Exhibition of photographs (by Walter Schels and Beate Lakotta) of people before and after dying, at the Wellcome Collection in London, and online at guardian/society:
Life Before Death
Death is a test of one’s maturity. Everyone has got to get through it on their own. I want very much to die. I want to become part of that vast extraordinary light. But dying is hard work. Death is in control of the process, I cannot influence its course. All I can do is wait. I was given my life, I had to live it, and now I am giving it back. Edelgard Clavey, 67
Filed under: culture, death, photography, prejudices, religion, zen
February 16, 2008 • 4:05 pm
I went to see the Ansel Adams:Celebration of Genius exhibition at the CAC today. It was busy.
When I bought my ticket I actually said “Anselm Adams please”, but really I knew very little about the man or his work. I came away very impressed by the photographs that I’d seen and by what I’d learned about the man. There was a most interesting documentary film which was very informative.
Lindsay Robertson is a Scottish photographer who has been inspired by Ansel Adams. There is an exhibition of his photos on show also.
Filed under: photography, scotland
