"Proserpina wants me in her kingdom; it’s time to leave, time to abandon this theater of images that we call our life. If only I knew the things I’ve seen with the eyes of the soul: I’ve seen Orion’s buttresses high up in the infinite space, I’ve walked—these terrestrial feet—along the Southern Cross, I’ve traversed infinite nights like a shining comet, the interstellar spaces of imagination, voluptuousness, and fear. And I’ve been a man, a woman, an old soul, a child, I’ve been the crowds in the great boulevards of Western capitals, I’ve been the peaceful Buddha of the Orient, whose calm and wisdom we envy. I’ve been myself and others—every other I could be. I’ve known honors and dishonors, enthusiasm and discouragement, I’ve crossed rivers and inaccessible mountains, I’ve watched peaceful flocks and received the sun and rain on my head. I’ve been a woman in heat, I’ve been the cat playing in the street, I’ve been the sun and the moon—and all because life is not enough."
The Last Three Days of Fernando Pessoa - Antonio Tabucchi
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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.
"Proserpina wants me in her kingdom; it’s time to leave, time to abandon this theater of images that we call our life. If only I knew the things I’ve seen with the eyes of the soul: I’ve seen Orion’s buttresses high up in the infinite space, I’ve walked—these terrestrial feet—along the Southern Cross, I’ve traversed infinite nights like a shining comet, the interstellar spaces of imagination, voluptuousness, and fear. And I’ve been a man, a woman, an old soul, a child, I’ve been the crowds in the great boulevards of Western capitals, I’ve been the peaceful Buddha of the Orient, whose calm and wisdom we envy. I’ve been myself and others—every other I could be. I’ve known honors and dishonors, enthusiasm and discouragement, I’ve crossed rivers and inaccessible mountains, I’ve watched peaceful flocks and received the sun and rain on my head. I’ve been a woman in heat, I’ve been the cat playing in the street, I’ve been the sun and the moon—and all because life is not enough."
The Last Three Days of Fernando Pessoa - Antonio Tabucchi
***
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.
