H-K219: Dan and me
today I said to death: you may win the battle
but not the war, for everywhere,
while lovers sleep, the legion of artists stretch
long arms across the night.
we are building an army of vibrant sound, we are
fracturing your darkness with brilliant light,
though you set your teeth in me, another
will rise in my place.
your victory will be hollow as a churchbell
vivos voco, mortuos plango
this is a portrait of the very talented and handsome Daniel with me. It was taken at about 1am last thursday after far too many glasses of red.
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Maureen Maliha
Light, light, light. Always light with you in any darkness xo
hsien-ku replied
thanks so much Maureen. it’s why i have been so drawn to you – you’re full of light my friend. it bursts out of you in images, words and sounds. what a privilege it has been to meet you here.
rodeorose
Ha! You hold your drink well you guys! Our drinking shots we couldn’t publish for the shame….Love the work H-K! Always so well aimed and executed.
hsien-ku replied
what wouldn’t i give to see your drinking shots! please upload some :) thanks for the lovely comment.
Christine Wilson
another black and white fan yay ! neither of you guys look the slightest bit red after to many reds :))
hsien-ku replied
thanks christine! love how b&w can conceal drunken redness!
Lisa Jewell
Exceptional work….
Conceptually powerful….visually magnificent.
hsien-ku replied
thankyou Lisa! very kind of you!
Karin Taylor
oooh, how powerful is this work….it just lifted me up and swept me away, within myself, it spoke to me in a deep and clear voice…. of what it is … to be a creative soul…thank you for your expression :)
hsien-ku replied
thankyou so much karin, I’m so happy that this resonated with you. so lovely of you to leave such a warm comment.
funkyfacestudio
Wonderful work ! Too much red wine does incredible things ;)
Karin Taylor
just bought the card of this…had to have it, thank you!
hsien-ku replied
omg! thankyou so much karin! i am very touched by your kind gesture.
Antanas
great work….......
hsien-ku replied
merci monsieur. x
natalia martin...
I never thought of it that way… but as you’ve put me in that frame of mind through your work and I can see what you mean, I say… I’m speechless..
hsien-ku replied
thankyou natalia! what a lovely compliment!
danielklaas
Judith. This is wonderful. I love it :-)
You are so so lovely, and I had such a great time making this. Hopefully this is just the beginning. (I also need to remember not to hold those shells so hard against my face…I blame the wine!).
hsien-ku replied
thankyou mon ami – it was your rugged good looks that made this shot :) yes the wine was very guilty and should be blamed!
danielklaas
PS: “while lovers sleep, the legion of artists stretch, long arms across the night.”
Fantastic.
hsien-ku replied
xxx
Songmistress
BRILLIANT!
hsien-ku replied
thankyou songmistress
Mojca Savicki
Awesome work!
hsien-ku replied
thanks very much mojca
donnamalone
i love that! I am stretching my arms wide!
hsien-ku replied
i don’t doubt that my friend – you are a true artist. light and song in all your work.
clickinhistory
lol hate to see what you create when you have had a couple of bottles of red lol wonderful work as usual
hsien-ku replied
next time dan visits I’ll up the wine dosage and let you know :)
Trish O'Brien
lol, looks like you guys had a great time – love the shot, and the poem. Nice to see two of my favourite artists getting together – I’m jealous! xx
hsien-ku replied
:) thanks trish! come visit me and I’ll photograph you too! that’d be fun and berlin is lovely at any time of year . . .
katarina86
great idea :-),I like it
hsien-ku replied
thanks katarina!
Josie Jackson
Well you certainly did a great job of keeping a straight face after all that wine, lovely capture and great in b&w
hsien-ku replied
:) you should’ve seen the other photos! i swear this was one of the only ones where we both kept a straight face. thanks for your lovely comment josie
Mindy McGregor
Brilliant work!
hsien-ku replied
thanks mindy
joyousmoon
Wonderful words and art!
hsien-ku replied
thankyou pamela! very kind of you
Laurie Search
This is fabulous!!
hsien-ku replied
thanks laurie!
TaniaLosada
fantastic photo-poem. i love it!
hsien-ku replied
thanks tania – that means a lot to me. very kind of you.
Fiona Christensen
love this! wonderful and quircky shot!
Love the lines while lovers sleep, the legion of artists stretch
long arms across the night.... so very true! love this one!
hsien-ku replied
thankyou fiona – so sweet of you to comment on the poem as well as the image. much appreciated.
ArtPhotoCollide
Awesome work =)
hsien-ku replied
thankyou pris, very sweet of you to comment.
Shelly Harris
Love this, GREAT WORK:_))
hsien-ku replied
thanks shelly! you’re an angel!
Sharon Mau
It is beautiful!!
hsien-ku replied
thankyou sharon! and thanks too for the links to your lovely groups.
Sharon Mau
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Angie Muccillo
Brilliant work!
hsien-ku replied
many thanks angie
botticcelli
excellent work, H…you both looks great…the calligraphy is beautiful one as triumphant song the poem is
hsien-ku replied
thankyou botticcelli – first time my handwriting has ever been called calligraphy :)
John Peel
wonderful image; wonderful poem. Well done, hsien-ku
hsien-ku replied
thankyou john. really appreciate your feedback
Sharon Mau
hsien-ku replied
oh! thankyou so much sharon! what a wonderful surprise!
Rene Hales
Wonderfully creative and powerful. Well done.—Rene
hsien-ku replied
my thanks rene!
Linda Gregory
Congratulations on your feature in DIMENSIONS, Judith!
hsien-ku replied
thank you so much linda! it was a really lovely surprise
Shoaib .
lol i love the serious faces.. this is great
and again the words ! wow :)
hsien-ku replied
well, you know shoaib, we are very serious people!
:)
thanks so much for the lovely comment!
bernard lacoque
In a way this is a vanité (snails are for skulls) ...suits so well to your words.
hsien-ku replied
yes, skulls pressed to skulls. but we fight on don’t we?
micklyn
just brilliant ( :
hsien-ku replied
my thanks micklyn – very kind of you
Mark Coward
Marvelous stuff. I suspect that red wine is so often the quiet muse.
hsien-ku replied
:) or the not-so-quiet muse if your alcohol tolerance is as low as mine . . . 2 glasses of wine and I’m singing stevie nicks songs!
thanks for your lovely comment.
Lorena Maria
What can I say??? this is WONDERFUL !!! (((La vida es asi!!)))
hsien-ku replied
thankyou lorena! so sweet of you to comment!
artyfifi
Wonderful! thank goodness for red wine & good company!
hsien-ku replied
oh yes! they are just so important in life! I’m so glad you understand this too!
Geoffrey Dunn
And here was I thinking they were ice cream cones
hsien-ku replied
the shop was completely out of cones so we just scooped icecream into these shells (the inhabitants had moved out and they didn’t smell too terrible) . . .
chrisdade
Powerful work, have you seen Duane Michaels work before he is a stunning photographer and a bit of a hero of mine. Your work reminds me of his.
hsien-ku replied
I am deeply flattered by your comment chrisdade. Duane Michaels work is beautiful. thankyou.
jillijude1
stunning … i love this its brilliant
hsien-ku replied
many thanks jillijude1
ArcadiaTempest
I am going to have to sample some more red wine me thinks…..love this so much… This was so obviously going straight to my favourites….wonderful…XX
autumnwind
wow. so brilliant, so beautiful. xoxoxo
Rosej
Amazing image but it is the words that swept me away – wonderful.
Juilee Pryor
brilliant and powerful work
Rochelle Harding 21 days ago
so perfect… brilliant words