Private Regrets And Hopes Of The Man Love Forgot

Fig. 1. Damien Hirst - Requiem, White Roses and Butterflies, 2008


'Sorrow is one of the vibrations that prove the fact of living.'

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Only When Scarce Are Words Seldom Spent In Vain*

Fig. 1. Alejandra Laviada Díez Barroso - Photo Sculptures, 2008

'Words are only postage stamps delivering the object for you to unwrap.'

George Bernard Shaw

* 'When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain.' (William Shakespeare)

Melbourne International Film Festival: Film Du Jour

Fig. 1. Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) - d. Toshio Matsumoto

You Shouldn't Dismiss Insanity Until You've Tried It

Fig. 1. Johnny Depp as the The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland (2010) - d. Tim Burton


'We're all mad here.'

The Cheshire Cat

Melbourne International Film Festival: Film Du Jour

Fig. 1. The Exploding Girl (2009) - d. Bradley Rust Gray

Nocturne For The Candied Splendours Of Old Venice

Fig. 1. Vera Lutter - Ca Del Duca Sforza, Venice II - January 13-14, 2008


'Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go.'

Truman Capote

Melbourne International Film Festival: Film Du Jour

Fig. 1. Treeless Mountain (2008) - d. So Yong Kim