Color of Hay
Written by Vlad on May 31, 2004 – 1:44 pmKathleen Laraia McLaughlin is the author of this Romanian Photo Documentary Work. The documentary was awarded with Fulbright and IREX grants. More pictures from her trip to Romania can be seen on Leafpile and Shades of Romania.
A short excerpt from the Artist’s Statement:
| My purpose is to capture and convey images of their way of life before it becomes further compromised by globalization. In our modern world, we often feel we have “lost” something important, something precious. Though they do not know it now, these peasants are losing their customs in the same way our forebears lost theirs. They do not see themselves as beautiful or special, because they feel poor and ordinary. But I hope to show they embody beauty because of the way they have spent their days walking paths trodden by their grandparents. Because of the way their lives have become well worn like an old wooden spoon. |
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