art etc

the view from here

from the balcony
a tallship touring, drifting
over the harbour

posted by mia nielsen @ 4:52 PM 0 comments

Victoria Day

Clouds melt under
Three tender steps and
An irrespressible grin

In a picture
You can't tell the fireworks from the city lights
Until you turn around,
Then for a few moments,
That's all there is

posted by mia nielsen @ 5:35 PM 0 comments

Speaking of Venice

I haven't heard any word on the Canadian selection for the Venice Bienalle, so I'm taking this opportunity to launch my one-woman campaign to have Max Streicher represent Canada in Venice in 2008.

Max's sculptures and installations have an ethereal beauty that is almost hypnotic. With each 'breath' the viewer is engaged in a meditation on life, death, the weight of human history and the 'weightlessness' of a snooze in a sunny meadow.

Ahh, I can hear them chanting in the streets....

posted by mia nielsen @ 5:44 PM 0 comments