Water

This week I’m gathering stuff about water. A bit broad as a topic, but hopefully through the gathering process I can narrow it down. On Friday I went further down the Arno and just watched the river. People came and went, which was part of the intrigue, but my constant companions were the swans (how can they fly they’re so heavy!?) the river rats and the fisherman. We never made eye contact (the fisherman, that is…the swans stared me down) but there was an acknowledgement between us as I suppose there usually is between a spectator and the viewed after a patient amount of time. I saw him catch two fish, both gigantic, probably from the superhuman toxins of the arno river. The river changed too with its shadows and each time the animals ventured off the bank to make new ripples. I recorded some of the rythyms and wildlife with a few sketches. I also went to the camera shop on Friday and they’ll tell me in a week if it’s salvageable or fit for a paperweight. Some of the paintings in the Uffizi involve water so I got a postcard from there and I also have some pictures from before the death of my camera that relate. Though the picture isn’t great, the mosaics in Ravenna had amazing scenes involving water-most of which was the baptism of Jesus. Very interesting how they attempted/achieved transparency with stone. I’ve also included some images of the work we did in class last week mapping out home in a visual sense and trying to diversify the mark marking process. This saturday I also saw a mens water polo game. Water as a space for sport-sprinting and violence. very cool. I dropped my camera off at the repair shop and I find out in a week if it will be salvagable or not. I also included my inclass work with mark making and maps
Hope life’s treating you well
Maggie
p.s. I tried creating a space or place set to separate those photos from the rest- I dont know if itll work