PRODUCT LIBRARY
the procession made its way through the dry menindee lakes district to address the ecological decline of the darling / baaka river.
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landscape photographer daniel kordan travelled to japan to capture one of nature’s most magical spectacles — fireflies’ mating season.
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helga stentzel has transformed her laundry into whimsical optical illusions that resemble farm animals and has set them against a countryside backdrop.Â
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jakarta-based fiber artist agnes hansella has completed a massive wall hanging trio titled mountain, ocean and sunset in bali, indonesia.
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Looks like a kindergarten … 🙂
Beautiful and vibrant and exciting. Makes me want to plant gardens all around it and have neighborhood children in to grow food and flowers and read good books — to be delighted and rejuvenated by the place, rather than feeling saddened by the Church’s decision to abandon their neighborhood and its building. To those who fear the re-envisioning of sacred space, remember that painting life-like figures in churches was once considered a shocking affront as well. Sacred space is made so by the joy and life one feels in it, whether it touches people and lifts their spirits sunward — not by the existence of a steeple.
J.Horton, I disagree, both having lived in DC and having worked in Preservation. He has drawn attention to a building which far too many people have grown accustomed to as abandoned and old, and will perhaps cause them to reconsider it again as a living piece of the community. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the sort of gimmick it takes to get this building sold and re-purposed. I’m not saying this the best method for all historic properties, but truth be told people are not very interested in restoring old churches for use as sanctuaries. Congregations cannot fill them and pay for their constant maintenance — and the only religious groups with any sort of money are converting basketball arenas into worship spaces, not structures of this type.
very cool and white energy, not like the church before
With all the cost, time and effort the artist put in to desecrate this historic building, he could have repainted the exterior in a simpler, albeit decorative fashion, and improved an abandoned landmark. Instead of paying respect to the community that had historic ties to this church, he chose to treat it like a highway underpass. There are appropriate places for large scale, community art. A dignified, historic building — religious or otherwise — is not one of them.
MUCHAS FELICIDADES, EXCELENTE TRABAJO,.
Looked better before.