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Erwin Olaf: Grief
Stylish fine art photography images give new expression to grief, loss, and longingErwin Olaf: Grief Photographer and filmmaker Erwin Olaf is known in the art world for his flawless style, a combination of art, fashion, and care that portrays the deepest emotions with the simplest images. In his 2007 collection, Grief, Olaf uses highly-stylized and digitally-manipulated fine art photography images to portray grief, loss, and longing through…
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What is Restorative Art? (Interview)
She brings all of her passions together in “The Restorative Arts” to help arrest and prevent memory loss in seniorsBeth Corwin is a Certified Activity Director with a passion in exploring, developing, and experimenting with what she calls the “Restorative Arts.” For over a decade, Beth has worked one-on-one with aging clients to restore body, mind, and spirit, sometimes even arresting or reversing the effects of the aging process. At over 60 years old,…
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“The Lifespan of a Fact” by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal
Some reactions to a book that explores life’s big subjects: truth and deathAs some might remember, there was a bit of an uproar this past winter over a thin, somewhat funny-looking book called The Lifespan of a Fact by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal. Although it did receive much attention, it’s hard to say whether it was a hit or miss considering the wild range of reviews—some…
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How do Authors Portray Death in Thriller Novels?
An interview from The Creative Penn with a real-life detective reveals how often they get it wrong.One pervasive way our culture’s intrigue with death is manifested is through crime thriller novels. On TV, at the movies, and in literature, we devour the scenes and experiences of violent and mysterious death. Somehow, consuming death in this way doesn’t seem to affect us emotionally; it always seems unreal, distant, untrue to life. This…
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“Nothing Twice”
Discussing “YOLO” and Wislawa Szymborska’s “Nothing Twice”My sister is among the many, many young people currently obsessed with the phrase, “YOLO”: that’s “you only live once,” if you’re not hip to the lingo. It’s essentially the equivalent of “carpe diem,” one of the most popularly tattooed sayings, in my estimation. I however find the acronym, and its meaning, which seems to…
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Return to the Sea
Saltworks by Motoi Yamamoto aid the artist’s healing through grief.Return to the Sea: Saltworks by Motoi Yamamoto from John Reynolds & Lee Donaldson on Vimeo. Japanese installation artist Motoi Yamamoto was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima, and worked in a dockyard before studying at Kanazawa College of Art. He now lives in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. After his sister’s death to brain cancer over a decade…
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What is the Conversation Project? (Interview)
The Conversation Project seeks to share and encourage end-of-life discussionMartha Hayward is the former Lead for Public and Patient Engagement at the Conversation Project, a Boston-based non-profit “dedicated to helping people talk about their end-of-life wishes.” The Conversation Project offers conversation-starters, information resources, and a venue for users around the country to share their stories. Ms. Hayward sat down with SevenPonds to tell…
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“My grandmother was a very tough woman. She buried three husbands and two of them were just napping.”
-Rita RudnerPhoto Credit: LOL Comedy TV Flickr
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