Figuration. Statue. Flint pebble rolled by the Storebaelt, Nyborg, Fyn. Titan Kronos, fearful of the prophecy that his children would overthrow him, ate them whole upon their birth. Until Rhea, his partner, gave Kronos a stone that he mistook for the infant god Zeus. Having returned from Mount Ida where he grew to maturity, Zeus…
HERMES
Don Lavigne — archaeological epigram
Epigram — a concept Don Lavigne was on campus last Friday (Nov 21) to give what was a fascinating talk about ancient Greek epigram — short texts inscribed on something, typically a stone, base, offering, tomb, votive dedication, statue. Don didn’t offer a philological account of epigrams simply as texts. Instead he explored a media…
Cloud Study
Nyborg Strand, Denmark. With monument, warship, buoy, lens flare. In the wake, John Constable 1821. [Link] [Link] [Link]
Cloud study
Nyborg fjord, Denmark. With monument (Kloppers refinery), ship (bulk carrier), vapor trail (outgoing CPH). In the wake, John Constable 1821. [Link] [Link]
Cloud study with monument
North Sea – Storebaelt Bridge. After John Constable’s cloud studies 1821. Series. Archaeographic notes An archaeologist might come upon an unexpected discovery. A photographer judges when to release a shutter on a moment before the camera. Kairos is a key in archaeological and photographic engagement and mediation — kairos is actuality, the moment when things…