Coffins to die for December 9, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Art, Photography, Thoughts, Travel.Tags: bbc, beer bottle, bright colours, carving, cigerette, Coca-cola, coffins, death, fish, funeral, Ga, Ga tribe, Ghana, Mercedes, planes, sneaker, tribe
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A BBC In Pictures article got me thinking about death again. Or rather, the celebration and remembrance of life. Preserving my karaoke efforts in vinyl was my last will and testament until I read about the the Ga tribe of coastal Ghana. The Ga people carve intricate, brightly coloured, cartoony coffins, representing and celebrating the lifestyles of the deceased. Career caskets such as fish for fisherman or planes for pilots. Or sinful sarcophagi reflective of failings: Coca-cola, cigarette, beer bottles etc. Even fanciful symbolism like Mercedes cars or sneakers. Truly amazing craftmanship – now if only I could ‘whittle down’ my vices….
Which vice to choose... fags, beer or fish?
Schindler’s lift November 26, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Photography, Thoughts.Tags: elevator, Jews, lift, oskar schindler, schindler's list, sheltering Jews, Spielberg, World War 2, WW2
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Going up or GOING DOWN WAAA HAAAA HAAA
In post-WW2 Europe, Oskar Schindler’s descendents wisely decided elevator manufacture was more relevant and profitable than enamelware, ammunition and sheltering Jews. Such office-wall wordplay was appropriately adjacent to a sign warning of fire in a contained space. I think I just heard Spielberg’s legal team scrambling….
Does the pope sh*t in the woods? September 17, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Edinburgh, News, Photography.Tags: AIDS, child abuse, child molestation, cover-up, coverup, dissemination of AIDS, Edinburgh, Glasgow, papal visit, pope, road sign, Scotland
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That's what you get for covering up child molestation (and promoting the dissemination of AIDS)
Extreme photography September 7, 2010
Posted by jasoncondie in Photography, Sport.Tags: extreme, extreme sports, photography, photos, Red Bull
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Like extreme sports? Like photography? Then check out the Red Bull Extreme Photo Contest.
