psychogeography

Venice Carnival Part 2: Coriandoli, abstracts and fleeting moments

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The first part of my tribute to this year’s Venice Carnival concentrated on images of masquerade and fancy dress. In this second part I focus on found street abstracts featuring coriandoli, Italian for confetti, a traditional decorative feature of the Venetian carnival. The pavements and squares are strewn with it. Here’s a picture of my … Read more

deep messages: text and nature

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Came across this cry for help on a tree in Jerusalem the other day.  The dash in G-d is common practice in orthodox Judaism. The custom of substituting the word “God” with G-d in English is based on the traditional practice in Jewish law of giving God’s Hebrew name a high degree of respect and reverence. … Read more