Entries from November 2008

November 19, 2008

Tao

 

“For Taoists, ancestors provided the protocol for social behavior. To this day, laws in China are tied to ancient customs and beliefs passed down through patriarchal lineage.
In traditional Chinese households, an altar is usually set aside containing the portraits of the husband’s grandparents (or other deceased relatives). The wife is required to pay respect to [...]

November 16, 2008

All things strange and beautiful

I have a recent fascination for all things strange and beautiful. The unknown could be beautiful if we weren’t so damn afraid of it.

November 9, 2008

History 1st Draft

On November 04, 2008, I watched history unfold. Minute by minute, blow by blow. I witnessed one man reach out to unite and bridge divides that cuts across nationality, ethnicity, language, and partisan politics. I see the dawning of a new era and a one man’s story carved into the annals of history. A story that [...]

November 1, 2008

Piana’s electro-sensual sensability

I was migrating some of my images from the archives this weekend, came upon and decided to link this. 
Naoko Sasaki, born in 1976 in Japan goes by the moniker of Piana. With her macbook, guitars and her trademark dreamy vocals, Piana’s term of music is loosely defined as a cross between acoustic and glitch-pop.
Her musical activity [...]