Moments
“I won’t waste too many words trying to explain this stunning video, which is by Will Hoffman and the folks at Radio Lab. At first glance, it’s a mere collection of ordinary moments – a falling teardrop, an escaped balloon, a dive into a pool – but I think it’s also evidence that the things we see everyday, when carefully framed, can ache with ignored beauty:” Jonah Lehrer
August 26th, 2009 at 3:15 am
Having a little child in the house (and therefore travelling through life at approximately 1/8 of the speed of non-little child having people I do tend to see the beauty in a lot of those otherwise ignored moments. Also relieved to see no floating plastic bag as per that overrated crock American Beauty.
Not the treading in dog shit bit though, no beauty there, ignored or otherwise.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:20 am
Skye – I was surprised by the dog shit but tried to see the poetry.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:33 am
The shit is just as much apart of life, as the beauty, and it is important to acknowledge it.
Thank you for sharing that.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Such is life
August 26th, 2009 at 5:04 am
You jerk. You made me cry at my desk by posting this!
August 26th, 2009 at 5:59 am
Brilliant editing!
August 26th, 2009 at 6:01 am
My son and I were riveted by this.
August 26th, 2009 at 6:05 am
There was plenty of non-beauty in it. Missing the bus, chopping the head off a fish, slicing skin open for surgery. I’d call this “life” before I’d call it “beauty.” And what I took from it was we are all the same. Nonetheless, I thought it was wonderful. Thanks for posting!
August 26th, 2009 at 6:05 am
beautiful, very skillful editing – seamless segue from image to image in movement and in ideas… (didn’t really think the plinky middle of the road music helped much though)
August 26th, 2009 at 6:14 am
This reminds me of an incredible study done a couple of years ago, featuring the great violinist Joshua Bell. Johsua performed 6 classical pieces on a million-dollar violin at a busy Washington DC Metro stop during the peak of Friday morning rush hour. Very few people stopped. It’s a long article, but very much worth the read.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html?hpid=topnews
Makes you wonder what else we’re missing.
August 26th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Well done little short. Thanks, it was captivating.