"He looked at me with understanding—more than understanding. It was one of those rare smiles capable of comforting us for eternity, which we find only four or five times in life. That smile was offered—or seemed to be offered—to the whole, eternal world, only to then focus on you, exclusively on you, with an irresistible disposition in your favor. It understood you as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you wished to believe in yourself, and guaranteed that the impression it had of you was the one you, in your best moments, hoped to produce."
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
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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.
"He looked at me with understanding—more than understanding. It was one of those rare smiles capable of comforting us for eternity, which we find only four or five times in life. That smile was offered—or seemed to be offered—to the whole, eternal world, only to then focus on you, exclusively on you, with an irresistible disposition in your favor. It understood you as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you wished to believe in yourself, and guaranteed that the impression it had of you was the one you, in your best moments, hoped to produce."
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
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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.
***
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.
