Tag: god
The same and not the same
Zanmi Lasante, Cange, Haiti. 2009 Lake Cheston, Sewanee, TN. October 23, 2013 The fear of infinity, or ultimately, a genetic incapacity to comprehend the infinite, probably leads us to create god. At the same time, the capacity to be pluralistic, to be ‘fuzzy’ may ultimately help us evolve to a point where the infinite is […]
Platform – Gujerat
Platform. Gujerat, India. 1995. Platinum-palladium print. 8×10 inches I read Andrei Platonov’s short novel ‘Dzhan‘ last Summer, almost a year ago, and it still haunts me. The story could be considered, rightly, as one about emancipation and survival (in much the same way as with the Book of Exodus). There is more in this story, […]
quiet
Pere Fritz Lafontant. Haiti, 2007. From the series ‘Looking at God‘ 22×22 inches. Archival pigment print Been a bit quiet on the blog and site – just dealing with the busy-ness of a new semester, and this historic week. Along with big MLK celebrations, tomorrow, Sewanee is giving an honorary degree to one of my […]
eloi eloi lama sabakthani
fork 1987 platinum-palladium print. 8×10 in. What does that legendary quote really mean? The broken trident. Where is Mind, or Self, or God? Which is the subject? What is the shadow of? Is it a fork?
god is light, mind is mid-tone, and the photograph is something we cannot grok
a place for god 1989 platinum-palladium print, 8×10 in
