Day-20

Art, History and Spirituality....

...often to be found in the "Soul Of A City":

"Soul Of A City" 

(paper, paint, foil & ink)

 ”The city as a center where, any day in any year, there may be a fresh encounter with a new talent, a keen mind or a gifted specialist — this is essential to the life of a country. To play this role in our lives a city must have a soul — a university, a great art or music school, a cathedral or a great mosque or temple, a great laboratory or scientific center, as well as the libraries and museums and galleries that bring past and present together. A city must be a place where groups of women and men are seeking and developing the highest things they know.”  Margaret Mead


Here is a city with such soul, namely, Ghent (Belgium):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9vtkr93_Ec

And another 'soul-city', where I lived before moving to Canada in 1980, the city of Berlin (Germany), where also my friend, Maria, and I went to high school together; this short film is about artists living and working there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q7NrkwyADE

Home now, again and again, for more than 25 years and I love it here, Victoria (Canada):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxqCfbRuRUs


Enjoy!  Susanne 

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Maria, who now lives in Högsby, Sweden sends this today: 

"Answer" (fabric, yarn & ink)

"I pulled Queen of Cups - very appropriate!!! To counter this darkness outside today, my flag is very light and transparent - hopefully it'll help :) Tomorrow is the day, or not? Hopefully, I'll find the prefect place in the forest to hang all my 21 prayer flags!  Maria

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