Hand Painted Films

1 - 7. Norman McLaren - hand-painted 35mm film fragments.

8,9. Stan Brakhage - Out-Takes - University of Colorado Boulder (1991) - hand-painted 70mm-IMAX film strips.

10, 11, 12. José Antonio Sistiaga - Ere erera baleibu izik subua aruaren (1968-1970) - hand-painted 35mm film fragments.

Rite of Passage - Tapinu 'e Mortu (rug of the dead) Crossing the threshold of pulsing colors

The "tapinu 'e Mortu" or "Tapinu de Mortu" (rug of the dead) is a rare Sardinian small rug (resembling the Turkish kilim) which was traditionally used as evidence of death during the funeral lament in the wake.

The "Tapinu de Mortu" of Museum of Popular Life and Traditions, Nuoro. cm83x174. (End of XVIII c., beginning of XIX c.)

1. The central motif.

2. Detail of the striped pattern.

3. Detail.

4. Complete view of the rug.

The "Tapinu de Mortu" of Ethnographic Section of G.A. Sanna Museum in Sassari. cm76x230. (End of XVIII c., beginning of XIX c.) (Photos: Stefano Flore and Gianni Pulina.)

5. The central motif.

6. Detail of the warp and weft of the rug.

7. Detail of the striped pattern.

8. Complete view of the rug.

Beuys - Queen Bee

1. Joseph Beuys - Queen Bee (for bronze sculpture), 1958 - gold, bronze 14.4 x 9.6 cm.

2. Joseph Beuys - Queen Bee, 1955 - watercolor, ferrous chloride, 26,7 x 24,1 cm.

3. Joseph Beuys - Queen Bee, 1952 - ferrous chloride, 50,7 x 65 cm.

4. Joseph Beuys - Queen Bee 1, 1952 - wood, wax, terracotta, 34,3 x 34,9 cm x 7,5 cm.

5. Joseph Beuys - Queen Bee 2, 1952 - wood, wax, 27 x 35 cm x 7,5 cm.

6. Joseph Beuys - Queen Bee 3, 1952 - wood, wax, 27 x 35 cm x 7,5 cm.

Côte d'Ivoire - Ancestral Heritage

1. Oubi man in ceremonial mask with a polychrome wooden sword. Near Tai.

2. Guere ceremonial dance mask. Guiglo region.

3. The ritual dance language is a means of communication with the invisible world, the gods and the ancestors' souls.

4. Ceremonial sword bearer, Atie country.

5. Alepe. During the annual ceremonies, an Atie virgin brings on his head the symbolic effigy of leopard taking a prey in its mouth.

6. Atie drums carried in procession by the young people.

7. Six strings arched harp player in ceremonial dress.

8. Senufo chief in festive dress. Near Korhogo.

9. Actor participating in a commemorative festival. Alepe region.

10. Waniougo mask used by Senufo initiates that recall the chaotic state of the primeval universe.

11. Ceramic votive statuettes. Near Grand Bassam and Bonua.

12. Guro mask representing a large antelope. Near Vavoua.

13, 14. Guere Masks.

15. Senufo cloth with ornamental motifs representing the mythological animals of primeval times. Around Korhogo.

Ghost Towns

1. Wyoming. Skyward stare of the ruined shafthouse of Lewiston's Good Hope Mine seems to accentuate the immensity of the sky in this high plains country. (the photo is taken from "Ghost Towns of the Northwest by Norman D. Weis, Caxton Printers, Ltd.").

2. Utah. Silent and alone in winter, the Silver King mining complex at Park City has seen far livelier days. It paid its owners over $5 million in profits.

3. Shaniko, Oregon. Left over from the days when wool and grain shipping made Shaniko a frontier principality, this unusual schoolhouse stands some distance from the center of town.

4. Ghost Town in Bodie, California.

5. Lush Mountain setting surrounds the Lost Horse Mill near the ghost town of Crystal, Colorado.

6. Spectacular setting, under the cliffs of Zion National Park (Utah), makes Grafton one of the West's most photogenic ghost towns. The reddish earthen building was a Mormon meeting center and school.

7. Warming in the light of early morning, Hardman's Odd Fellows Hall (Oregon) rests beside the endless plains whose wheat once brought prosperity to the town.

8. Marietta, Nevada. Tumbledown stage station is among the few remaining commercial structures. Sagebrush, sand, and wildflowers are slowly reclaiming the ruptured ground.

9. Mammoth remains of a richly financed but ill-fated plan to reprocess Comstock tailings are sprawled across American Flat, which can be reached via a short dirt road heading west from Gold Hill, just south of Virginia City, Nevada.

10. Belmont, Nevada. Gaunt skeleton of the old Highbridge ore mill is located off the main road, several hundred yords south of a tall, round chimney.

11. Cabezón, New Mexico. Town's name and much of its character derive from nearby Cabezón Peak, an ancient volcanic plug whose cinder cone fell away. Dominating the landscape for miles around, the mountain inspired legends among many Indian tribes.

Field photography and research by William Carter.

Moon Stories - Illustrations by Uta Glauber

1. In the moonlit night, a grandfather tells to his grandsons the moon's legends.

2. According to Kepler, the inhabitants of the moon can live in deep water.

3. The Man in the Moone by Francis Godwin - Domingo Gonsales flies to the moon.

4. Baron Munchausen climb up a beanstalk to the moon to retrieve his silver axe.

5. Orlando Furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando) - Astolfo return from a trip to the moon.

6. The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi) By Alessandro Manzoni.
The lake lay smooth and flat, and would have seemed motionless, were it not for the trembling and wavering image of the moon mirrored in the water from the firmament above.

7. The Owl and the Moon.