“Much of Letinsky’s work alludes to human presence, without including any actual figures. For example, in the Morning and Melancholia (c. 1997-2001), and the I Did Not Remember I Had Forgotten (c. 2002-2004) series, Letinsky seems to document the aftermath of a sumptuous gathering or dinner party. Faded flower petals intermingle with empty glasses and crumbs of food on partially cleared tables, often covered with a white linen that bears the mark of spilled wine.
As alluded in the title Morning and Melancholia these scenes are often filled with a fresh, clear light, as though one is viewing from the perspective of the morning after, what the host failed to clean up the evening before. However, the title of the series itself is a reference to an essay by Freud, Mourning and Melancholia, which discusses the human response to loss.
The title I Did Not Remember I Had Forgotten also has a literary source; it refers to a line by St. Augustine, commenting on memory, ‘One would never say I did not remember I had forgotten.’ Letinsky responded:
‘I was thinking, No, that’s not right! Actually, I felt I had just come to this moment where I did not remember that I had forgotten, and it had to do with music. I’d gone for three years without listening to music. I would drive in the car and I would want silence, or I would listen to talk shows. Then for some reason I began listening to the radio, and some of the CDs I had around, and it was almost like drinking water after being really thirsty. I took such pleasure in it. Somehow, I did not remember that I’d forgotten to turn on the music.’”
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Game of Thrones S03: My Understanding so Far
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benedict cyanide, 16, luvs ALL music except for pop, rap and country
my fave bands are bvb, mcr, and slipknot
i dont take shit from anyone, im my own person, and i dont take any fukin hate
dont ask me how i do my hair
message if you want f4f
hmu bb
Thought Catalog, How To Tell If Someone Loves You (via seaof-gold)
Except if that’s all you do in your relationship it’s fucking LAME.
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“A star shines on the hour of our meeting” |Stephen knows his Lord Of The Rings.
Stephen Colbert salutes UVA’s Class of 2013 | NBC29 Post-Speech Interview
THE CLERIC, THE CARDINAL, THE PRINCE
(a photoset with clothes that made me think of genderswapped!Cesare Borgia)Alexander McQueen, pre-fall 2013
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People Magazine’s review on ‘The Great Gatsby’

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