tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231979855831826598.post6203701800371567978..comments2023-08-09T06:33:27.170-07:00Comments on Pallimed: Arts and Humanities: Life Before DeathChristian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685043408496367587noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231979855831826598.post-19977532060585709442011-03-16T23:54:49.347-07:002011-03-16T23:54:49.347-07:00Hmm. I'm surprised this hasn't been done ...Hmm. I'm surprised this hasn't been done before. The before/after collage lends the potential for profound commentary on the yin/yang of life and death. Such a fascinatingly simple idea for such a ubiquitous theme. But as I reflect on these images, I agree more with your initial impression of the work. They seem a tad exploitative while not adding much to what we already know about life and death. Maybe it's because the people are so detached from us as viewers, there images of people we've never met. Certainly, the most profound way to learn about the deep existential issues with death and dying is God forbid, to be a witness of someone as they go through it or be there for a friend who has experienced the death of a loved one. I don't want to speak for others, but I imagine many feel the same way I do: death and dying sucks, it hurts, it's unavoidable and it shakes you to the core and makes you ask, "how can we go from being so full of life and alive to death so quickly and permanently? How can our spirits and our life just go away?" These images don't move me in near the same way, they even seem a little wrong or out of place. Maybe it's because it seems unnecessary to view a strangers face while alive and dead to understand the difference. Unfortunately, it's a difference we already know and these images don't provide further exploration or solace for me to the existentialism and the loss that plague the human condition. Anyone else see it differently?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231979855831826598.post-12223199793963998932008-11-04T21:05:00.001-08:002008-11-04T21:05:00.001-08:00ANd thanks for your thoughtful comments!ANd thanks for your thoughtful comments!Christian Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685043408496367587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231979855831826598.post-76857611010795740262008-11-04T21:05:00.000-08:002008-11-04T21:05:00.000-08:00I didn't get the sense of exploitation or shock va...I didn't get the sense of exploitation or shock value when I first looked at these, although I could see how that may be understood from a general public stand point.<BR/><BR/>As a palliative care practitioner, I see these faces daily, and I think the display of these photographs helps provoke all of us to contemplate death in a much more visceral and profound way that we seem to escape thru our daily routine.<BR/><BR/>I think the addition of the interviews with the photographs probably heightens the impact and provides more depth.Christian Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685043408496367587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231979855831826598.post-43106104616585551092008-11-04T12:24:00.000-08:002008-11-04T12:24:00.000-08:00Hmm. I'm surprised this hasn't been done before. ...Hmm. I'm surprised this hasn't been done before. The before/after collage lends the potential for profound commentary on the yin/yang of life and death. Such a fascinatingly simple idea for such a ubiquitous theme. But as I reflect on these images, I agree more with your initial impression of the work. They seem a tad exploitative while not adding much to what we already know about life and death. Maybe it's because the people are so detached from us as viewers, there images of people we've never met. Certainly, the most profound way to learn about the deep existential issues with death and dying is God forbid, to be a witness of someone as they go through it or be there for a friend who has experienced the death of a loved one. I don't want to speak for others, but I imagine many feel the same way I do: death and dying sucks, it hurts, it's unavoidable and it shakes you to the core and makes you ask, "how can we go from being so full of life and alive to death so quickly and permanently? How can our spirits and our life just go away?" These images don't move me in near the same way, they even seem a little wrong or out of place. Maybe it's because it seems unnecessary to view a strangers face while alive and dead to understand the difference. Unfortunately, it's a difference we already know and these images don't provide further exploration or solace for me to the existentialism and the loss that plague the human condition. Anyone else see it differently?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com