arpeggia:

Anya Gallaccio - Red on Green, 2012

Artist’s statement:

Red on Green will see the decay and destruction of 10,000 red roses laid in a field upon the gallery floor.

Fragrant, soft and velvety, the voluptuousness of the roses en masse evokes romance and decadence that is slowly allowed to blacken like scabs and die. The thorns and stems, which will be underneath the petals could be seen as a reminder of something quite dangerous. I like the mixture of celebration with death or decay - but it is important that people bring their own experience to the work, that it is evocative and sensual enough to enable this to happen.

The extravagance of a pile of roses, which have their heads pulled off as an aggressive and obsessive gesture, along the lines of ‘loves me, loves me not”, is a passionate thing, but isn’t intended to be sentimental.”

Image source: Jupiter Artland, giornalettismo

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vintagenatgeographic:

A vendor peddling wax prints in Lome, Togo
National Geographic | June 1994

vintagenatgeographic:

A vendor peddling wax prints in Lome, Togo

National Geographic | June 1994

roseisreturning:

mermaids don’t have thigh gaps but they can still lure men to their deaths

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// I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY HANDS//

summer just got potentially super weird and awkward and like how do i function when am i writing this paper internet hold me internet comfort me internet idk what to do anymoreee

The heart is extremely fertile soil. Whatever is planted there, good or bad, will take root and grow.
Abdul Nasir Jangda (via larmoyante)

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world-shaker:

There’s a place for this in every classroom management system.

world-shaker:

There’s a place for this in every classroom management system.

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thernardier:

“you wanna see my breasts” i say seductively to my boyfriend. i unbutton my shirt to reveal two large, succulent cuts of meat. i am a chicken. why do i have a boyfriend. why am i wearing clothes

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Carolyn, 19, MN-->CA. If anyone wants to mail me a cat, let me know. I'm a little too into being a crazy liberal, baby animals, well placed art, and travel. #teamfatamy that is all.