Bratislava, Slovakia 2003

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by Annette Fournet

Uploaded 15 Mar 2007 — 7 favorites

© Annette Fournet

Sticks, Stones & Bones

Images from Transient Landscapes

In the early nineties I began to photograph in Eastern Europe. I was fascinated by the atmosphere of suspended time caused by the isolation of the iron curtain. Czech author, Milan Kundera, declares that the Czech word lítost has no exact translation in other languages. He describes lítost as, "...a feeling as infinite as an open accordion, a feeling that is the synthesis of many others: grief, sympathy, remorse, and an indefinable longin

2 responses

  • Heather Anderson

    Heather Anderson said (11 Sep 2009):

    Lovely! Perfect composition.

  • minka

    minka   gave props (8 Dec 2009):

    gorgeous mono, lovely perspective and tones!

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