Silver and Light Sabine Korth: 2014

Sonntag, 7. Dezember 2014

from the project "Comeback - voices from past and present"

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sabinesdigimontage/sets/72157651554366734

Comeback ... a treasure hunt in found photos and personal imagery. A box containing the archive of a florentine family history which survived the famous flood of the Arno river in 1966.

... free reference to the term "Angeli del Fango - Mud Angels" ... here used as "Angels out of the Mud" .

... Mario Primicerio, the mayor of Florence from 1995 to 1999, helped celebrate the Mud Angels' efforts during an anniversary celebration in 1996. Thirty years earlier, he was a professor who lent his assistance in preserving the priceless artefacts of Florence. The Angels cleaned the city of refuse, mud and oil, and retrieved works of art, books and other materials from flooded rooms; experts from around the world volunteered their time and knowledge in the conservation of the aforementioned materials.

In a 1996 interview, Primicerio offered three principal reasons as to why the Mud Angels felt compelled to help: a concern for future generations, a feeling of international unity and a pervasive sense of solidarity.[13] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_Flood_of_the_Arno_River#The_.22Mud_Angels.22

Samstag, 29. November 2014

from the project "Comeback - voices from past and present"

Comeback ... a treasure hunt in found photos and personal imagery. A box containing the archive of a florentine family history which survived the famous flood of the Arno river in 1966.

... a tresure hunt in photos from the 1966 ... free reference to the term "Angeli del Fango - Mud Angels" ... here used as "Angels out of the Mud" .

Freitag, 14. November 2014

from the project "Wishful Thinking"

Wishful thinking is the formation of beliefs and making decisions according to what might be pleasing to imagine instead of by appealing to evidence, rationality, or reality. It is a product of resolving conflicts between belief and desire.^[1] Wikipedia

“The fantasy cycle” ... a pattern that recurs in personal lives, in politics, in history – and in storytelling. When we embark on a course of action which is unconsciously driven by wishful thinking, all may seem to go well for a time ...