"That year, at the end of summer, we were living in a house in a small town that looked beyond the river and the plain toward the mountains. In the riverbed, there were small stones and pebbles, white under the sun, and the water was clear and flowing, swift and blue, along the current. The troops passed in front of the house and moved away along the road, and the dust they raised covered the leaves of the trees. The trunks were also dusty, and that year, when the leaves had fallen early, we saw how the troops passed along the road, the dust they raised; the fall of the leaves, torn by the wind; the passing soldiers, and again, under the leaves, the lonely, white road."
A Farewell to Arms - Ernest Hemingway
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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.
"That year, at the end of summer, we were living in a house in a small town that looked beyond the river and the plain toward the mountains. In the riverbed, there were small stones and pebbles, white under the sun, and the water was clear and flowing, swift and blue, along the current. The troops passed in front of the house and moved away along the road, and the dust they raised covered the leaves of the trees. The trunks were also dusty, and that year, when the leaves had fallen early, we saw how the troops passed along the road, the dust they raised; the fall of the leaves, torn by the wind; the passing soldiers, and again, under the leaves, the lonely, white road."
A Farewell to Arms - Ernest Hemingway
***
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.
