Granada 15 (Alhambra)
October 28th, 2009 at 10:19If you ever wish to escape the colonizing power of visual images (or need proof of its reality) — go to the Alhambra. I promise it will be a liberating experience, a revelation of sorts — even among the scores of tourists.
The architecture is stunning. Marvelous. So beautiful it brings tears to my eyes.
Not a single image! A space to cleanse my mind. For this is the purpose of the tears: to disinfect my glance, wash away the invisible armor I don to protect myself in order to navigate the image saturated environment I live in.
Many visitors cannot tolerate the lack of visual images. Like smokers lighting up outside the airport after a transatlantic flight, they raise their cell phones + digital cameras the moment we enter the site. The Alhambra endures the clicking + flashing with dignity. And I’m too entranced by the exquisiteness of the architecture to be annoyed.
Tomorrow I’ll go again, and the day after…
Posted: October 28th, 2009
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