tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post3459899119443316121..comments2023-10-17T08:35:12.645-07:00Comments on Peripheral Vision - Inner Sights by Lynda Lehmann: Images Evoking TormentLynda Lehmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-38375319511913147312009-04-11T23:55:00.000-07:002009-04-11T23:55:00.000-07:00Thank you so much! I love these pictures; love the...Thank you so much! <BR/><BR/>I love these pictures; love the beauty of decay and the eery feel of the pictures.Struinkunst by Lisettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300914390142433303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-92113539035131597722009-04-07T18:09:00.000-07:002009-04-07T18:09:00.000-07:00KATHY - Life is for the living, or so they say. Wh...KATHY - Life is for the living, or so they say. While I don't relish the idea of having these historic and artistically evocative buildings torn down, I would like to hear the pros and cons of doing just that, from the "pros" who could weigh costs, environmental impact, etc., and project new uses for the land/space.Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-83359442533608339292009-04-07T17:11:00.000-07:002009-04-07T17:11:00.000-07:00They certainly evoke many feelings, and yes, you h...They certainly evoke many feelings, and yes, you have captured the spirits that must still be confined within the walls. I agree, I think it is time to give them the rest they deserve, and use this space for life. I am sure they would all agree.kmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782946391673845914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-15285825986801253552009-04-06T20:00:00.000-07:002009-04-06T20:00:00.000-07:00SSQuo - I think I'm a lot like you in that way. I...SSQuo - I think I'm a lot like you in that way. I find that I have to look at things from both sides, or from as many sides as can be articulated. Which is maybe good for fairness, but bad for decision-making--at those time when one has to commit to an either-or solution.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate your honesty!Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-45978487360520748952009-04-06T19:58:00.000-07:002009-04-06T19:58:00.000-07:00SPEEDY - Thank you so much for visiting and for yo...SPEEDY - Thank you so much for visiting and for your comments on my post. The setting was/is powerful, and my camera could not help but capture some of it.Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-20456946587293256332009-04-06T19:56:00.000-07:002009-04-06T19:56:00.000-07:00JANICE - I hope and trust that some healing happen...JANICE - I hope and trust that some healing happened there. Still, those with mental illness suffer so greatly even WITH good treatment. And vast, impersonal institutional settings such as this, could bring out the insecurity in anyone.Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-2458957338007700902009-04-06T18:50:00.000-07:002009-04-06T18:50:00.000-07:00I love the images. I am markedly clear on certain...I love the images. I am markedly clear on certain things, and then on some I am definitely in the gray area, I can't decide, its hard to lean onto either side as just as I am about to do so I put myself in the shoes of the other side and there I am at Square 1.SSQuohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10576564544754748034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-56883263674486519612009-04-04T22:08:00.000-07:002009-04-04T22:08:00.000-07:00Seems every abandon mental institution carries wit...Seems every abandon mental institution carries with is a sort of looming shadow ... the unseen variety. There was one I used to pass that gave me the chills driving by, even if I did not look at it. <BR/><BR/>Great photos - they pack a punch, and emit emotion. Well done!!! This was a super post ;-)Speedcat Hollydalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207240842689917922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-22563501383494866192009-04-04T19:58:00.000-07:002009-04-04T19:58:00.000-07:00Fantastic photos Lynda!Those walls and windows cou...Fantastic photos Lynda!<BR/>Those walls and windows could no doubt tell many haunting and tragic stories - yet perhaps in there somewhere was healing too.<BR/>Extremely evocative images.Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-75296269037394022972009-04-04T13:51:00.000-07:002009-04-04T13:51:00.000-07:00MIDDLE DITCH - Thank you and thanks for visiting m...MIDDLE DITCH - Thank you and thanks for visiting my blog!Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-2671016700570745782009-04-04T11:57:00.000-07:002009-04-04T11:57:00.000-07:00This was lovely. Beautiful and well described.This was lovely. Beautiful and well described.Middle Ditchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493665280732775898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-43237687086757025492009-04-04T07:10:00.000-07:002009-04-04T07:10:00.000-07:00KRIZ - They are slowly crumbling, and probably one...KRIZ - They are slowly crumbling, and probably one blast of wind away from losing whole walls. <BR/><BR/>They're artistically interesting but dangerous to go near.Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-29957405350856940452009-04-04T07:08:00.000-07:002009-04-04T07:08:00.000-07:00KIM - I guess these are universal problems. The r...KIM - I guess these are universal problems. The recent rash of mass-shootings in the US illustrates how desperately mental health services are needed, in good OR bad economic times. <BR/><BR/>Let's count our blessings, right?<BR/><BR/>PS - Kim, what is a "jumper"? In the U.S., we used that word (years and years ago) to mean a dress that pulls over the head. ;)Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-56046584449932966702009-04-04T07:02:00.000-07:002009-04-04T07:02:00.000-07:00KATHY - That's a great question. I don't know how...KATHY - That's a great question. I don't know how much of their visual impact comes from knowing their context. <BR/><BR/>Yet even commercial buildings whose past purpose is known, can evoke feelings of pathos. I think the poignancy lies within us, and certain structures in reality spur poignant feelings. Just like beauty is in the eye of the beholder, feelings are in the heart of the beholder. <BR/><BR/>Knowing that people were treated here for mental illness, in this vast, impersonal, institutional complex, only adds to our feelings about it.Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-77059813221886842552009-04-04T06:53:00.000-07:002009-04-04T06:53:00.000-07:00JACKIE - It's important to feel, so if my images e...JACKIE - It's important to feel, so if my images evoke feeling, I'm gratified by that. I think that's one of the roles of art: to make us stop in our tracks for a moment, arrest our attention, and cause us to think and feel. <BR/><BR/>We become so lost and entrenched in our habits and daily routines. Art informs us, just as much or maybe more than, talking heads and screaming headlines.<BR/><BR/>I hope you've had a good week, Jackie. xxxxLynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-27026695695310281762009-04-04T06:48:00.000-07:002009-04-04T06:48:00.000-07:00CONDA - I would hate to lose the history and indee...CONDA - I would hate to lose the history and indeed, the "aesthetics of decay." It's a dilemma, economically, morally, and legally. <BR/><BR/>But I think our priority should be to take care of those who can't take care of themselves, and we should do what's necessary to insure that.Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-64558560279636724912009-04-04T06:46:00.000-07:002009-04-04T06:46:00.000-07:00PAINTER OF BLUE - Thank you!PAINTER OF BLUE - Thank you!Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-43168820594262983292009-04-04T06:45:00.000-07:002009-04-04T06:45:00.000-07:00LANA - That's my point, that there are so many sha...LANA - That's my point, that there are so many shades of gray. I just can't get how some people reduce everything in life to "I love it" or "I hate it." It seems their minds are attracted to polarities like magnets. <BR/><BR/>I don't think we artists and writers and photographers are capable of thinking that way. Thank goodness.<BR/><BR/>I've never been to Niagara Falls. But everywhere I go, I look for interesting old infrastructure. And of course, nature's beauty. :)Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-2821427430632161482009-04-04T06:42:00.000-07:002009-04-04T06:42:00.000-07:00tangled stitch - Yes, you would think that in an a...tangled stitch - Yes, you would think that in an affluent society with the ability for social organization of all kinds, and for runaway Capitalist structures, we could build adequate homes and treatment center for the mentally ill. No justice there.... :(<BR/><BR/>And some people own seven castles and three yachts. It's not fair or right; it's morally bankrupt.Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-59112114444221817972009-04-04T06:37:00.000-07:002009-04-04T06:37:00.000-07:00ROBIN - I'm happy you didn't delete your words. Th...ROBIN - I'm happy you didn't delete your words. They're heartfelt and read like a prayer. And they're paradoxical, even as you comment on paradox.<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean. I think this is the point where words fail us: when all the meanings and contradictions form ONE marvelous beautiful and bitter WHOLE, and our consciousness BECOMES the universe.<BR/><BR/>Peace... <BR/><BR/>xxxxxLynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-40160204284452408552009-04-04T00:22:00.000-07:002009-04-04T00:22:00.000-07:00wow, are the buildings all deserted and no one is ...wow, are the buildings all deserted and no one is taking care of them?kRiZcPEchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567929276373859154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-77890905315858361932009-04-03T20:01:00.000-07:002009-04-03T20:01:00.000-07:00ANNE - I do see a strange beauty in the ugliness, ...ANNE - I do see a strange beauty in the ugliness, but the decaying aspect of it calls for thought. <BR/><BR/>If you were to get close to these buildings, you would see how whole walls of brick are pulling away from the structure and ready to fall. It's frightening. I wouldn't get too close, for fear of the whole thing letting go.Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-41015048402101339812009-04-03T19:57:00.000-07:002009-04-03T19:57:00.000-07:00MAX - I wonder how, with all our affluence, we can...MAX - I wonder how, with all our affluence, we can purport to be human when we can't help those people with horrifying mental problems. People are not born with equal capacity or equal genes, and we SHOULD have compassion for their intense suffering. Maybe we don't want to look at it very much, because of how much it scares us.<BR/><BR/>I'm comfortable with the paradoxical nature of things, too. I'm quite used to it. And knowing you, I would anticipate that you are comfortable with it, as well.<BR/><BR/>You're such a thinking person, and you would not likely think in absolutes. Yet I know people who do. They are so reactive, I don't know how they live with themselves. It must be tiring, to be defending absolute positions all the time.<BR/><BR/>I agree with your last statement, as well. All hues and tones from black to white are incremental in the vast circle of life. <BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend, Max! xxxxLynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-3044706316145697982009-04-03T19:49:00.000-07:002009-04-03T19:49:00.000-07:00SYLVIA - Yes, so many emotions come across in thes...SYLVIA - Yes, so many emotions come across in these places. It's almost as if the emotions of the occupants still fill the place. And who knows, maybe they do. <BR/><BR/>I hope all is well with you, dear Sylvia, and I'll be over to visit you soon. :)Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090919024696057090.post-5622015206567798822009-04-03T19:47:00.000-07:002009-04-03T19:47:00.000-07:00DAVE - I too, prefer them as nostalgic and slightl...DAVE - I too, prefer them as nostalgic and slightly romanticized photos. I would not want to witness the horror of such institutions, at their worst or even at their very best. We still have so much to learn about human nature and mental health.Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.com