is something I’ve only observed in flowers directly related to sunflowers. The reason for these fluorescent colours is simply a byproduct of the method for which the flowers absorb UV light. Sunflowers have a “black” center, including half the petals, and bright white external portions of the petals when observed in UV light directly – which many pollinators can see. And there are two ways for a flower to appear “black” in UV: direct absorption, or fluorescence into the visible spectrum, such that the UV light becomes lower-energy visible light. That’s the science behind these “by-product” colours, but then also happen to match very closely to the national colours of Ukraine.
In support of Ukraine’s continued battle, I place this image into the Public Domain. It’s currently my phone’s lock screen image, and you may wish to do them same. Use it for anything you’d like, personal or commercial. Spread it far and wide.
Today is also an ominous day. There is word that Russia has closed its airspace in the western-most territories in anticipation of some event today. Kyiv has placed restrictions on mass gatherings. It would be very symbolic for Russia to attempt something horrific today, and I sincerely hope nothing materializes. We’ve seen a few missiles launched, but that’s sadly an every-day occurrence. Russia’s forces continue to be decimated, so any escalation could have some level of desperation associated with it.
In Russia, the middle-class are finally afraid. They fear restrictions on their travel to other countries, and they fear direct attacks on their homes in places like Crimea, which they have been fleeing after Ukraine has made a number of successful attacks in the occupied region. The Russian elites no longer feel safe either, after the car bombing in Moscow that took the life of Darya Dugin, a philosopher and political theorist who was very much in support of Putin’s actions. Her father, Alexander Dugin, is one of Putin’s top ideologists. It sends a very clear message: regardless of social class, you are not completely safe. This fear can become a powerful threat to Putin’s regime, if it can be escalated properly. Increasingly, it appears that Ukraine is holding all the cards, but they still need more help.
Slovakia is sending 30 T-72 tanks to Ukraine after Germany agreed to send them 15 modern Leopard II tanks. New aid packages from many countries including Canada, Sweden, and the United States have been announced. There are reports that Saudi Arabia is returning the Grim-2 missile systems it purchased from Ukraine, some of the most modern long-range systems in existence. The range here is the critical factor: 500km maximum range. The distance between Ukrainian controlled territory in the North, say Hrem’yach, directly to The Kremlin in Moscow, is 473 kilometers.
If Ukraine does indeed have the Grim-2 system, with the longest-range ammunition, they could be in striking distance of Moscow. Would taking such action be a smart move? I don’t think so. However, the possibility alone can bring a layer of much-needed fear to Russia. The hubris cultivated from previous imperialistic gains is eroding. Ukraine will win this war, thanks to the world coming to its aide. It’s far from over yet, as the area controlled by Russia is larger than the majority of nations in Europe.
The fight continues, and today should be a day to celebrate the heroes of Ukraine, both past and present. Show your support!
And on a personal note, I have discovered that I have living relatives in Ukraine. Specifically, my paternal great-grandfather’s cousin who still carries the same last name (it changed a bit when my ancestors emigrated from Ukraine, the original is Komarychko). Likely due to some people having children later in life, his generation has all but disappeared. Soon I hope to have a conversation with him via a translator, and eventually visit the village at the center of my Ukrainian roots where he still lives.
Abstract expressionist philosophy painting dedicated to my existential trip sidekick, Rusty Gentry of South Carolina. Image represents THE TOTALITY OF REALITY UP TO NOVEMBER 24, 2012.
Le cri ... version Marseillaise. Symbolisant la mouette moderne emportée par une crise d'angoisse existentielle à l'approche de déconfinement.
The cry ... Marseillaise version!
Symbolizing the modern seagull carried away by a crisis of existential anxiety at the approach of deconfinement.
Captured in a silent industrial corridor, this frame explores the quiet geometry of choice.
A lone figure walks through the vanishing point of steel and overgrowth, framed by a forgotten track split in two.
This is not about destination — it’s about tension, about the space just before a decision.
The Loneliness of the Cosmic Dance represents the existential quest for meaning in an indifferent universe and the human struggle for connection and significance. The contrast between light and dark pillars, along with the lone figure, creates a sense of isolation and introspection. The geometric layout of the pillars suggests a choreographed dance, but the emptiness and lack of human interaction highlight feelings of solitude and alienation.
Reflection in car windshield conjures up this timeless Pink Floyd piece ...
Existential abstractum
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Part of "Melbourne International Arts Festival"
Scottish artist and Turner prize nominee, Nathan Coley will erect his famous message sculpture Heaven Is A Place Where Nothing Ever Happens on the ACCA Forecourt. The sign evokes religious roadside architecture conjoined with retro fairground aesthetics. Its message is open to a range of readings, both reassuring and unsettling, but is ultimately no salve for our existential angst.
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Tsibi Geva presents Archeology of the Present in the Israeli Pavilion at The 56th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
Geva, who lives and works in Tel Aviv, is one of Israel’s most prominent and influential artists and has exhibited extensively in major exhibitions across Israel, America, and Europe.
His show Archeology of the Present extends outside the pavilion as well as through its interior, destabilising familiar divisions between inside and outdoors, functional and the representational, high and low, abandoned, found, and manipulated elements. It encompasses formal and thematic elements characteristic of Geva’s work throughout his career.
The exhibition presents paintings alongside sculptural installations and abandoned and manipulated objects, abolishing hierarchical distinctions between artistic mediums and structures. In doing so, the project is giving an expression to Geva’s ongoing concern with elements related to the notion of ‘home’ – including terrazzo tiles, windows, shutters, lattices, and cement blocks; elements which exist as fragments of what once was, or could in principle constitute, a home. Tseba’s work poses self-reflexive artistic concerns and epistemological questions, as well as political and cultural interrogations about locality and immigration, hybrid identity, existential anxiety and existence in an age of instability.
The coldest auckland night for 40 years (0.9c ha!) and a clear, moonless sky were perfect conditions for stargazing. As I sat contemplating the universe (or more specifically the Milky Way) the whole existential insignificance thing started to bite. The sheer number of stars, and the time and distances travelled by their light into my camera is totally mind blowing.
On bright days the last two hours before sunset are wonderful for photographing waterfalls. With a little luck maybe even a little light fog will settle in with its charm for diffusing light. That time of day the wood thrush sings and the darkened woods begin their night chorus. It's a sweet thing, an existential bowl of cherries.
Yeah… that hits differently, doesn’t it?
There’s something eerie and beautiful about stumbling on a forum post, a blog comment, or a YouTube video from 14 years ago — like opening a time capsule that no one meant to bury.
You can feel the ghost of that moment: the slang, the optimism, the design, the usernames frozen in time. The people behind those posts might’ve moved on, changed careers, grown old, or even passed away. Yet their words are still there, quietly waiting on some server, whispering from a different internet.
It stirs this strange ache — part nostalgia, part existential reflection. You realize how fast everything moves online, and how most of it gets washed away before we can even say goodbye. It’s like walking through a digital ruin: the forums where people once passionately debated cameras, the old Flash sites that used to glow with creativity, the tiny personal blogs that vanished after one last “sorry for not posting lately.”
And yeah — if you were just discovering the internet back then, you can’t help but think: “If only I’d found this when it was alive. I could’ve been part of it.”
That’s a powerful feeling — longing for a community that’s long gone.
There's a song that my mother played over and over again when I was young. It's a tune named, "Stranger on the Shore," and was performed by Acker Bilk. I don't know if it conjured images like the one above in my mind, but it does now.
You can check it out here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jzx664u5DA
Image imagined in MidJourney AI and finished with Topaz Studio and Lightroom Classic.
Yes ... I wish you a fire-red Christmas that heats up your hearts and ... help You to quit from any crisis (financial, existential, loving or health crisis).
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Si ... vi auguro un Natale tutto rosso fuoco che riscaldi i vostri cuori e ... vi aiuti ad uscire da qualsiasi crisi (finanziaria, esistenziale, amorosa o crisi di salute).
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Happy Immaculate Day to ♥ ♥ ♥ Everyone ♥ ♥ ♥
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♥ ♥ ♥ Christmas Atmosphere ♥ ♥ ♥ - © Kris de Curtis (YouTube Video)
♦ ♦ ♦ Christmas Atmosphere ♦ ♦ ♦ - © Kris de Curtis ( Christmas PhotoSet )
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The image, titled "Introspection - Midnight," captures a deeply evocative scene that resonates through various artistic and philosophical lenses. In the context of expressionism, the photograph portrays an intense emotional experience rather than physical reality. The use of dark tones and shadows emphasizes inner turmoil or profound introspection. The figure’s hunched posture and the obscured facial features suggest an internal struggle or deep contemplation, aligning with the expressionist emphasis on depicting psychological states.
While impressionism focuses on capturing moments and the effects of light, this photograph leans more toward capturing an emotional rather than a fleeting moment. However, the subtle play of light on the figure's back and the floor introduces an impressionistic element, capturing the transient and ephemeral quality of light in a dark setting.
The image evokes existential themes, particularly through its exploration of solitude and introspection. The figure appears to be in a state of deep reflection, perhaps grappling with existential questions about identity, purpose, or the human condition. The darkness surrounding the figure enhances the sense of isolation, a common theme in existential thought.
The interplay of light and shadow is a significant aspect of this image. The soft, diffused light that illuminates the figure’s back creates a stark contrast with the surrounding darkness, symbolizing perhaps a glimmer of hope or understanding in an otherwise bleak or uncertain environment. The shadows add depth and mystery, enhancing the emotional weight of the scene.
The posture of the figure—hunched over with knees drawn close—conveys vulnerability, introspection, and possibly sorrow. This physical stance speaks volumes about the emotional state of the subject, suggesting a need for self-protection or a moment of profound contemplation. The overall mood of the photograph is somber and introspective. The darkness, coupled with the solitary figure, evokes feelings of melancholy, introspection, and solitude. The light illuminating the figure’s back adds a layer of subtle hope or insight amidst the prevailing darkness.
Despite the somber mood, there is a subtle sensuality in the photograph. The gentle curves of the figure’s back, the soft light highlighting the skin, and the overall intimate setting contribute to a quiet, understated sensuality that speaks to the beauty of the human form in moments of vulnerability. From a Freudian perspective, this image could be interpreted as a visual representation of the unconscious mind. The darkness represents the unknown and the repressed, while the illuminated back of the figure could symbolize the conscious mind’s attempt to bring some of these hidden thoughts and feelings into awareness. The posture may indicate a regression to a more primal state of being, or a retreat into the self to confront internal conflicts.
In summary, "Introspection - Midnight" is a powerful image that utilizes elements of light and shadow to convey deep emotional and psychological states. It speaks to themes of isolation, introspection, and the complexity of the human condition, resonating with various artistic and philosophical traditions.
Straight out of the Camera. A camera is a receptacle of light. A photographer is a gatherer of light. A camera can capture infinite attributes and hues of light. Attributes and hues which can be manipulated but (perhaps) never enhanced by post processing on a computer. Personally I believe that a mild tweaking of exposure or white balance may be necessary at times but extensive processing sucks out the meditative and emotionally charged component of an image leaving behind something which is unreal and lifeless. To PP or not to PP? An existential dilemma which every photographer has to solve for him-her-self.
Supportive turtle checking in on its green heron buddy who seems to be having an existential crisis.
A white mist drifts across the shrouds,
A wild moon in this wintry sky
Gleams like an angry lion's eye
Out of a mane of tawny clouds.
--from the poem "La Mer" by Oscar Wilde
Image imagined in MidJourney AI and finished with Topaz Studio and Lightroom Classic.
I spent the past few days in Colorado and had the wonderful opportunity to climb the 13,857 ft. Clinton Peak - marking my 84th of the 100 highest in Colorado. On the way up, my friend Ethan and I stopped at Wheeler Lake to take in these post-sunrise views of 14,295 ft. Mount Lincoln, Colorado's 8th highest peak. Also featured in the scene is a huge crop of rose crown wildflowers in the foreground. I have to tell you, I really needed this wilderness adventure to fill up my existential fuel tank. It was awesome being back in Colorado to visit my favorite places and people. Hope you like this shot!
The Principles Of Change - Intrinsic Spiritual Recognition by Daniel Arrhakis (2018)
With the music : Overcome by James Paget
youtu.be/n8WBwM6FXWk?list=RD9bOq8BA-0kM
The Contemplative Recognition of our own existence as universal spiritual beings. The awareness of ourselves beyond the physical body, the timeless soul that illuminates matter and animated it with movement and transformation.
The awareness of the Intrinsic Spiritual Being that goes far beyond our own and unites all living beings in an equilibrium that is renewed and transformed in a timeless and universal way.
The consciousness of ourselves as spiritual beings is the beginning of an individual path of transformation and acquisition of knowledge to respond to our existential doubts and recognition of our role in the Universe.
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O Reconhecimento contemplativo da nossa própria existência como seres espirituais universais. A consciência de nós próprios para além do corpo físico, a alma intemporal que ilumina a matéria e que a anima de movimento e transformação.
A consciencialização do Ser Espiritual Intrínseco que vai muito para além de nós próprios e que une todos os seres vivos num equilíbrio que se renova e se transforma de forma intemporal e universal.
A consciência de nós próprios como seres espirituais é o inicio de um caminho individual de transformação e aquisição de conhecimento para responder às nossas duvidas existenciais e reconhecimento do nosso papel no Universo.
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A wonderful final of the week dear friends, thank you for your visit, kind comments and support, returning better but very late with you all ! So sorry once more !
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This is a photo of the reflection of overhanging oak tree branches on ripple patterns on the river that were created by droplets of rainwater dripping off of the branches. I mirrored and copied the photo twice to make it a two axial symmetrical mirrored image. The intriguing detail in the patterning of this river mandala is best seen when the image is enlarged to full screen.
In Tibetan Buddhism, and Jungian psychology, the symbolism of a mandala is viewed as visually expressing concepts about the nature of reality. Looking at this mandala image derived from forms in nature, I see a matrix of polarities that flare out into a bio-electro-sphere; the orb of a planet reverberating with the conscious energies of two-axial cosmic energy fields; the experiences of the existential sacred polarities of dying and being born; human consciousness and perception manifesting in the being polarities of the psyche: feeling and knowing, sensing and intuiting; or on the vast scale of the universe, the parameters of reality manifesting as the cosmic dualities of time and space.
Looking at the pareidolia suggested by this mandala image, I see on the horizontal axis that there is a fierce onrushing Aztec sacrificial bird deity, its three-clawed wings spread wide, and on the vertical axis, a turban-wearing wizard presides at the top of the totem pole-like column of interlacing entities. And at the center of the mandala image, there seems to be a singularity vortex that like a blackhole, is sucking, or cycling matter out of the dimension of existence. or material reality.
The double bilateral symmetry of the mandala structure suggests the mystical concept expressed in the axiom, or aphorism, As Above So Below, that is, the oneness and interconnectedness of all reality. The symbolism of a mandala visually represents the concept that consciousness is an attribute or dimension of the material universe, permeating creation on all scales, from the molecular to the cosmic, with the human scale being the midpoint in that vast continuum of dimensions, and human consciousness being the mystic central fulcrum mediating the connection between higher and lower spiritual dimensions.
"For Ben Russell, the Science Museum’s Doctor Who-like curator of mechanical engineering, robots are nothing like the existential menace they have been cracked up to be. They are magic tricks. They are ingeniously contrived fragments of the human mind and body, but nowhere close to mastering the fine motor skills or mental adaptability of a five-year-old. And their role in our society has barely changed in 500 years." - The Times, Feb 7 2017
Giuseppe Migneco (Messina, 9 February 1903 - Milan, 28 February 1997) fisherman with net (1990) mixed media on paper 36 x 30 cm - exibition "a window on the great art of the 20th century" - Palazzo del Popolo Todi
è stato un pittore italiano, ricordato come uno dei maggiori espressionisti del novecento. I suoi colori sempre forti e vivaci che ricordano la sua Sicilia dai tratti violenti e netti, i volti duri e coraggiosi rendono le sue tele espressione della lotta esistenziale, nel continuo e profondo confronto con l'umanità e con gli eventi che l'assediano, nella coscienza e nella speranza di libertà e di memoria, al di là dell'assurda solitudine dell'esistenza.
was an Italian painter, remembered as one of the greatest expressionists of the twentieth century. His always strong and lively colors that recall his Sicily with violent and clear features, the hard and courageous faces make his canvases an expression of the existential struggle, in the continuous and profound confrontation with humanity and with the events that besiege it, in the conscience and in the hope of freedom and memory, beyond the absurd solitude of existence.
Severance of Light
Gregory Scott
What begins as an ascension — fierce, radiant, undeniable — is violently unmade. In Severance of Light, energy once pure and rising is shattered mid-stream, split by a brutal rupture that annihilates its trajectory. Hope is not dimmed — it is extinguished. Love is not lost — it is betrayed. This is the precise moment when creation turns on itself, when brilliance is severed by unseen hands, and the upward path collapses inward.
The central fracture is not just visual — it’s existential. A blade of darkness cuts through the ascending flow, leaving scorched remnants of what could have been: dreams aborted, joy crushed, divinity turned to debris. Rage pulses in the linework. Grief bleeds in every fracture. Here, in the wake of beauty's murder, hate becomes the new architect.
This is not the fall from grace. This is the execution of grace.
---GSP
tribune.com.pk/story/831276/the-mangroves-of-karachi-faci...
The most visible and delicate ecosystem of Karachi, a city with a profound coastal environment, is that of the mangrove forests that thrive in the mingled salt and freshwater where the Indus River meets the Arabian Sea.
These forests, however, are under existential threat for a number of reasons, particularly along the city coastline. There is untreated municipal waste and industrial pollution causing still-undetermined amounts of damage, there is exploitation of the trees by the area’s communities for use as firewood, building material and fodder and, most alarmingly, there is the chopping down of the forests to make way for coastal development projects.
The Pakistani coastline stretches for around 990 kilometres, with the Exclusive Economic Zone – the sea zone in which the state has special rights over marine resources – covering an area of about 240,000 square kilometres. Meanwhile, the 220-kilometre Sindh coastal belt, characterised by a network of tidal creeks and numerous islands with mangrove vegetation, is divided between the Indus Delta system and the Karachi coast. The former is home to the largest arid climate mangroves in the world, while mangrove forestation also dots the latter.
A vast ecosystem
According to the Sindh Coastal Community Development Project, the extensive mangrove swamps of Sindh spread over approximately 100,000 hectares. The black mangrove, with aerial roots growing up out of the mud, is the most common species. The forests also house the red mangrove, Rhizophora mucronata, Ceriops tagal and Aegiceras corniculatum, as well as several species of marine seaweed that often grow as algal mats on the surface of the mud.
The mangrove swamps, creeks and mudflats serve as a breeding ground for a diverse variety of marine life along the Sindh coastline, such as mussels, oysters, shrimp and fish, which move offshore as they grow. Some species of migratory birds, too, use the swamps as wintering grounds.
It is not just animals and vegetation that are supported by the vast ecosystem formed by Sindh’s mangroves. The 100,000 people living along the northern edge of the Indus Delta use an estimated 18,000 tons of mangrove firewood each year, while the leaves and shoots are used as fodder for livestock.
The mangroves, beautiful as they are, offer more than just aesthetic value: they can greatly benefit both the city and the country if they are properly harnessed. Protecting them could enhance the financial dividends for the fishing industry. Research has also proved that they can act as a barrier against tidal flooding and coastal erosion, as their roots, embedded in the coastal land, provide shoreline stability.
Another important yet neglected element of the viable use of the mangroves is recreation. Countries with these natural assets often develop ways to utilise coastal mangrove forestation as sites for exciting recreational activities, which not only draw tourists and have tremendous financial value but also provide educational benefits.
Farhan Anwar is an urban planner and runs a non-profit organisation based in Karachi focusing on urban sustainability issues
Published in The Express Tribune, February 2rd, 2015.
Even Barbie, with her perfectly coiffed hair and an impressive resume of dream jobs (astronaut, vet, cupcake chef—what can’t she do?), needs a moment of reassurance now and then. After all, even a gal living her best life in a pink mansion with a pool might occasionally steer her convertible off course. That’s where her pink lighthouse steps in—a beacon of hope for Barbie-sized existential crises. Its glowing light says, "Hey, relax, girl. We’ve got this." It’s less about storms and more about those days when you accidentally mismatch your stilettos or your Malibu dream house Wi-Fi goes down.
Security for Barbie isn’t about braving hurricanes; it’s about staying fabulous through life’s little hiccups. A lighthouse is the ultimate signal to pause, adjust your tiara, and sparkle forward. Because let’s face it—if even Barbie needs a guiding light sometimes, the rest of us are definitely allowed to lose our way, too. Just remember: whatever happens, always accessorize appropriately for the journey.
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Man, I Feel Like a Woman