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luogo / non luogo.

July 3rd, 2008 by L A W R E N

luogo / non luogo.
One of my polaroids for the Luogo/Non Luogo project (place/non place).

I had to pick two.
The top two photos became postcards – the radiator is in our salonetta and the Roman columns are part of the base of the Portoni Borsari (near our apartment).

Steve’s polaroid.
Steve’s “Luogo/Non Luogo” polaroid.

citazione.

July 3rd, 2008 by L A W R E N

Nella mia città nessuno è straniero.

Goethe.

This piece is for a project in conjunction with the Centro Studi Immigrazioni, called “Nella mia città nessuno è straniero.” (In my city, no one is a foreigner). Cestim is a pro-immigrant organization that assists stranieri with their documents and tries to fight racism in the public schools, newspapers, etc etc.

Each artist illustrated a quote based on the theme of tolerance. Here’s mine:
La forza di una lingua non consiste nel respingere ciò che è straniero, ma nell’assimilarlo.

The strength of a language does not lie in rejecting what is foreign, but assimilating it.

—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

the valigie, before the opening.

July 2nd, 2008 by L A W R E N

the valigie, before the opening.

preparing our valigia.

July 1st, 2008 by L A W R E N

drying the dyed silks.

the only photo I have of our suitcase.

the magic of the suitcase.