Comments on: Lung Ta (wind words)

By: Living ?s for Dorothee Lang « Living ?s

Living ?s for Dorothee Lang « Living ?s — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:26:29 +0000

[...] can’t really put a finger on highlights. The smaller works are important to me, like for example Lung Ta, a photo I took for qarrtsiluni’s “Words of Power” issue. I knew I wanted to take a photo of [...]

By: Repetition In A Different World « Living ?s

Repetition In A Different World « Living ?s — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:34:26 +0000

[...] one side, an image from ‘Lung Ta’, introduced to the world in the recent ‘Words of Power’ issue of the online [...]

By: dorothee

dorothee — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:41:18 +0000

thanks again for the feedback. yes, the sunlight, and the wind. i didn’t realize how beautiful all those elements fitted when taking the pictures. yesterday, i came across some other prayer flags, and tried to take a picture – it just doesn’t compare. (here the image: http://virtual-notes.blogspot.com/2009/09/mandala-day-5.html)

about prayer flags in general- as far as i understood it, it’s fine to put them up in one’s garden, or in windows – here’s a brief note on handling them: “Because the symbols and mantras on prayer flags are sacred, they should be treated with respect. They should not be placed on the ground or used in clothing. Old prayer flags should be burned.”

By: Joseph Harker

Joseph Harker — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:28:19 +0000

The patterns of sunlight in the second one is way cool. Just sayin. :)

(I have some of these hanging in my window… hope it isn’t sacrilegious!)

By: Jane Rice

Jane Rice — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:09:54 +0000

I love the two images. There is such movement it gives voice to the words, the light and the wind. There’s a sense of multiplicity, chance and power of the unexpected. Demonstrates how silence itself is a voice. I hope many people enjoy this issue.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:03:17 +0000

Great start to what looks like a great issue.

I love the frayed threads of the edges of the prayer flags.

By: tammy

tammy — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:29:58 +0000

I really like these two images: words on colourful garments animated by wind.

By: dorothee

dorothee — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:50:58 +0000

i agree: every qarrtsiluni issue is an experience in itself – to pick up the food biz analogy: it’s like a course with many dishes, served in daily steps, which brings time to digest, and to look forward to the next “dish”.

the podcast is a superb addition, and fits into the restaurant pic, too: an introduction into the menu by the chefs of the house. another thought that popped up after listening to the podcast: podcasts are like the counterpart movement to the current trend of radio stations – which seem to cut down the program more and more towards the ‘economic’ and effortless combination of music + advertising breaks.

and thanks for the feedback to ‘Lung Ta’ — it made me reflect on how the images and the whole piece came together. some notes on the process, here, in a blog post: http://virtual-notes.blogspot.com/2009/09/qarrtsiluni-lung-ta-wind-words.html

By: pamela Hart

pamela Hart — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:13:56 +0000

Wow! I love these photos & their idea-words traveling on the wind, & the title with its association to breath — a great invocation.

By: Dave Bonta

Dave Bonta — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:23:13 +0000

(Though we can’t promise there will be a podcast for every image post.)