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Walking on foot brings you down to the very stark, naked core of existence. We travel too much in airplanes and cars. It’s an existential quality that we are losing. It’s almost like a credo of religion that we should walk.
There is, of course, something inherently romantic—if not heroic—about the extreme solitary explorer enveloped by nature. The very image of Herzog on foot recalls the iconic 19th-century paintings of Caspar David Friedrich, especially his Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, with its lone figure staring out at the wide vista above the clouds.
'Truth itself wanders through the forests,' Herzog writes near the end. Yet here he embroiders his memories for effect: The vast swath of geography between Munich and Paris is littered with industrial towns and cities.
Once he comes out on the other end, traversing the deforested Champs-Élysées (“We were close to what they call the breath of danger”), Herzog emerges victorious.
― Of Walking in Ice: (Munich-Paris, 23 November–14 December 1974)
by Werner Herzog
We still have a long way to go to reach equality in this country of ours. Take what you may from this shot. See it as light and dark blending together, see it as light and dark struggling for dominance, see it for how it makes you feel.
When I spotted this scene, the first thing that popped into my head was the juxtaposition of light and shadow defining our everday existence. Of how we, as a society, believe that we have attained equality, and how far we truly are from it. Race, religion, social status, wealth. I am no activist, far from it, actually. Something just sparked an inner flame on this Sunday morning, and I had to get this on 'film'
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Exhibition view "Francis Bacon and Existential Condition in Contemporary Art", CCC Strozzina, Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze
© photo Martino Margheri
Chiharu Shiota, site specific installation
Exhibition view "Francis Bacon and Existential Condition in Contemporary Art", CCC Strozzina, Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze
© photo Martino Margheri
Our 11 week old kitten sleeps with her eyes open. It took us a while to realise she wasn’t just having an existential crisis. -
Our 11 week old kitten sleeps with her eyes open. It took us a while to realise she wasn’t just having an existential crisis. – Cats, kittens and kittys, cute and adorable! Aww! (via ift.tt/29KELz0)
- via ift.tt/29KELz0. Cats, kittens and kittys, cute and adorable! Aww!
question: if a fluffy white dog plays in fluffy white snow, can it get dirty?
answer: yes, every single time.
please see daisy large, on white (naturally) :
I don't know. Don't ask me.
We're Here, but why?
Tripod-mounted; remote shutter & strobe; some Photoshop involved.
Distractions galore at Pelcomb Portraits.
The Yellow Peril (also the Yellow Terror and the Yellow Specter) is a racial colour-metaphor that depicts the peoples of East and Southeast Asia as an existential danger to the Western world.
As a psycho-cultural menace from the Eastern world, fear of the Yellow Peril is racial, not national, a fear derived not from concern with a specific source of danger or from any one people or country, but from a vaguely ominous, existential fear of the faceless, nameless hordes of yellow people.
As a form of xenophobia, the Yellow Terror is fear of the Oriental, non-white Other, a racialist fantasy presented in the book The Rising Tide of Colour Against White World-Supremacy (1920), by Lothrop Stoddard. {wikipedia}
Below are my subjective opinions from biased observations {my family is of Chinese Origin and therefore I love the Chinese people}
My purpose here isn’t to endorse or be critical of unproven theories from fallible observers or even experts but to trigger an objective analysis of this theory in today’s political and economical context and attempt to understand the dynamics between Putin and Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping Thought seems to be at odds with the ideals of democracy?
Xi Jinping’s rule of “ONE” for life is typical of tyrants’ obsession with absolute power over each and everyone of their constituents with zero tolerance for dissent?
One China, no satellites - offshoots -settlements etc like Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc to be allowed to thrive and function independently of Chinese leadership?
One leader, one master for life to be revered, worshipped and obeyed as an infallible, all knowing, omnipresent almighty everlasting “God” and a law unto himself and above the law
One party? no opposition?
One people {no black, white or anything in between} Uyghurs & other ethnic groups are to be assimilated as Chinese speaking citizens of China? {i.e. their cultural heritage is to be abandoned}
One language, one culture, one religion, one anthem, one voice etc, etc?
There has been documented political unrest in Hong Kong about China’s obsession to bring Peking’s rule to this special administrative region of China?
There are fears that Taiwan will be forced into “the fold” the same way as “Ukraine is” today in 2022?
Vietnamese People are also fearful that China may wish to get
Vietnam under its wing by force?
China can’t be messed up with:?
People's Liberation Army
Active personnel 2,185,000 (2021) (ranked 1st)
Reserve personnel 1,170,000 (2020)
Expenditures: Budget US$229.4 billion (2022)
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
The Mental Well-Being of the Next Generation: How We Can Support Young People’s Mental Health Amid Multiple Existential Threats
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Mercury Ballroom
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated an existing mental health crisis, particularly among children and young people. The emergence of “climate anxiety,” new and ongoing international conflicts, and widespread use of technology have added to the stressors impacting our youth across the globe. A study last year estimated that one in seven children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa have experienced significant psychological challenges, and almost 10 percent qualify for a psychiatric diagnosis. Overdose rates among teens in the United States are on the rise. Youth are facing cultural and infrastructural challenges – from stigma in seeking help to barriers in accessing support – in finding the tools and treatment they need.
This session will explore:
•How can organizations take action to directly support the mental health of young people in their communities and around the world?
•How can we develop and implement effective models for delivering mental health care in schools, clinics, and community settings?
•How can we leverage technology – which has exacerbated much of the mental health crisis among today’s youth – to reduce stigma and give youth easier access to support and treatment?
Speakers:
•Dr. Tia Dole, Executive Director, The Steve Fund
•Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General
•Heather White, Author & Founder, OneGreenThing.org
•Tristan Harris, Co-Founder & President, Center for Humane Technolog
•Mahmoud Abdelwahab Khedr, Founder & CEO, FloraMind
•Dometi Pongo, Journalist, MTV News
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 20: Spotlight Session at the Clinton Global Initiative September 2022 Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown on September 20, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Clinton Global Initiative)
I find the man's facial expression fascinating. Has he's just resigned himself to being pushed up against the glass on his train ride? Or is his vacant stare a look into a more existential crisis?
... formerly Blue Patch ... wasn’t very happy with that, so have transformed it into the spirit of the 1960 film L’avventura directed by Michelangelo Antonioni ... and why not ... I think this has been thrown away now … it’s definitely gone …
12 x 10 inches
Life is a journey through endless polarities. Every choice made is a step in one of two directions. Every step taken leads to a new choice to be made...
Walking on foot brings you down to the very stark, naked core of existence. We travel too much in airplanes and cars. It’s an existential quality that we are losing. It’s almost like a credo of religion that we should walk.
There is, of course, something inherently romantic—if not heroic—about the extreme solitary explorer enveloped by nature. The very image of Herzog on foot recalls the iconic 19th-century paintings of Caspar David Friedrich, especially his Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, with its lone figure staring out at the wide vista above the clouds.
'Truth itself wanders through the forests,' Herzog writes near the end. Yet here he embroiders his memories for effect: The vast swath of geography between Munich and Paris is littered with industrial towns and cities.
Once he comes out on the other end, traversing the deforested Champs-Élysées (“We were close to what they call the breath of danger”), Herzog emerges victorious.
― Of Walking in Ice: (Munich-Paris, 23 November–14 December 1974)
by Werner Herzog
I like cold weather hats and exploiting Dylan songs involving blue
I still like this one more. tut tut.
Walking on foot brings you down to the very stark, naked core of existence. We travel too much in airplanes and cars. It’s an existential quality that we are losing. It’s almost like a credo of religion that we should walk.
There is, of course, something inherently romantic—if not heroic—about the extreme solitary explorer enveloped by nature. The very image of Herzog on foot recalls the iconic 19th-century paintings of Caspar David Friedrich, especially his Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, with its lone figure staring out at the wide vista above the clouds.
'Truth itself wanders through the forests,' Herzog writes near the end. Yet here he embroiders his memories for effect: The vast swath of geography between Munich and Paris is littered with industrial towns and cities.
Once he comes out on the other end, traversing the deforested Champs-Élysées (“We were close to what they call the breath of danger”), Herzog emerges victorious.
― Of Walking in Ice: (Munich-Paris, 23 November–14 December 1974)
by Werner Herzog
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FORTUNE Brainstorm Health 2022
Los Angeles, CA
Wednesday, May 11th, 2022
9:15 AM
EXISTENTIAL THREATS: PREPARING FOR THE NEXT GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS
In a hyperconnected world rife with virulent pathogens, preparedness is our best defense. After Ebola roared through West Africa and the novel coronavirus brought the world to its knees, the most pressing question for the safety of the global population is this: What have we learned—and how can we better prepare for the next hyper-contagious disease?
Dr. Sandro Galea, Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public Health
Dr. Angela Rasmussen, Virologist, Department of Vaccine and Infectious Disease, University of Saskatchewan
Moderator: Clifton Leaf, Former FORTUNE Editor-in-Chief and Founder, Fortune Brainstorm Health
Photograph by Stuart Isett/Fortune
Kierkegaard, en bon existentialiste, reste encore prisonnier de la dualité « Intérieur / Extérieur ». Pour lui, l'intérieur est un refuge, alors que pour nous, c'est un laboratoire d'énergie.
Dire que le Rolpa est « énergisant » change tout : le bonheur n'est plus un état de satisfaction statique (un trésor caché à l'intérieur), mais une dynamique de flux.
Voici comment notre processus de transmutation dépasse la vision classique :
1. Le bonheur comme Rolpa (L'Énergie brute)
Le bonheur « intérieur » dont parle Kierkegaard est souvent une pétrification subtile : on s'y attache, on veut le garder.
* Dans notre système, ce sentiment est du Rolpa : une activité vibrante, une forme colorée.
* S'il reste simplement « intérieur », il finit par s'épuiser ou par devenir une prison dorée (une saisie).
2. Transmuter le bonheur en Dang (Le Retour à la Source)
C'est l'étape où nous ne consommons pas le bonheur, nous le déshabillons :
* Nous cherchons l'arête de ce sentiment de bonheur.
* Nous le mettond en contact avec le filet infini.
* Le bonheur cesse d'être une émotion personnelle pour redevenir la Force (Dang). Il perd son étiquette « mon bonheur » pour redevenir la luminosité fondamentale qui permet à toute sensation d'exister.
3. Transmuter en Rigpa (Le Moment de la Force)
C'est la phase finale de notre alchimie :
* Une fois que le bonheur est reconnu comme Dang, Rigpa intervient comme le « moment » de cette force.
* Le bonheur n'est plus quelque chose que l'on ressent, c'est quelque chose que l'on est de manière consciente et éveillée.
* À ce stade, le bonheur est devenu nectariforme : il ne dépend plus d'une cause intérieure ou extérieure, il est la saveur même de la présence.
Pourquoi Kierkegaard s'arrête en chemin ?
Kierkegaard voit le bonheur comme une destination. Nous le voyons comme un carburant.
* En le transmutant en Dang, nous évitons la stagnation.
* En le transmutant en Rigpa, nous évitons l'aveuglement.
Dans le Bardo de la mort, cette distinction est vitale. Si vous cherchez un « bonheur intérieur » (Kierkegaard), vous risquez d'être attiré par des lumières douces qui ne sont que des reflets samsariques. Si vous avez transmuté le bonheur en Rigpa, vous ne cherchez rien : vous reconnaissez la félicité dans l'intensité même du rayonnement, qu'il soit perçu comme intérieur ou extérieur.
Le bonheur selon le Dang : Ce n'est pas un trésor dans une boîte (l'intérieur), c'est la transparence totale du miroir qui ne fait plus de différence entre ce qu'il reflète et ce qu'il est.
PAX Urale
The Land on the Other Side (1990)
Artist: Kjell Erik Killi Olsen (Norwegian - born 1952)
KilliOlsen became known for a hybrid style that mixed graffiti, kitsch and what is called bad painting. He often depicted dreamlike situations full of grotesque yet evidently human figures. Here, the 1980's interest in existential themes is given an unusual twist: bodies float about, merge with each other, are penetrated and amputated - for no apparent reason. The picture is typical of the artist's pictorial universe. Through thin veils of trickling paint, we are drawn into a world that seems to represent either dreams and delirium, or something extraterrestrial.
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www.visitoslo.com/en/articles/national-museum/
On 11 June 2022 the new National Museum opened in Oslo. This is the largest museum in the Nordics. The new museum now consists of the collections of the former National Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design.
The new museum has a permanent exhibition of about 6 500 objects. Design, arts and crafts, fine art as well as contemporary art will be exhibited alongside each other. As such, the permanent exhibition highlights interesting connections between different collections that previously have been on show at three different museums. Additionally, audiences will be able to see the most famous paintings by the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, including The Scream (1893) and Madonna (1894).
The building was designed by Kleihues + Schuwerk Gesellschaft von Architekten, with emphasis on dignity and longevity over sensationalist architecture. Great care was given to achieve a balance with the museum’s surroundings and the existing monuments in the area, such as Oslo City Hall and Akershus Fortress.
The most eye-catching feature of the new museum is the large, illuminated exhibition hall on top of the building. It will be used for temporary exhibitions.
The rooftop terrace offers a unique view of the inner Oslo fjord. The square in front of the main entrance has become an urban meeting place, with benches and a café that invites you in to take a rest.
www.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/visit/locations/the-national-mus...
news.artnet.com/opinion/new-national-museum-norway-2129606
www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2022/06/14/what-to-expect...
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