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Bebina’s Moominvalley Summer
for Connie who, one morning drinking coffee in front of the sea, told me about the Moomins Your childhood follows you wherever you go. That morning Bebina Bunny sat on her terrace writing in her diary. A lot was going … Continue reading
Solitude is Frugal
Tenby is a quiet seaside town in Wales, land of bards. It was here that, as a child, the artist Gwen John (1876-1939) combed the beaches looking for seashells to paint. Gwen’s mother died when Gwen was only eight. The … Continue reading
Posted in Art Narratives, Conditions of Possibility, Paris
Tagged Camille Claudel, Catholicism, frugality, Gwen John, Rodin, solitude
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St. Martin’s Cloak
One extremely cold winter’s day in the year 335, Marin was doing his duty as a young soldier in the Roman army when he saw a beggar freezing from the cold. Without hesitation, Martin took his sword and with a … Continue reading
Ancient Moms
for Dorit, χρόνια πολλά The Roman Empire, addicted to expansion and wealth, wanted Britain’s tin and the land that went with it. In 54 BC, Julius Caesar invaded Britain. The locals were not prepared for such an overwhelming military force. … Continue reading
Posted in Art Narratives
Tagged Agrippina, Boudica, Britain, Caligula, Celts, Druids, Julius Caesar, Nero, Prasutagus, Roman Empire, Romans, Rome, Suetonius Paulinus
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Ekphrastic Tourists
“The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.” John Berger Simply looking at a great work of art is not always enough. We often feel the primordial need to possess it in some way. And … Continue reading
Posted in Art Narratives
Tagged cardboard paintings, Edvard Munch, ekphrasis, Rodin, Tower of Pisa
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The Narrative Within 