"But Daniel, the Mochuelo, had many doubts about this matter swirling in his mind. He believed he knew how much a man could know. He read straight through, wrote to understand himself, and he knew and knew how to apply the four rules. In truth, there were few things that could fit into a normally developed brain. However, in the city, the studies for baccalaureate supposedly lasted seven years, and then higher education, at university, another seven or more. Could there be something in the world that required fourteen years of effort—three more than the years Daniel had counted? Surely, in the city, much time is lost," thought the Mochuelo—"and, after all, someone may, after fourteen years of study, fail to distinguish a finch from a goldfinch or a cow from a calf. Life was that strange, absurd, and capricious. The thing was to work and toil on useless or little practical matters."
El camino - Miguel Delibes
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The poppy is a wild and delicate flower. It has been used for a long time as a symbol of peace, sleep and death. It is a special flower. It does not allow to be cut, it decomposes and falls apart quickly. The brilliant color and vibrancy that it presents in the field does not last even a few minutes in our hands. If we want to keep it, to make it remain, it will be necessary to elaborate it, work it in such a way that it does not spoil. The resulting, imperfect, nature will be much more complete and elegant… and will remain.
Love and beauty are the two fundamental challenges of the human being and it takes a lifetime to understand them.
Beauty repairs.
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Photograph on 100% cotton Hahnemühle paper with pigmented inks, natural walnut wood frame and museum glass (70% anti-reflective and 90% UVA protection). Red collection (51 pieces). White collection (32 pieces). Numbered and signed work (25 editions of each piece). Each piece comes in a black case, with "Jaime Sicilia" stamped on the cover, specially designed for this project.
"But Daniel, the Mochuelo, had many doubts about this matter swirling in his mind. He believed he knew how much a man could know. He read straight through, wrote to understand himself, and he knew and knew how to apply the four rules. In truth, there were few things that could fit into a normally developed brain. However, in the city, the studies for baccalaureate supposedly lasted seven years, and then higher education, at university, another seven or more. Could there be something in the world that required fourteen years of effort—three more than the years Daniel had counted? Surely, in the city, much time is lost," thought the Mochuelo—"and, after all, someone may, after fourteen years of study, fail to distinguish a finch from a goldfinch or a cow from a calf. Life was that strange, absurd, and capricious. The thing was to work and toil on useless or little practical matters."
El camino - Miguel Delibes
***
The poppy is a wild and delicate flower. It has been used for a long time as a symbol of peace, sleep and death. It is a special flower. It does not allow to be cut, it decomposes and falls apart quickly. The brilliant color and vibrancy that it presents in the field does not last even a few minutes in our hands. If we want to keep it, to make it remain, it will be necessary to elaborate it, work it in such a way that it does not spoil. The resulting, imperfect, nature will be much more complete and elegant… and will remain.
Love and beauty are the two fundamental challenges of the human being and it takes a lifetime to understand them.
Beauty repairs.
***
Photograph on 100% cotton Hahnemühle paper with pigmented inks, natural walnut wood frame and museum glass (70% anti-reflective and 90% UVA protection). Red collection (51 pieces). White collection (32 pieces). Numbered and signed work (25 editions of each piece). Each piece comes in a black case, with "Jaime Sicilia" stamped on the cover, specially designed for this project.
