The House Seen From The Rose Garden 3 1924

Madeleine RENAUD

Spring Day Theory (Sewol tragedy)

After reading some people’s comments saying that it is a tribute to the people who died in the Sewol ferry accident. I feel that this makes the most sense and I have so much more respect for BTS for doing this (if this is true). Here are some of my thoughts on it, hope it somewhat makes sense.

The pile of clothes This would be a representation of life, memories - of the victims of the Sewol tragedy - together with death. This takes on same idea as Christian Boltanski’s art exhibition called ‘Personnes’. Also presented in a mountain of clothes, representing the memories and identities that the dead has left behind, in his case it’s the victims of the Holocaust.

Omelas This is a utopian society where everyone is happy without any worries but to preserve this happiness, a child’s happiness and life is being sacrificed - in this case, it’s the people who died in the tragedy - this symbolises (perhaps is criticising) how people in Korea and the Korean government choose to turn a blind eye and consider it taboo. (There are articles about how the government is to blame for this tragedy that could’ve been prevented)

Essentially, I believe (one of the) underlying messages BTS is trying to convey is that we must confront and talk about these 'taboo’ issues in order to move on and so that history does not repeat itself. Thus, linking in with the book: we must all leave Omelas together and not indulge in this feigned happiness that is only preserved because of someone else’s suffering.

Ah there, it’s good to get this off of my chest lol

What color of a meteor says about its chemical composition

Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930.

Grimoire- more zodiac signs alongside my new raw rose quartz and my little crab shell🌧 (what shall I do next in my grimoire, I’ve started colour correspondents if anyone wants me to post them) :)

                                               Gilded Decadence

1-2 Hotel De Ville, Paris; Grand Apartments, Versailles France

3. Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires; Argentina

4. Pavlovsk Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia

5. Queen Alexandrovna Boudoir, Hermitage, Saint Petersburg; Russia

6. Chateau du Grand-Lucé, France

7-8 Wall Panel. Versailles. France; Grand Foyer, Palais Garnier, Paris

9. Palmer House, Chicago, USA

Feeling Small in Big Hogan by Wayne Pinkston Via Flickr: Website, Instagram, Facebook This is a vertical panorama in Big Hogan Arch in Monument Valley, Utah. After taking the panorama I photographed myself with the same lens and settings and added it to the panorama in the same position. As you can see, Big Hogan Are is aptly named. It is huge. You feel like you are standing in a cathedral. The hole at the top is actually overhead in reality. The appearance here makes it look like it is in the front wall, but that is the result of trying to fit the inside of a sphere onto a rectangular image. You need a guide to enter Monument Valley at night. If you are interested in a night tour contact Majestic Monument Valley Tours and ask for Quanah. Thanks for all the kind support over the last year, it is much appreciated! A big thank you to the wonderful Flickr family!

Fun Fact 285

Martin Van Buren, the 8th President of the United States, was the first president to be born a United States citizen. Despite this, he is the only president who spoke English as his second language, seeing as he was of Dutch ancestry.