RE: Time; Strip Mining; Humans and Nature: Three Collages for LMAC #182
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Hi @agmoore 👋🙂
What a fantastically rich potpourri!
I like all 3 collages. But yet, this time I have one favorite, too.
The second collage literally speaks time. Pulsating cycles, decay, and there is a figure like Kairos, keeping an eye on all opportunities. And there is this building that is built on previous layers, just like the time. Excellent symbolism.
The sand in the hourglass also is a fantastic effect!
Great work as usual, @agmoore. And it was an interesting, brief excursion into your childhood. 👍
Thank you for making use of my hourglass from the #lil. :-)
in which a man about to be executed is granted a reprieve of sorts. As he waits for the bullets from a firing squad to hit him, time stands still for him and he is able, in his mind, to finish a masterpiece he has been writing.
I strongly believe this is possible. From practicing mindfulness meditation, we know that time is also personally relative. We are able to compress and stretch time or the experience of time.
We also know that from our dreams, where a dream can have felt like it lasted for hours or days, but in reality it only happened in seconds.
What if we are actually able to live many lives in such a short time?
Keeping my fingers crossed that the beautiful new house crosses your path very soon. 🤞
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My dear friend @quantumg,
What a wonderful comment☀️. I don't know what it was about the template that so strongly suggested time to many of us, but it's something we felt instinctively. My time collage was that kind of response. Except for the hourglass (which was perfect!), the elements were not literal. I'm very happy you felt what I felt when I made the piece.
As for Borges, he is brilliant. I personally believe he inspired a generation of Latin American writers specifically, and writers around the world generally. He sort of put down the foundation for magical realism in Latin America. His exploration of time is typical for his unique (though not unique anymore because many people have copied him) world perspective. If you haven't read him, I know he is widely available in German. He was fluent in German, English and French and actually translated from those languages into Spanish.
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We are looking at a house today that has great possibilities and is reasonably priced. Thank you for crossing your fingers. Hope it works out because this is wearying😇
Thanks very much for your encouragement--every time I get it right (in your estimation), I go forward to the next piece with more confidence.
Have a great week
Warm regards,
AG