May 23, 2025
We attended a gallery exhibition while we were in Amman, Jordan. It was photographs by Palestinian artist Raeda Sa’adeh . She lives and works in Jerusalem. Her photographs were large, and of high resolution with everything in clear focus. There were about ten pieces in the exhibition. The lighting was very bright, and there were large windows, and so you had to look at the photos from different angles to see the whole picture. Maybe this was by design. I tried to get a picture of them, but there was always too much shadow and reflection. Maybe, this was also by design. Artists are always creative.
So, I took some pictures. What do you think? Her photo is called the Narcissist. She is looking down into a reflection of herself. Try to find it. Shirley is now in the piece taking a picture. In the background is the reflection of the window of light. There are other smaller reflections in my picture. What do you see ? How does my photo change the picture and its meaning ?
For me, it is like a story of Jesus. There is always a lot going on. In a miracle story of a feeding of 5000 people, there is Jesus, the disciples, the people being fed, the food, the weather, and the people outside of the picture. In the story of the crucifixion, in all the Gospels, there is so much to report. As you think of the death of Jesus, what picture do you get ? The cross, Peter, Mary, the whip or the crown of thorns ? How would you draw Jesus on the cross ? Faith is so rich and complex, never the same, each and every day. A new picture of Jesus and salvation to reflect on, and act upon in the glorious creation.
AMEN Praying for the guns, the bombs and the death to stop in Gaza.
Fred
black and white shadows
crush humanity’s freedom
am I complicit ?
MPL 2025
Ponder Anew 