“For everything that’s gained by our ability to store and maintain more information than ever before, something is lost that has to do with texture, context and association.” The Dilemma of Being a Cyborg
Mostly Carpaccio.
After finding reference to it online, I sought out the oldest flood marker in Rome. Dating to 1277, it’s in the Ponte Rione section, not far from the Ponte Sant’Angelo. Tucked under the Arco de’ Banchi, it once hung on the wall across the street by the church of Saint Celsius and Julian, but was [...]
a favorite sound from venice – a vaporetto taking up the slack in the rope at a stop (and the gate opening and closing).
Sound-activated La Befana Dolls:
Hard to describe the sight and sound of Rome’s skyline at midnight, from the roof terrace of the American Academy. Had never seen or heard so many fireworks at once over such a massive area. This video doesn’t capture it, of course, but here’s a short pan over part of the valley. The higher-quality [...]
