Word of the Day
Forfend (v., four-FEND)
To avert, to enact a precautionary measure. Keeping at arm's length, perhaps. A petition, sometimes. A retaining wall.
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Link of the Day
Rena Detrixhe's dirt rugs
One of the earlier items we ever featured on The Dailies was the Ruslan Salei life in sand video. Rena Detrixhe's intricately patterned rugs formed from red dirt are the closest thing we've seen to this in a long, long time. They are incredibly cool, but like the life in sand video, the medium has some significance:
This rich red earth is the land of the dust bowl, the end of the Trail of Tears, land runs and pipelines, deep fault-lines and hydraulic fracturing,” said Detrixhe in her artist statement. “There is immense beauty and pride in this place and also profound sorrow. The refining and sifting of the soil and the imprinting of the pattern is a meditation on this past, a gesture of sensitivity, and the desire for understanding. It is a meticulous and solitary act.
Colossal has a bunch more photos (equally stunning) and this time-lapse video of the rug being made:
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