Categorie archief: Medium

Ode aan Morris

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Daar ben je, Morris. Je bent vandaag geboren. Deze ochtend, bij het aanbreken van deze prachtige dag, de elfde van de elfde, ben jij op de wereld gekomen. Ik houd je in mijn armen, jij klein wonder.

Je komst gaat vergezeld met de waardige klanken van The Musical Priest / Scotch Mary door Jordi Savall en Andrew Lawrence-King. De muziek is een Keltisch pareltje. De klanken hebben die sterke repeterende melodie en het samenspel van viool en harp is werkelijk prachtig. Dit ben jij, zo rustig, zo in balans, zo gracieus. Welkom, Morris. Een ode aan jou.

Feest met Minnie

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Vandaag is het een bijzondere dag. Dat sowieso. Maar het is extra speciaal: Minnie is bij ons komen wonen. De gouden handjes en het gouden strikje zeggen alles over de wijsheid, kunde en liefde van deze vrouw.

Tongass Forest protected again?

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The Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska, an ara of 68,000 km2 (1.5 the size of The Netherlands) is in the news. The Biden administration has restored protections for this largest intact temperate rainforest, sometimes called America’s Amazon. It is remote enough to be home to many species of endangered and rare flora and fauna.

Biden restored in line with the views of Alaska’s tribal nations the original roadless rule, in 2020 been undone by President Donald Trump, this for logging and oil drilling purposes. Roadless area conservation is a conservation policy limiting road construction and the resulting environmental impact on designated areas of public land.

It is in fact strange that one person ( a president in this case) can undo or restore formal legislation for protection. I know democracy has its value, but this factor is from the perspective of the forest itself and all species living in it, not quite establishing a feeling of comfort, security and safety. Sometimes humans must not be granted any access to nature. Never. Hands off. Eternal protection from human greed.

Picture: Tongass National Forest near Ketchikan, Alaska. Source: Wikipedia.

Ekow Nimako Studio

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Toronto based Ekow Nimako is an internationally exhibiting artist who works with only black LEGO blocks. He crafts futuristic and whimsical sculptures from this iconic medium. Rooted in his childhood hobby and intrinsic creativity, Nimako’s formal arts education and background as a lifelong multidisciplinary artist inform his process and signature aesthetic.

His fluid building style, coupled with the Afrofuturistic themes of his work, beautifully transcend the geometric medium to embody organic and fantastical silhouettes. His sculptures are inspired by a mix of history and imagination.