"You’re too hard on yourself," Addie said. "Who ever gets what they want? It seems like no one, or almost no one. It’s always about two people bumping into each other blind, acting from old ideas and dreams and misunderstandings. Except in our case. Not now, not today.
I feel the same way. But you might get tired of me and want to leave.
If that happens, we’ll just leave it," Addie said. "It’s our tacit agreement, isn’t it? Even if we’ve never said it out loud."
"Yeah, when you’re tired, just tell me."
"And you too."
Our Evening in Nebraska - Kent Haruf
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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.
"You’re too hard on yourself," Addie said. "Who ever gets what they want? It seems like no one, or almost no one. It’s always about two people bumping into each other blind, acting from old ideas and dreams and misunderstandings. Except in our case. Not now, not today.
I feel the same way. But you might get tired of me and want to leave.
If that happens, we’ll just leave it," Addie said. "It’s our tacit agreement, isn’t it? Even if we’ve never said it out loud."
"Yeah, when you’re tired, just tell me."
"And you too."
Our Evening in Nebraska - Kent Haruf
***
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.
