Time present and time past
Are both perhaps present in time future
And time future contained in time past.
If all time is eternally present
All time is unredeemable.
From Burnt Norton in The Four Quartets by T.S.Eliot
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15 thoughts on “Time Present and Time Past by Catharine Amato”
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Visual poetry by all means. There is real dignity in the decay that nourishes new life. The light, quality and framings are perfect for this theme. Wonderful series, as always, Catharine.
It’s hard to add anything to the already magnificent comments on your amazing piece so I’ll just write…Very cool vibes.
You can almost touch the remaining echo of what once was. 🙂
Visual poetry by all means. There is real dignity in the decay that nourishes new life. The light, quality and framings are perfect for this theme. Wonderful series, as always, Catharine.
Thanks for the comments!
Thankyou Gail, Maura, Marie, Michael and Alexis!
Thankyou Richard for the extra bit of Eliot, not too deep but most appropriate.
Jim, I would love to say I did these with film and filters but due to circumstances I had to “make do” with macro digital and some fun post processing!
Grazie agli amici italiani Tonino, Nuccia e Rita!
Wow Catharine! Every image superb in every way. I’m particularly fond of the mossy breasts, with the landscape extending beyond them. I love this series!
I love this kind of work, Catherine. I am curious about how you captured this look. Film? Digital? iPhone? It’s also fine if you want to keep your secret. Nice post!
Very evocative photos which fit Eliot beautifully. I could add:
” ..And any action
Is a step to the block, to the fire, down the sea’s throat
Or to an illegible stone: and that is where we start.
We die with the dying:
See, they depart, and we go with them.
We are born with the dead:
See, they return, and bring us with them.”
Little Gidding
Or is that too deep?
You leave us with a deeper appreciation of what we will lose one day. Lovely work Catharine.
molto, molto suggestive!
What an amazing series, Catharine. I love the third shot with the barely perceptible critter – the suggestion that life goes on even among the ruins, which is also there in the mossy hairdo and the tiny plant growing out of the claw. Excellent Eliot selection as well.
STUNNING series Catharine…..this majestic, mystical sphinx ~ ! You presented her royally. The parts = the whole. Also, the greenish borders add so much. Bravo!
Immagini e poesia, le tue foto sono sempre ispirate!
Un altro bellissimo saggio di “poetica dell’oggetto”. Grazie
A stirring collection of images. These reminders of lives that lived in another time.