April 2013, Perú
A glimpse into a courtyard at the Convent of Santa Catalina in Arequipa.
I love how the shadows play on the stone walls, the monotone broken, and then
just barely, by the wooden shelf.
Quiet Laughter. Musings and stories on blurred cultural boundaries.
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ReplyDeleteI must ask, have you done any photo book of all your lovely pictures?
It is one better than the andra.Denna is fantastic.
You may have enlarged part and hung on the walls.
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Wow, Lotta--coming from you, that's high praise indeed. I love your photos! I haven't had any photo books made, but I'd like to. It's a bit more complicated on this side of the world, but I'll try to get a few organized into a book :) Thanks for the suggestion!
DeleteThe texture of the stony walls and the simple rock and wood furnishes really pictures the simplicity of the people who live or used to live in that Convent..
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree--the texture is what makes this photo special. Surprisingly, though, the women who lived in this convent, at least in this part of it (a section is still in use, and only about half the place is open to visitors), were anything BUT simple :D It cost a pretty penny to "buy" a spot in the convent, and only the very affluent could afford it. The "cells" were more like sprawling apartments, with sitting rooms, kitchens, servants' quarters... The works. Funny; that's not the vision I had of convent life :)
DeleteI'm enjoying the viewpoint of this photo
ReplyDeleteInteresting, isn't it? Feels like furtive peeking :)
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