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Development, Annual Gala, Avant Garden, September 21, 2024. Step-and-Repeat. Photo by Alex Carroll Photography, courtesy Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.
I use this design a lot--blocked PP with photo and journaling, title along the side. I think I've done this page before too--it falls under the "stop fighting, boys!" category.
So, I think I may have posted a very similar shot previously...but frankly I am OK with the repetition. This has sky, trees and it is Tuesday. Enjoy!
Made with a Fujifilm X-Pro1.
The Outfit:
1. A BLACK TOP (Doesn't matter what type as long as it is near completely black (coat, sweater, long-sleeve shirt, t-shirt, etc)
2. BLUE jeans (Shade of blue is not important, but the lighter the better)
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The startling and amazingly well-preserved sculptures uncovered at Ek Balam are exciting to both newcomers and repeat visitors of Mayan sites. Dating from 100 BC to its height at 700-1,200 BC, it is unlike any other Mayan site. Ek Balam has a feel all its own.
Ek' Balam is a Yucatec-Maya archaeological site within the municipality of Temozón, Yucatán, Mexico. The site is noted for the preservation of the plaster on the tomb of Ukit Kan Lek Tok', a king buried in the side of the largest pyramid.
The main temple here is impressive, both in size and architecture. Its massive size of over 500 feet long and 200 feet wide easily makes it one of the largest structures ever excavated in the Yucatan. It is so big that one wonders how this could have been built without the aid of iron or the wheel. The intricate detail of the artistry and symbolism incorporated into the frescoes and sculptures decorating this temple are an artistic marvel.
Ek Balam´s most striking temple is one with a huge ¨monster mouth¨. To the Maya this represents a portal to the ¨other world¨. The enormous mouth of the Witz Monster (entry to the underworld), complete with teeth, is awe-inspiring.
Evidence has been found at Ek Balam that blood letting rituals were practiced here. This was self-inflicted by the priest and nobles. Some suggest that one of the human figures depicted above the mouth is in the posture of a defeated enemy about to be sacrificed, so it may also be a site of human sacrifice but to what extent they are not sure yet.
The sculpted works of the Maya ruins at Ek Balam are unusual and extremely well preserved. Some figures are winged, some in the meditative ¨lotus¨ position, one sits headless above the center of the monster mouth. All are beautiful and exquisitely crafted.