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CARTA 928465 viewsTailend of a retired 35-ft 1973 GMC T6H4523A CARTA bus in Chattanooga, TN. Looks can be deceiving- this bus appears to be in fine shape but the entire front end had been completely cannibalized by CARTA (used for parts). Photo taken by Mike Gallant in May, 1998.
CARTA 954399 viewsRetired 1973 GMC T6H4523A sitting in a back lot at the CARTA facility in Chattanooga. Notice the unique square windows before the back door. All of CARTA's GMC New Looks were retrofitted with wheelchair lifts - a third door was fabricated to accomodate the wheelchair-bound. Photograph taken in May, 1998 by Mike Gallant.
CARTA 963328 viewsCARTA #963 on a lift in the maintenance shop in Chattanooga, TN. Photograph taken in May, 1998 by Mike Gallant.
LANTA 7307354 viewsLANTA #7307 at Centre Square in Easton in February, 1978. Photograph taken by Bob Hussey; collection of Dave Colton.
Capital Metro 437423 viewsCapital Metro #437 working route 10-South 1st at Colorado & West Fourth Streets. Photograph taken in February, 1981 by Mel Bernero.
Huskie Line (ex-Texas Motor Coaches) 1654204 viewsHuskie Line #1654 at Road Ranger in Hampshire, IL, en route to Illinois Railway Museum's annual Vintage Transportation Extravaganza. Photograph taken August 6, 2006 by Michael Pompili.
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In the age of pragmatism and information abundance, it seems that there is nothing strange anymore, and everything is familiar or can be easily decoded. However, only art still retains some kind of strange and mysterious characteristics. Just like staring at familiar geometric structures, after a while, the composition will become strange, and then only by squinting one's eyes can you get back the original image. Moreover, there are other forms of art, not originating from the aesthetic point of view but from materials and other angles such as poetics, chemistry, biology, anthropology and so on. Obviously for the understanding of these art, squinting is not enough.
It goes without saying that a work of art is in the first place a collection of things, and secondly it must contain something other than the existence of the substance itself. Therefore, the Stranger Objects exhibition is based on these two points. On the one hand the artists have their own long time favourite materials, such as He Chi's use of paint and stones, Lin Shu's crystals and molds, Yan Bing's mud and wheat, Liang Shuo's slag, Li Peng Peng's wood carvings and leather, Han Xiao Han and Zhang He's animal specimens, Lu Lei, Li Jinghu and Zhou Yilun's trash. Some of these materials are amorphous, others have peculiar shapes and colors. On the other hand, Stranger Objects are not only concerned about perculiarity. The reason why art is strange is that, from a viewer's point of view, it provides an anachronistic and ungraspable experience in a seemingly nornal setting. And from the point of view of the artist (creator), since on the onset of modernism, artists who pursue independence and freedom have to place themselves in a strange place, because the artist wants to create art only for the artist himself and this is a mysterious land with no footsteps to follow.
Early in Parshat Toldot, we are presented with a vivid picture of the difficulty Rivkah experienced during her pregnancy:
The pain was so severe that she appears to question her own motives for living when she cried “Why is it that I am?”
The Midrash offers a deeper insight into these events. It explains that Yaakov strained against Rivkah’s womb as she passed places of Torah study and prayer, expressing his desperate need to be out in the world serving G-d. Esav, on the other hand, fought only as Rivkah passed by temples of idol worship; his Evil inclination as developed in these early stages as was Yaakov’s inclination towards Good.
Rivkah noticed this pattern to the commotion within her, but unlike the reader, was not given the insight that she was carrying twins (Kol Simcha). She felt the kicking to be symbolic of the eternal struggle between Good and Evil, and was curious as to which would ultimately emerge victorious. Is for this reason, according to Rashi, that she sets out to “inquire of G-d” through the prophet Shem. G-d’s answer, however, was that there is no answer: the future of Good and Evil in indeterminate, dependent solely on the choices made through Man’s free will. It is a view supported by the Ohr HaChayim’s interpretation of the words “רב” and “צעיר” as not referring exclusively to the “elder” Esav and “younger” Yaacov, rather to whichever is the “elder” or “younger” in its time. The implication of this is that the tides of battle between Good and Evil will continue shifting in the future as they have throughout history: influenced by our deeds and decisions alone.
In present times, one does not have to look hard to see just how precariously the scales of morality are balanced. Every deed has the ability to transcend time and space, to affect many more than originally intended. It is up to us to make sure that these far-reaching effects are positive, acting only to give Good the upper hand and neutralise the Evil in the world. May we all be able to achieve this goal, and see the arrival of Mashiach, bimheirah beyameinu.
With the Human Rights Arts & Film Festival upon us, one film is poised to catch the collective Jewish eye. For those who missed it at the Jewish International Film Festival last year, …
The Community Security Group (CSG) performs an important function for the Jewish community. In the current state of global affairs, the role of the CSG has become more vital than ever. The vast …
I’m back, taking over from Bracha, for another tour of duty as editor at this Melbourne Jewish institution.
I love food – always have and always will. As part of my love of food I also love cooking regularly and seek foods out that I have never cooked with before. This …
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