August 31, 2010

Alternating Currents


"...what is most characteristic of the great movements in art is their radicalism, their continual surpassing of their own limits, their effort to approach the absolute, to go beyond the outermost boundaries of art. When that furthest limit has been reached, another painter (see photographer) arrives on the scene, makes the crucial leap, discovers yet another free space beyond, and once again is stopped short by a wall - a wall that he must leap over in order to reach the open spaces beyond. Retreat is impossible."
Octavio Paz.




And I've felt a little like this lately. It's always the way when you finish a big project. There's nothing negative here though - it's about moving on, moving forward, embracing change. Those who fight it are left behind. There's a lot happening in my little world right now. And I'm sure I'll get to tell you about it someday soon. For now, I'm going to post a series of images that I'm not quite sure how I feel about. I like them, in a way, but I'm not sure this is really me. It's a strange feeling:









































But rest assured, no wall will ever stop me.

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