Tag: cortona
Scans from Prints 15
Rachel. Lamp. Luca Blurred. Cortona, Italy, April 2010. Platinum-palladium print on 100% cellulose (Crane) paper from 8×10 inch original negative. “I recall now how he once said to me that one of the chief difficulties of writing consisted in thinking, with the tip of the pen, solely of the word to be written, whilst banishing […]
Pope Francis I
Bowl in St. Francis’ Chamber, Le Celle, Dortona, Italy. Marrch, 2010. The Catholic church has a new Pope. It seems germane to post this image, made in a stone-hewn chamber in which St. Francis of Assisi is said to have spent many hours in seclusion and meditation. I am not the praying kind, but, Pope […]
In The Garden – Earth. Sky.
Earth. Sky. Cortona, Italy. March 2010. (Where are you now, Julian Jaynes?) print from 8×10 negative, processed with Pyro developer “Part of the fascination with gardening is that it is, on the one hand, a practical exercise of the human body and, on the other, a direct participation in the ritual of birth and life […]
In The Garden – Blossom, Le Celle
Blossom. Wall. Near Le Celle, Cortona, Italy. March 2010. It is strange how the work has already been done, but it takes a while for mind to catch up, to see what was seen; a mode of growth that may be particular to photography (what do you think?). This image, and several others made around […]
Fayum – Kiran, Cortona.
Kiran. Cortona, Italy. 2010. scan from 8x10in negative All the Fayiumi portraits are, of course, defined by the compressed space of the mummy casing. Strange illusions arise from this: despite a slight reduction in size, the ancient portraits seem life-size, and despite the diminished background, the have a tremendous amount of presence. I think the […]
