Left a Nancy Holt exhibition feeling very wholesome today.
Holt was taking a photograph every 30 minutes from 6:30 to 21:00, capturing the ever-chainging environment amid the rising & setting sun.
Sunlight in Sun Tunnels materializes her wish to bring the stars down to earth. The holes in the tunnel‘s surface bring the sunlight to the ground, mapping out star constellations and echoing the celestial patterns in the sky above. 🌌
Mar 25, 2024
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valoorie’s rec (wish I could re rec with pic.. had to make separate post) reminded me of this piece I saw at the Museum of Contemporary Photography here in Chicago called 8,146,774 Suns from Flickr (Partial) by Penelope Umbrico. She created this artwork in 2010 by searching for "sunset" on Flickr, selecting images from over 8 million results.
Here is a quote from her about it: "I thought it peculiar that the sun, the quintessential giver of life and warmth, constant in our lives, symbol of enlightenment, spirituality, eternity, all things unreachable and ephemeral, omnipotent provider of optimism and vitamin D ... and so ubiquitously photographed, is now subsumed to the internet — this warm singular object made multiple in the electronic space of the web, and viewed within the cool light of the screen”
and here is a picture of my friend Katie (my sun) standing in front of it:
Aug 18, 2024
18 self portraits of Sung, made by suspending a small mirror in front of his camera, standing in one spot in an intersection, spinning in a circle, and taking 18 photos of his changing vantage point and his own reflection. Saw this at the Guggenheim last winter, hanging in a long horizontal line across the wall.
Oct 10, 2024
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They always seem to capture a feeling that I relate to. I have a few of her screen prints of discount stores with vacant parking lots that are delightful.
Jan 27, 2024
Top Recs from @lisa__smd
Embracing impermanence and the endless cycle of new beginnings 🌝🌝🌝
Mar 4, 2025
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Perfect Days by Wim Wenders, shows you the beauty of everyday life
The Worst Person in the World, simply showing life & love how it is
Aftersun, a deeply moving debut film which tells you the whole story in between the lines
Beautiful Boy, deeply moving story about addiction & the relationship between father & son
High Fidelity (the Zoë Kravitz Version), simply levels up your music taste, really good remake
Normal People (better if you read the book first), unglorifies life & love in the most beautiful way
Feb 20, 2024
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