Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes. ― Henry David Thoreau Whenever we head outside, whenever we step foot outside the the social world, we are immediately exposed to the external forces of otherness. In this, we find ourselves living a social […]
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En La Ciudad
Written and Photographed by Federico Mata The following is a meditation on the effect of cities as simple, curios observer “What strange phenomena we find in a great city, all we need do is stroll about with our eyes open. Life swarms with innocent monsters.” ― Charles Baudelaire I grew up in Los Angeles. With […]
Being There: The San Fernando Valley and Dasein
Written and Photographed by Federico Mata “Everyone is the other and no one is himself.” ― Martin Heidegger, Being and Time Driving around in the San Fernando Valley one cannot help but notice the heavy assault of strip malls. They are littered everywhere. On almost every corner, one can find liquor stores, laundromats, cell phone […]
On The Wisdom of Aging
Written and Photographed by Federico Mata “One sticks one’s finger into the soil to tell by the smell in what land one is: I stick my finger in existence — it smells of nothing. Where am I? Who am I? How came I here? What is this thing called the world? What does this world […]
On the Dual Meaning of Existence: A Meditation of the Tao
Written and Photographed by Federico Mata “Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.” ― Joseph Campbell With those words, Joseph Campbell has it marked that you, the individual, as the ultimate meaning. As […]
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Matias Ponce: Film is Not Dead
Ohio native Matias Ponce with his 35mm camera, shares some street photography of Los Angeles. Instagram: @matiasinmotion
The Man In The Blue Plastic Chair
By Isabella Eisenpresser There is a man who sits alone, looking out at the complex of his town-home. I live there too, and each day I walk by, not sure if I should say Hello, not sure what to do because I don’t want to be rude. He never looks up, the images in his mind […]
En La Noche
Written and Photographed By Federico Mata Lack of light attracts the senses to danger… to the unknown, the void. A great mystery is inherently present when the nocturnal aspects of nature manifests themselves to the psyche. When the luminescence is missing from the scene of what’s seen, a rebellion occurs: that which is usually hidden, […]