Friday, August 13, 2010

intentional blindness

Italian sculptor, Willy Verginer, offers his compelling installation entitled, Cecita Voluta, which in English means Intentional Blindness.  I find the title of the work almost as intriguing as the work itself.  I think there are times in each of our lives we choose to be "intentionally blind"... some times it's for convenience, other times out of love.  Is it ever the right way to handle a situation?
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13 comments:

  1. wallflowerAugust 13, 2010 at 11:01 AM

    This is very beautiful. Love the concept.

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  2. Jess CraigAugust 13, 2010 at 11:40 AM

    FREAKY.

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  3. melissaAugust 13, 2010 at 12:11 PM

    Very very interesting.

    Thank you for the comment over on my blog. :-)

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  4. Lindy LeighAugust 13, 2010 at 5:28 PM

    Interesting! Thanks for sharing...I could go and look at those for hours.

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  5. the wild raspberryAugust 14, 2010 at 12:45 PM

    i hate it when i'm not brave enough to open my eyes to the truth. thanks for this encouragement.
    chasity

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  6. Chef DennisAugust 14, 2010 at 9:42 PM

    wow...simply incredible..thanks for sharing!

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  7. DorisAugust 14, 2010 at 10:56 PM

    Wow...what an incredibly unique and interesting exhibit...and yes, I think there are times when it's appropriate to "turn a blind eye" on things, but NOT to turn your back. Kind of like when you're teaching a child a lesson... you may step back and "pretend" not to see what's happening, but all the while not turning completely away in the event that you need to render aid...does that even make any sense? Wonderful, thought-provoking post!

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  8. Eva GallantAugust 15, 2010 at 9:59 AM

    Strange....but I wonder how many marriages last because of intentional blindness? Just stopped by from SITS to say hello; hope you will find time to do the same.

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  9. LeanneAugust 15, 2010 at 1:02 PM

    Really really really really . . . Cool.

    Absolutely LOVE this. And Absolutely LOVE your blog, too. Thanks for your comment on my post earlier, and I'm following you now, which means I'll be back! I'm off to read more posts now - but I can already tell that your stop is going to be a favorite of mine!

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  10. LeanneAugust 15, 2010 at 1:03 PM

    Ooooo -and your a fan of Betty's, too! (Bossy Betty, that is.) Isn't she amazing?! Any fan of Betty's is a fan of mine!

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  11. SueAugust 15, 2010 at 1:24 PM

    Those are pretty powerful images.

    I usually like to keep my eyes wide open. But (with adult children now) sometimes I have to act as if they are closed.

    Or just keep my mouth closed...

    ;)

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  12. Just A Mom (Call me JAM for short)August 16, 2010 at 10:28 PM

    Very cool pieces of art...

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  13. SarettaAugust 19, 2010 at 2:36 PM

    Cool, never heard of him. Does he work in Italy or the US?

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