tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187731022024-03-05T12:32:17.954-08:00Lylie FisherA journal of creative adventuresLylie Fisher - lyliefisher.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09585703756653617669noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773102.post-1131648872872254442008-04-08T17:44:00.000-07:002008-04-09T13:45:02.889-07:00Intro<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlld7cK-8rFeb6OHSPYEaajHJEG2VJhhi-vHAo_rqspLArpxl4KeugGP59WpnWbvNhFniwNSMTnDDWTf0LdkIHaMZIEvCXjDovvVIO2gzUKqBM_Gj40cKWtuBR7ElrLWgsms8b/s1600-h/fire.jpg"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095353959824832818" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 215px; HEIGHT: 148px" height="34" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlld7cK-8rFeb6OHSPYEaajHJEG2VJhhi-vHAo_rqspLArpxl4KeugGP59WpnWbvNhFniwNSMTnDDWTf0LdkIHaMZIEvCXjDovvVIO2gzUKqBM_Gj40cKWtuBR7ElrLWgsms8b/s200/fire.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> <strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Welcome to Lylie Fisher's blog</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >This space features writings and images on creativity</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153);font-family:Trebuchet MS;" ></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153);font-family:Trebuchet MS;" >Content:</span></strong><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153);font-family:Trebuchet MS;" >Reviews of public events</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153);font-family:Trebuchet MS;" >Updates on my art projects</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)">Tales of adventures</span> </span></span><br /><p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Click on the images for a larger view</span></p><br /></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;" ></span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153);font-family:Trebuchet MS;" ><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153);font-family:Trebuchet MS;" ></span><br /><br /></span><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153);font-family:Trebuchet MS;" ></span></strong>Lylie Fisher - lyliefisher.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09585703756653617669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773102.post-14782275336229436392008-04-08T15:16:00.000-07:002009-01-12T20:23:23.997-08:00In Search of Meaning Tours Italy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgOuvLnk5ZAKMowux9Gfsnfyt7mI5FOz8lsnXncuCwKSAnhr00l35uDW83yW3zrNU6DbuCa9IW1nbvOGQWvfqgALe3wesJ2izEvvPVmc0YhYsWMY9dg_RV2nSuRPf12FENFwb/s1600-h/Picture+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187323833927600674" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgOuvLnk5ZAKMowux9Gfsnfyt7mI5FOz8lsnXncuCwKSAnhr00l35uDW83yW3zrNU6DbuCa9IW1nbvOGQWvfqgALe3wesJ2izEvvPVmc0YhYsWMY9dg_RV2nSuRPf12FENFwb/s200/Picture+023.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The In Search of Meaning art series is currently on an Italian tour. Launched in February 08 at the National Museum of Abruzzo in L'Aquila. The show was curated by the National Italian Physics Laboratory of Italy in conjunction with the Leonardo da Vinci "Man and His Machines" survey. Mid March I traveled to Italy for the reception and presented an art and science lecture with Dr Sandro Bettini. Late Spring the series will hang at Galileium, the new physics and astrophysics museum in Teramo.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOm9T-9DBJNGAJyAiSu5ygoQOzUppOIwYSNVU0bSATodLwe5LNoxNvYDLEsqX6apTMhY5QN45qa1SZUWRdBwJe5U7yY3h6GxILY55e0YNYqp1zqjAyK5rqcm4NFdb3MPh1IKS/s1600-h/Picture+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187317653469661650" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOm9T-9DBJNGAJyAiSu5ygoQOzUppOIwYSNVU0bSATodLwe5LNoxNvYDLEsqX6apTMhY5QN45qa1SZUWRdBwJe5U7yY3h6GxILY55e0YNYqp1zqjAyK5rqcm4NFdb3MPh1IKS/s200/Picture+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTcesqLWX1zDGcet038m_cMgPPVC2YP4j2xNgJjbzAMLqAXsX0GzVPnyYmiu4tJ7jOCPRnxzr4rqc49oVNJdY2ukc5L8cAQX3j1BdT_H88DwgpCovkuRCPv9BSiKBhSr7u-Y2/s1600-h/Picture+004.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187018009541851330" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 199px; cursor: pointer; height: 140px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTcesqLWX1zDGcet038m_cMgPPVC2YP4j2xNgJjbzAMLqAXsX0GzVPnyYmiu4tJ7jOCPRnxzr4rqc49oVNJdY2ukc5L8cAQX3j1BdT_H88DwgpCovkuRCPv9BSiKBhSr7u-Y2/s320/Picture+004.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYb_iD-1WDdu5dtcE7Sk1NFu9UjZFsgzGApdtEJf9OlJdAcjCPdbxAXZ7Q9B_pvgE0myTp-fRDOXzR7h7Wf_mvI6zJw0eg_J9RNTQeqEj_kztfGZ-NfSOHtEnA0PT_H1lGaEZN/s1600-h/Picture+011.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Physics laboratory lab is locate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVGzTqzaN2mOZJGGVbkCOcXs-AuRcnDRVUY3leiSobxT4yQPi8kA1fRjs0g2Tlk22ADEofrKPKOonheWid6B5vZZgZn9fGIYQYvlbzJCmgYGgU7pv_1skdho5_XvlcUdoY-R_/s1600-h/Picture+013.jpg"></a>d at Gran Sasso, Italy's highest peak in the Apennine mountain range. The Gran Sasso underground lab is the worlds largest and I was fortunately to be given a personalize tour by Dr Sandro Bettini.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSYPfohSaW9GovuVO8agDguOIBlsmc_NMkHZTdTQxHHfNTyyM4hjzN3g_5uhs4fJA8r1CIH07Rp2lGbV8vdA3QOaGsCqp6_2InA8t4Scs9W_CorBcbjHdFOvQqNubcgAoF9Du/s1600-h/Picture+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187337277175237202" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSYPfohSaW9GovuVO8agDguOIBlsmc_NMkHZTdTQxHHfNTyyM4hjzN3g_5uhs4fJA8r1CIH07Rp2lGbV8vdA3QOaGsCqp6_2InA8t4Scs9W_CorBcbjHdFOvQqNubcgAoF9Du/s200/Picture+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187027376865524050" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 167px; cursor: pointer; height: 224px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVevUkgbdNO6-u3YB3CMVqzjW6L4Z8W0hNuZL1sXZnIPg-FLsbkDaYhsRxYWkRyoTXfhqch0akLxA7RuebEDfrvU2puny_I0zp_PDJsDQUmPBEMF-5FDQ6Fbh1YOHyd6Qf1CoY/s320/L'Aquila+corso.jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><p></p></span><p></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I was based in L'Aquila a closeby thriving medieval college town. My fondest memory of Abruzzo was a day spent exploring the ancient hill top villages, and the ancient Assergi village, home of a number of Australian expats located at the foot of Gran Sasso.<br /><br />While in Italy I had arranged "homestays" through an inte</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">rnational networking site.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDvVQLM5QgxuKkYprA1TVjzMFBmofu51WfODrY74e2FtEAqXeV6KsKczi_vVTicuvcV4GXhGMa8zFRolQ79OU-ZR1upAEbm3F7w-HQQpmO-1hX0NKt4iMMeljhcQ_J1xH3tFO/s1600-h/tuscany+villa+afternoon+tea.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187321055083760146" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDvVQLM5QgxuKkYprA1TVjzMFBmofu51WfODrY74e2FtEAqXeV6KsKczi_vVTicuvcV4GXhGMa8zFRolQ79OU-ZR1upAEbm3F7w-HQQpmO-1hX0NKt4iMMeljhcQ_J1xH3tFO/s200/tuscany+villa+afternoon+tea.jpg" width="194" border="0" height="143" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187034931712997794" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-vm2RDVfFLz6bn7CRnE0Sp9Fim_nmhRZeKvHf9AUANRQBr3gYcNwb3CJr9iOOinwpwUeP6-MrwfCawqOzk_kjFg6sKyjUngpyS8W36rt4iIjoAWsi5rwN-gpBmAlzN-woZgi/s200/Picture+028.jpg" width="195" border="0" height="146" /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In Florence I spent a long weekend with Luisa who works with a nonprofit that supports micro entrepreneurs, specifically Italian artisans and provincial food vendors. Luisa is a budding painter and a truly adventurous woman. She generously opened her home and friendships for my Tuscany visit, (I fulfilled a dream to shop for ingredients and cook a meal in Italy)</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. Afternoon tea at Elisabeta's Tuscan villa'ette was also a charming treat. </span><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187031727667394946" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; width: 236px; cursor: pointer; height: 181px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohpsSMD8-xJ6ANRB71NeMA78FFO9zcWTp8yzFH1H2wLG7OqCtpVsh57esjHWIb-8qVGPZ6lwXZ7X4iBUt6i7wn1Mx9D6C7to11_VcDl6SqCCkpPlaTAnwVbOmXI4FmHk36ESF/s320/Picture+029.jpg" border="0" /></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">From my time in Florence I have fond memories of the Mercato Centrale and the true living history treasures of Italy.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaQ4xumZI6WyWwgZBDocUYOpgWzKnw-EQeFHa75HQVajd4cCZSVC-RbNQuJrDblm61XpubBX4ekbfcmaBBe9-MQ5Dd350Nr3UVpe0D83z21-qypA07SHfe2-iTrrQXSurmlxm/s1600-h/photo+river+florence.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></a></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5G-QGkmDrziWvNSj0P2qJJZYNRVwMeJIP3k7NFz-wkhuELQZfpTPUaqqIyEdRCAJQjgxMf3COhJCsAQb_Hk-vFnnisFhs3-llfc-Ax4J3MiXeCDx0NpblQzVaDKDd7YXh3eEa/s1600-h/photo+river+florence.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187350471314770578" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5G-QGkmDrziWvNSj0P2qJJZYNRVwMeJIP3k7NFz-wkhuELQZfpTPUaqqIyEdRCAJQjgxMf3COhJCsAQb_Hk-vFnnisFhs3-llfc-Ax4J3MiXeCDx0NpblQzVaDKDd7YXh3eEa/s200/photo+river+florence.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Strolling with new friends along the river Arno and Florence's honeycomb streets day and night was a simple pleasure.</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaQ4xumZI6WyWwgZBDocUYOpgWzKnw-EQeFHa75HQVajd4cCZSVC-RbNQuJrDblm61XpubBX4ekbfcmaBBe9-MQ5Dd350Nr3UVpe0D83z21-qypA07SHfe2-iTrrQXSurmlxm/s1600-h/photo+river+florence.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></a></span></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaQ4xumZI6WyWwgZBDocUYOpgWzKnw-EQeFHa75HQVajd4cCZSVC-RbNQuJrDblm61XpubBX4ekbfcmaBBe9-MQ5Dd350Nr3UVpe0D83z21-qypA07SHfe2-iTrrQXSurmlxm/s1600-h/photo+river+florence.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></a></span></p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187028661060745586" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; width: 232px; cursor: pointer; height: 188px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIdJOn0unVYxKSFkfxPer_1_EJ79V2XIZoqT1cUv3xdjsq5JFQ8H-yH_8frCqGh8Sr98d_W06MVpv-8mPyBP1HMuAkUppBLhKAw6t9QmVKU1mbJU__2DnOYg4N6aZhNbcXpH9/s320/Picture+032.jpg" border="0" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The most truly enjoyable day was spent touring the Tuscan country side with Luisa, Raffaella, Alessandro and Luigi.</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As with all my travels I enjoyed the opportunity to spend time to hear stories, share confidences and relish the delights of vibrant personalities.</span> </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguV9VjAzFye8JpDbY0YOjGq-DpJrpLWFd3R01agNPz_L_jOZ7v6oH7ssdieLFwrYq4TqBPLF9-Qh7UXL0B_Jl6PEaZUyzbsCw2QaG7aSA7uEtQBoO3luSoDXUGahZ4YzKMRlss/s1600-h/Picture+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187340064609012338" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 206px; height: 149px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguV9VjAzFye8JpDbY0YOjGq-DpJrpLWFd3R01agNPz_L_jOZ7v6oH7ssdieLFwrYq4TqBPLF9-Qh7UXL0B_Jl6PEaZUyzbsCw2QaG7aSA7uEtQBoO3luSoDXUGahZ4YzKMRlss/s200/Picture+036.jpg" width="173" border="0" height="123" /></a></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Our morning in San Gimignano and a shared lunch feast at Bar Dell'orso at Monteriggioni leaves me with edible and social heartfelt appreciation.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My weekend in Florence was wonderfully fulfilling and has enriched my world view.</span></p><p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmyC4rKn-X7pr5yrnw3YpeftFnQjfZg4VR58UGuGV1cqP_08nNT-I0Sg-QV3iSMnOu57GKYd-5HDr4q7vBg4_cQur_qTKUvx-Dcd1IIgTBdf1tvP60bxR74YVOIyGMjsGoU8c/s1600-h/photo+pizza+rome.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187046854542211650" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; width: 191px; cursor: pointer; height: 139px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmyC4rKn-X7pr5yrnw3YpeftFnQjfZg4VR58UGuGV1cqP_08nNT-I0Sg-QV3iSMnOu57GKYd-5HDr4q7vBg4_cQur_qTKUvx-Dcd1IIgTBdf1tvP60bxR74YVOIyGMjsGoU8c/s200/photo+pizza+rome.jpg" width="198" border="0" height="146" /></span></a></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187039591752514018" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 176px; cursor: pointer; height: 139px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6tF1U65ykSjMgSxrdGjoljSwIPOkN2OcdxyLCoXRTGurQHQFcsWF_VL7k2Z2u-T433lR-u4oc4we-h5jqDqme1cqfuI10aXQ1D6bXh5ceDGUNWY5SQ5CODjFXQCZrVNEJlYO/s200/Picture+066.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My time in Rome was hosted by Mirella, a psychologist who is taking the leap of faith to launch her private practice. In her spare time she is a devotee of contemporary art, ancient architecture and has completed a sommeliers training. I now have fond memories of a day spent in Rome with Adrianna and discovering a sleepy Rome back street ancient pizza bar. The pizza was delicious (Adelaide's Lucca style) and the setting steeped in history.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgDyT8ZAh54yAem9aTNHoWZQLU6OXWHwoy_NYdGimfEG5NksJ0GULb-9Ehwhed_NXHwE7NIA9HrqRELf6iaSQjK82DxVzWcHJxRW3BAwCUQk81TtvSYe5dhGFHbWZmfDr-Lsb/s1600-h/photo+adrianna+and+lylie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187315514575948226" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 118px; height: 94px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgDyT8ZAh54yAem9aTNHoWZQLU6OXWHwoy_NYdGimfEG5NksJ0GULb-9Ehwhed_NXHwE7NIA9HrqRELf6iaSQjK82DxVzWcHJxRW3BAwCUQk81TtvSYe5dhGFHbWZmfDr-Lsb/s200/photo+adrianna+and+lylie.jpg" width="126" border="0" height="99" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoP0JoWGXfVrVng4uCWd57ZF-xPDatM_nY2r-Zcwhedpaz0eLMX76UWfWgMXdPBsDaiJwDaO0sAh54oqAWDp7ttSAdR9P3U7XUA7LQgszfsBNqyYWpRYR-aSEjWwiWNJ8lo62z/s1600-h/Picture+044.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187045355598625330" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; width: 125px; cursor: pointer; height: 94px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoP0JoWGXfVrVng4uCWd57ZF-xPDatM_nY2r-Zcwhedpaz0eLMX76UWfWgMXdPBsDaiJwDaO0sAh54oqAWDp7ttSAdR9P3U7XUA7LQgszfsBNqyYWpRYR-aSEjWwiWNJ8lo62z/s200/Picture+044.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_L6lj6uFcJSxJ-bko6LlJQoeFFAf659Mp39NIOlFuLvQXt_3USQJb72QBb2dL6F52KR5E9_03jyGnuRJDi2kzSFoaDx2DB0E9nkxYxyiB0_W5AoIEQs4Pv8LiovzhS2V09Yc7/s1600-h/Picture+061.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187044251792030242" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 125px; cursor: pointer; height: 94px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_L6lj6uFcJSxJ-bko6LlJQoeFFAf659Mp39NIOlFuLvQXt_3USQJb72QBb2dL6F52KR5E9_03jyGnuRJDi2kzSFoaDx2DB0E9nkxYxyiB0_W5AoIEQs4Pv8LiovzhS2V09Yc7/s200/Picture+061.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">While in Rome I was fortunate to connect with a number of women through my network. Adriana (Mirella's sister and an educator), Pietra (a sustainable foodaphile from the US) and Tatjana (an Eastern European advocate who lives in the very interesting Garbatella district).</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3ywBRAmBkObw0xxgOIRV-RqXH0svdGVxp1p5VThG4Vulv2-c0g2NZl1kFzfn-sldQ5o1WJvmQlWWNdwXDvBnWyXA19NXdHEfTEBe8zhAmmEQOH9dUJXzi08D60qdjykt9bHQ/s1600-h/Picture.jpg"><br /></a></span></p>Lylie Fisher - lyliefisher.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09585703756653617669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773102.post-49931354773962267512008-02-08T13:28:00.000-08:002008-04-08T15:16:17.216-07:00Art and Culture in Australia<span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDG5baCjZQw5Y24Nc8iKl3vSzQj46ex4YfawIqF44VtIshBOfsCX3H6EqHw9H50B1l8eNkn0Xe47OhCU3WRC3-WouNR_vbcGPShV_mdKoMqQH4TYvSsV00UcqOXyp3HFVRYQjd/s1600-h/indi+bar+melbourne.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDG5baCjZQw5Y24Nc8iKl3vSzQj46ex4YfawIqF44VtIshBOfsCX3H6EqHw9H50B1l8eNkn0Xe47OhCU3WRC3-WouNR_vbcGPShV_mdKoMqQH4TYvSsV00UcqOXyp3HFVRYQjd/s320/indi+bar+melbourne.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186976722021234674" border="0" /></a></span>Dec 07/Jan 08<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > I vacationed in Australia. After a seaside family retreat in South Australia, Nick (my husband) and I flew to Melbourne</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >. This was Nick's first venture into Victoria and for me over a decade since my last </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >visit. We found Melbourne buzzing with arts and culturally edge.</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > Past strengths now connect with diverse vibrancy that is entrepreneurial and youthful.<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Clearly Melbourne and its community has found a</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > meeting</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > ground</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > where creative adventurers and economic vibrancy </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >are part</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >ne</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >rs.</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > This is expressed through city lane ways becoming devot</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >ed t</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >o legal graffiti</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >, low rent</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > options for</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > emerging <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">designers, hole in the wall bars and cafes and</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > provocative art spaces. Melbourne has </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >always been an intellectual and cultural hub for Australia. Now through innovate approaches to bi-laws, alternative uses of neglected spaces and most importantly a living approach to the human scale of a city, Melbourne is alive and kicking.<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br />Fiona Sweetman, Director of <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" href="http://www.hiddensecretstours.com/">Hidden Secrets Tours</a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span>is an energetic advocate for this new wave of culture in Melbourne and she opened our eyes to more than we </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >were expecting.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sSp0AQY4uG1LfE0bcLFOGkBQGJpOYPn1D6IDDUTU6zLV5C15VauJUXPDgw4IsAL0K6BTBOWlDe_H5_ykgMBufwWwCnNgsZATSJZ0ydUxa1sKzij341fx65qH-15cojde-i5z/s1600-h/indi+bar+melbourne+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sSp0AQY4uG1LfE0bcLFOGkBQGJpOYPn1D6IDDUTU6zLV5C15VauJUXPDgw4IsAL0K6BTBOWlDe_H5_ykgMBufwWwCnNgsZATSJZ0ydUxa1sKzij341fx65qH-15cojde-i5z/s320/indi+bar+melbourne+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186982515932117058" border="0" /></a></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3wmAaGoJ-BL_VvcM6DGqC-7R9_Ok1RzclQCFGue6x9OZvLkMbUMNDHyt9OJtS0gqY1NsKKwAXNkC6l38RSJSie78paMETtlqV7FxHeVQqRU43C2LiC3tthAMsJrfiHXnNHUQ/s1600-h/street+art+melb+4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3wmAaGoJ-BL_VvcM6DGqC-7R9_Ok1RzclQCFGue6x9OZvLkMbUMNDHyt9OJtS0gqY1NsKKwAXNkC6l38RSJSie78paMETtlqV7FxHeVQqRU43C2LiC3tthAMsJrfiHXnNHUQ/s320/street+art+melb+4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186994597675120738" border="0" /></a>Lylie Fisher - lyliefisher.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09585703756653617669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773102.post-80493683447994124222007-11-01T22:55:00.000-07:002007-12-19T19:12:13.468-08:00Olafur Eliasson<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Take Your Time"</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">@ SFMOMA, through Feb 24, 2008</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.sfmoma.org/">http://www.sfmoma.org/</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8auoOTqJMe548f9wpUpzcvqwTVPjhT6_-rOuDZkuiEKSryI71-OBllD6IZFYjDgxbayj4WtB44dgwlFCKoOQ9ZeP2Q5JzHW8GEk20OtGbXnUj7mJNWoEY-lsHgw_ye38o9Du5/s1600-h/sfmoma+enterance.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8auoOTqJMe548f9wpUpzcvqwTVPjhT6_-rOuDZkuiEKSryI71-OBllD6IZFYjDgxbayj4WtB44dgwlFCKoOQ9ZeP2Q5JzHW8GEk20OtGbXnUj7mJNWoEY-lsHgw_ye38o9Du5/s320/sfmoma+enterance.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128128407272528210" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >The opportunity to feel, be inspired and emotionally attach to a major art exhibition is thrilling. The Olafur Eliasson survey at SFMOMA offers deep feelings of attachment and longing that I seek and value in art. <u1:p></u1:p>Eliasson, born in <st1:city st="on"><st1:city st="on">Copenhagen</st1:city></st1:city> (of Icelandic heritage) and currently living in <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on"><st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Berlin</st1:place></st1:state></st1:place></st1:state> has honed his tactile sensual communication and is able to transport the viewer into a truly transcendent state. For me this experience quells all longing, nourishes my intellectual hunger and transports me to a place of profound creativity.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span> <p style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><p style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">T</span><span style="font-size:100%;">his metaphoric domain is free of constricting labels and boundaries, yet allows me to inhabit my need for a spiritual artistic union.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRijtSKE0gpIhK9ra6SmPwiHwtE2G1OGkjZel0VDoiKLQi0YBDTFIKB9wKpckZLQNOeBY-s-kQTbWwnosLviMpRIzeyzt_k662WROxK5I3piXgRLvhB0FasvmpLLYhDJ7a396r/s1600-h/olafur_eliasson_schirn_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRijtSKE0gpIhK9ra6SmPwiHwtE2G1OGkjZel0VDoiKLQi0YBDTFIKB9wKpckZLQNOeBY-s-kQTbWwnosLviMpRIzeyzt_k662WROxK5I3piXgRLvhB0FasvmpLLYhDJ7a396r/s320/olafur_eliasson_schirn_04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128128488876906850" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Through a series of immerse spaces the SFMOMA show encourages the audience to undertake a physical and emotional journey. Without guide or road map, installations unfold and seduce. Whether viewed in peace, free of the distracting crowds or experienced with a tribe, Eliasson fosters the individual experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><u1:p></u1:p></span><p style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;" face="trebuchet ms" class="MsoNormal"> </p><p style="font-family: verdana;" face="trebuchet ms" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">This show at once has quelled a hunger within me, yet reinforced a longing. My frequent revisits are testimony to Eliasson’s ability to allow me to explore his work through a deeply personal lens.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63iDZ9U4E_7_ZHL5C9H7d1f6UtlVcfRmxg7vjEal3BDO5yYlmDoa8smNp9p4K0NajgY14PrnHQTLGvO4cH8NjhFGTu6SSr5KT3uU2WjY_l1LHCAIne3WlBzmGuJ_XGfnHH7WX/s1600-h/car.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63iDZ9U4E_7_ZHL5C9H7d1f6UtlVcfRmxg7vjEal3BDO5yYlmDoa8smNp9p4K0NajgY14PrnHQTLGvO4cH8NjhFGTu6SSr5KT3uU2WjY_l1LHCAIne3WlBzmGuJ_XGfnHH7WX/s320/car.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128128836769257842" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">As the iris adjusts: scents are realized, dimensions are accepted and fluid forms are navigated. One is engulfed viscerally by the divergent constructed environments. With each visit I discover new aspects of seeing, feeling and thinking, my time within this creative domain has become a celebration of art within a powerful context. Whether it is the environment, passion, inquiry or conundrum. Eliasson’s works have irrevocably realigned me. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><u1:p></u1:p></span><p style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><u1:p></u1:p></span><p style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span>Lylie Fisher - lyliefisher.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09585703756653617669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773102.post-12456025345129903722007-09-24T17:44:00.000-07:002008-04-08T18:26:11.136-07:00Textiles Exhibition: War, Patriotism and Politics<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsDwDIJITMu2A5l0DIj-oBcRJrPK0kibKTC-RmrasBRWzRzgRDEJh2gf0HtHeULarVjYBQHDAtln9TS0O9fnNBLmc9c-gzxzFLqpQqxTjNWActIDhdku_tUfeA-Exup7Th9i-/s1600-h/san+jose+museum+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsDwDIJITMu2A5l0DIj-oBcRJrPK0kibKTC-RmrasBRWzRzgRDEJh2gf0HtHeULarVjYBQHDAtln9TS0O9fnNBLmc9c-gzxzFLqpQqxTjNWActIDhdku_tUfeA-Exup7Th9i-/s320/san+jose+museum+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113944009517402546" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >This Summer The San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles hosted a powerful exhibition of international textiles that explored how communities struggle with the repercussions of war and utilize artistic tools to forge new identities.<br /><br />Thought provoking textile creations artisans expressed the intimate experiences of social, emotional and structural upheaval in their lives. The exhibition presented works created over a 200 year time line, covering early notions of nation building in the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> through dramatic representations of genocide and Sept 11, 2001.<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Working with simple materials in humble environments the creators found voice to their struggles.<span style=""> </span>This powerful exhibition drew upon the extensive work of international curators and collectors, many of whom support the artists and local communities broaden their audience and political activism.<span style=""> </span>The textiles surveyed in this exhibition skillfully explore notions of defiance in the face of atrocity.<span style=""> </span></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >The exhibition covered three major themes: </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br />Weavings of War: Fabrics of Memory. "Textile works depicting the horrors of war by mostly women artists and artisans from war torn Central and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">South Africa</st1:place></st1:country-region>. This exhibit is an eloquent and powerful testimony to the impact of modern warfare and the relevance and resilience of textile arts in contemporary life."*<br /><br />Woven Witness: Afghan War Rugs. "A closer look at the influences of war on the evolution of traditional rug design from the Russian invasion through the U.S. Taliban war. These examples are a powerful testament to the relevance of the rug form, its ex</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >pressive capacity, and the ability of a people to adapt to the ravages of war."*<br /><br />Patriot Art. "Reflections on how artists, both historically and contemporary, respond to their political climate. With true patriotic fervor, humor, irony and passion, these works marshal a range of textile techniques to serve the inalienable right of expression."*<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >*Direct quotes from museum. <a href="http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Visit the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles.</span></a></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet;font-size:100%;" ></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Historically textiles have been the domain of the elite, lavish weavings serving as cultural currency and evidence of social standing. Yet the majority of consumer based textiles and household adornments are often produce</span><span style="font-size:100%;">d in arcane conditions.<span style=""> </span>Indigenous craftspeople increasingly face challenges to their well being through oppression and hardship.<span style=""> </span>In this e</span><span style="font-size:100%;">nvironment female labor oftentimes toiling in servitude is testimony to the disenfranchisement of women’s creativity and social standing.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1tvpxgUuIgARFYFHZqB6xLPuSm8JgxvMPB1C0Pe-rpkb-5HJvvNSmOGjV2Y4XwXuXdevGHkfE5Rmgm4IDAKC2InXiRG5XupdJR3ryel19qz5mtOkltejoK21bOyC58ZllYpe/s1600-h/textiles+museum+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1tvpxgUuIgARFYFHZqB6xLPuSm8JgxvMPB1C0Pe-rpkb-5HJvvNSmOGjV2Y4XwXuXdevGHkfE5Rmgm4IDAKC2InXiRG5XupdJR3ryel19qz5mtOkltejoK21bOyC58ZllYpe/s320/textiles+museum+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113943747524397458" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">It is rare for a textiles exhibition to resonate beyond the visual and tactile response.<span style=""> </span>Yet this collection </span><span style="font-size:100%;">of textiles had an underlying strength in the fusion of three district elements: the overwhelming stories of oppression, genocide and community efforts to be liberated.<o:p></o:p> Highly stylized works from <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">South Africa</st1:place></st1:country-region> when viewed through the framework of apartheid and grassroots organizing for political change become even more breathtaking.<span style=""> </span>Storyboards of individual and collective loss unfold; the individual emerges from the gulf of discord. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:128.25pt;"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\Lylie\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.jpg" href="http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/images/primg/pr_Brown_FamilyPortait.jpg"> </v:shape><![endif]--></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">For many in war ravaged communities the scars resulting from atrocities are</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> unfathomable.<span style=""> </span>The <st1:place st="on">Latin America</st1:place> wall hangings although filled with bright colors tell stories of unimaginable pain.<span style=""> </span>These works were created through a community building workshop that supported women to gather, build friendships and embark upon a healing process.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>A critical aspect throughout the exhibition is that of cultural economy.<span style=""> </span>It was evidenced by American Indian artifacts from the period of early expansion west, through non government organizations promotion of community building programs in third world countries. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style=";font-family:trebuchet;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx3DFkrs1K-IZYo7qKAdm3F7upVY3YvI4BIrR0MpKvc-q85HOyowNBbqWIJ9JPUNZi-qRD5oUBzB29yVFYOMfiuHFJffS7xKbYXXDKGbhFAU1hIDGdv0hX4UQS0peZYZTnYo3w/s1600-h/san+jose+museum+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx3DFkrs1K-IZYo7qKAdm3F7upVY3YvI4BIrR0MpKvc-q85HOyowNBbqWIJ9JPUNZi-qRD5oUBzB29yVFYOMfiuHFJffS7xKbYXXDKGbhFAU1hIDGdv0hX4UQS0peZYZTnYo3w/s320/san+jose+museum+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113939821924288850" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >The museum facilitated a number of public forums, I attended: "Can Art Build Peace? What About Textiles". With a panel of human rights activists and scholars, this timely discussion expanded upon how arts, creativity and collective expressions of hope are powerful agents of change.<br /><br />The speakers emphasized that creative storytelling is a means for communities to focus on something beautiful and healing. Through art making and the creative processes, deeply felt loss is mourned and reconciliation is gradually realized.</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > Key Note speaker Cynthia Cohen, Director with the Coexistence Research and International Collaborators at <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Brandeis</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> stressed that powerful community change is achieved when local women organize. <o:p></o:p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>This exhibition served to educate and ask many evocative questions and encourage audiences and curators to ponder: How do we address the ethical dilemmas that arise in our arts and culture-based peace building practices?<o:p></o:p></span></p>Lylie Fisher - lyliefisher.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09585703756653617669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773102.post-68513208664277937042007-08-05T14:28:00.001-07:002008-04-08T16:06:24.306-07:00In Search of Meaning tours Fermilab<div align="left" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095391068342270370" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 145px; height: 199px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilj7bnSVJOQJk98PefiWYJm44sUzPk47y_L1fRu_92Jf8FbJLfJEgF_76CWgnZBd9b6t4oysmcwlB4n2UhyW7nvOTyol51PlPDpVeqKRE0cTPG3bH17t2CB5t_3U0kl86Mug35/s320/highriseb.jpg" border="0" height="242" width="209" /></span><strong style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">at Fermilab </strong><br /><strong style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">National Physics Lab in Batavia - Illinois</strong><br /></span></div><div align="left" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Exhibition July 3 - August 22, 2007</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Lecture and Reception - July 20</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">As part of the </span><span style="font-size:100%;">In Search of Meaning international tour, Fermilab </span><span style="font-size:100%;">just outside of Chicago, hosted the inaugural exhibition.<br /></span></div><div align="justify" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div align="left" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Following its successful launch in California the series has now embarked on a tour of art centers and physics laboratories in the US and overseas.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><br /></em></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Fermilab is an outstanding example of an art and science collaboration. The first director of Fermilab, Dr Robert Rathbun Wilson was a highly creative scientist, whose </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5cRHza6Z8N7U9xTP9kSbkpyli_llqCYFF6zJbWYzC-HFdTq5AJsG0VszeeCG6ZKkCK23f0VkOA2nrbD1PatwDp0Sc0bysxb9qbfSWcP6kV32U0MnXVarkq9S74c8xT2abymq/s1600-h/BIG_CHAMBER_CLOSE_UP-crop.jpg"><span style=""><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095388933743524226" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 146px; height: 220px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5cRHza6Z8N7U9xTP9kSbkpyli_llqCYFF6zJbWYzC-HFdTq5AJsG0VszeeCG6ZKkCK23f0VkOA2nrbD1PatwDp0Sc0bysxb9qbfSWcP6kV32U0MnXVarkq9S74c8xT2abymq/s320/BIG_CHAMBER_CLOSE_UP-crop.jpg" border="0" height="320" width="234" /></span></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">vision, artistic passion and necessity allowed Fermilab to embrace innovative alchemy.<br /><br />Dr Wilson’s vision and heartfelt relationship to sustainable culture lives on at Fermilab. His creativity is evident through the use of old battleships as repository for charged particle matter and a reclaimed prairie above one of the circular accelerators.<br /></span></div><div align="left" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">In Search of Meaning will be exhibited at Fermilab through August 2008. </span></div><div align="left" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />On July 20 at Fermilab I presented a lecture and that day was enthralled with a facility tour conducted by the education department. The highlight was viewing a 15 foot decommissioned Bubble Chamber, now in situ on the grounds. </span><span style="font-size:100%;">The lecture (in the Wilson Hall, featured above) visually explored the connections between spirituality, popular culture and science. My thesis draws upon the notions of identity revisions of the 60’s and 70’s and breakthroughs in particle </span><span style="font-size:100%;">physics realized through Bubble Chamber experiments. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeP0h35SCd1TX3tJnmQjXZ2QndhfXE57jdah-TyoETGs5U45RW_pd0udNTLRFA83gJn_ekA478qD1NmpUUZnV_uIihFFaTwo6m2ABFxCDrUrKgXXR1lX_cKptWs057EXWqEpr/s1600-h/FERMILAB_LECTURE_2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095392855048665522" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 159px; height: 215px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeP0h35SCd1TX3tJnmQjXZ2QndhfXE57jdah-TyoETGs5U45RW_pd0udNTLRFA83gJn_ekA478qD1NmpUUZnV_uIihFFaTwo6m2ABFxCDrUrKgXXR1lX_cKptWs057EXWqEpr/s320/FERMILAB_LECTURE_2.JPG" border="0" height="268" width="189" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKPsbXpl-8DbN9uHh-BJC2t0oNji-Tg4DlFYflojmjjUX0MEG-h2BdtzTJOO2XgxxStgHV-vlMXv3X2vPSs-Tcdj6vq-FBM1pfOlfTQDrNmw4YnDAMvzixL7UFUqm-sfcIrad/s1600-h/Fermilab_Gallery_2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095393215825918402" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 198px; height: 144px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKPsbXpl-8DbN9uHh-BJC2t0oNji-Tg4DlFYflojmjjUX0MEG-h2BdtzTJOO2XgxxStgHV-vlMXv3X2vPSs-Tcdj6vq-FBM1pfOlfTQDrNmw4YnDAMvzixL7UFUqm-sfcIrad/s320/Fermilab_Gallery_2.JPG" border="0" height="208" width="194" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><em></em></span></div>Lylie Fisher - lyliefisher.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09585703756653617669noreply@blogger.com0