Eyes that seek the Unseen
From “The Man with the Blue Guitar” by Wallace Stevens (1879-1955), a fragment from part XIV.
“…A candle is enough to light the world,
It makes it clear. Even at noon
It glistens in essential dark.
At night, it lights the fruit and wine,
The book and bread, things as they are.”
For those interested, the complete Wallace Stevens poem inspired, in the seventies, the series of etchings “The Blue Guitar” by David Hockney – well worth to be seen.
Medium Format photography – result of an incurable attraction for old books…
An unknown ritual, from a religion not yet invented. Or just a studio work with Medium Format film…
A medium format analog photography – made in a studio, not in a sacristy.
Conchology, or shell collecting, is the practice of finding and usually identifying the shells of mollusks, a popular avocation, or hobby, in many parts of the world. https://www.britannica.com/topic/shell-collecting
I am not a collector of shells, but I admire their colours, shapes, textures and glaze. They are perfect subjects for still life images. Here are some photos of shells – far from being as beautiful as the originals.
Last May 2023 a local but very active association for the promotion of arts and crafts, opened a contest of analogic photography. I sent six medium format images, all “still life” style. Here they are.
Aristocratic picnic
Hasta la vista, Baby !
Rustic Theater
St Valentine’s day
The unbearable anguish of the florist
A pizza for Vladimir
João Avelar images 