Good questions...Less about literal tools and more about conquest, history, how that has lead to where we are today, and then identifying who has been impacted. OF course, impact is on everyone, and I may do something with that next, but I'm specifically focused on Canadian themes. I chose the fence because it represents an older question of protection vs isolation. A shift from Community to Family, to individuation, and that in many cultures that type of segregation leads to death. I'm definitely not saying anything that hasn't been said before, just felt the need to continue to express it. Without getting into an essay, I'll stop there.
I really like that explanation, and am currently thinking about those kinds of boundaries and borders myself these days.
I've been thinking about the concept of Terroir, new word I learned...it's been floating through my brain, and wondering how it fits into how we think of the spaces we inhabit and how much the space we inhabit makes us who we are?
Terroir: usually a word that is used to describe/or refer to wine. It refers to the soil and other unique qualities of a region that make agricultural products taste a certain way, or have unique features, colour etc.
For instance, Champagne is only from a small region in France, everything else is sparkling wine etc.
But social scientist are starting to use it to talk about the way people see themselves, how they use land, and the question of how much your regionality affects who you are, how you use the land and other things like that.
I'm no expert though, and keep trying to read more about it, so if anyone has anything to add I'd appreciate it very much. :)
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feel free to add critique/feedback...I'm not 100% satisfied yet...
BEAUTIFUL bald eagle....love how primal it is...
what's the story on the shape of the wood? and old paddle?..
the wood is from an old fence. Part of the story is about territory, boundaries, claims to land, etc.
we claim land through the tool? or is it about the land exploration through the use of a tool? if so why that tool? why that wood?
sorry for the questions but would be kewel to know more.
p.s. the eagle is beautiful
Good questions...Less about literal tools and more about conquest, history, how that has lead to where we are today, and then identifying who has been impacted.
OF course, impact is on everyone, and I may do something with that next, but I'm specifically focused on Canadian themes.
I chose the fence because it represents an older question of protection vs isolation. A shift from Community to Family, to individuation, and that in many cultures that type of segregation leads to death. I'm definitely not saying anything that hasn't been said before, just felt the need to continue to express it.
Without getting into an essay, I'll stop there.
I really like that explanation, and am currently thinking about those kinds of boundaries and borders myself these days.
I've been thinking about the concept of Terroir, new word I learned...it's been floating through my brain, and wondering how it fits into how we think of the spaces we inhabit and how much the space we inhabit makes us who we are?
also...beautiful art pieces.
Do tell us more about Terroir!
Terroir: usually a word that is used to describe/or refer to wine. It refers to the soil and other unique qualities of a region that make agricultural products taste a certain way, or have unique features, colour etc.
For instance, Champagne is only from a small region in France, everything else is sparkling wine etc.
But social scientist are starting to use it to talk about the way people see themselves, how they use land, and the question of how much your regionality affects who you are, how you use the land and other things like that.
I'm no expert though, and keep trying to read more about it, so if anyone has anything to add I'd appreciate it very much.
:)
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