Britney Spears Statue by Daniel Edwards

Photo by Justin Farrow

So this is the statue that’s been causing all the controversy. A few things to note:

1. All of the images that I’ve seen on the internet do not show this view. Why?
2. Note that the arm and leg are cut. What is the artist trying to say by doing this, and why has the media chosen not to show it? Or was the statue simply damaged during transport? Other photos show no evidence of the breaks.
3. Britney Spears had nothing to do with this, save providing a well known public figure for the artist to create controversy around. The artist “admits to using references that include the wax figure of a pole-dancing Britney at Las Vegas’ Madame Tussauds and ‘Britney wigs’ characterizing various hairstyles of the pop-princess from a Los Angeles hairstylist.”
4. I’ve read many remarks about this position being unnatural or uncomfortable for birthing. Guess again. This pose is not unusual for traditional birthing. Consider that the legs can be used to compress the belly area, assisting in the delivery process.

The sculpture is currently displayed at Capla Kesting Gallery in NYC.

There is a great discussion taking place on the Flickr page for the image displayed above.

If you’re hankering for some color photos of the pink plaster sculpture, check out Flickr user Jamfan2’s photoset.
Also, check out a podcast of an interview with artist Daniel Edwards. (via Boing Boing)

Other blogs reference this statue here | here | here | here

There have been many who believe this is an awkward, unnatural position for birthing. Please read my comment below.

I Feel Lonely

I feel a deep void inside, like peering into a deep well at night, and you can only see darkness, and maybe, maybe the reflection of a star in the dark water, deep, deep below. I try to fill this void, to avoid feeling the darkness and the loneliness, but nothing ever seems to fill that void. Not people, not things or possessions, not travelling to other places, not even music.

The loneliness that I feel is an absence of spirituality.

Raw Meat Art

Um. How would you like to see this in person?

The artist Gabriela Rivera says her “work is a metaphor for the relationship that people have with themselves every day when they look in the mirror.”

Yikes. I hope that’s not what I see when I look in the mirror. If perchance you DO see yourself like this, I would recommend professional help.

Via Ananova

Satellite Image Wallpaper

My buddy Ryan forwarded me a link to several sets of great wallpapers for your desktops comprised entirely of satellite images of our beautiful terrestrial sphere.

Satellite Image Wallpaper

NYC Flickr Exposition

It appears that some of my photos are going to be showcased in New York City, thanks to Flickr and multimedia technology. For more information on the exhibit, please visit the NYC Exposition’s Flickr page.
Location: PRDream/MediaNoche in East Harlem, El Barrio.
Time: October, 2005 (date and time unknown at present).

Clarisel, one of the group’s administrators, asked me to compose a little blurb about myself, which I did. It now appears in stunning beauty at the NYC Exposition blog, accompanied by my favorite picture of Ian, David Stocker’s son.