Comments on: Funeral of Liliana Continuati http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2007/03/05/funeral-of-liliana-continuati/ busily putting barga on the map Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:24:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jack nannini http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2007/03/05/funeral-of-liliana-continuati/#comment-85 jack nannini Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:03:22 +0000 http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2007/03/05/funeral-of-liliana-continuati/#comment-85 you know Sacco, you knew Liliana, you know Sacco's son, you know his sister in law, you know me, you know why he is my uncle (if indeed he is): above all you know who Sacco is in reality and what he represents to all of us, the rest of the world and even himself ... go with your heart (as you always have) and render life as it is - for real! this will be your testament and maybe also the testament of those such as Sacco, Liliana, etc ... (and even, maybe, poor old me)! you know Sacco, you knew Liliana, you know Sacco’s son, you know his sister in law, you know me, you know why he is my uncle (if indeed he is): above all you know who Sacco is in reality and what he represents to all of us, the rest of the world and even himself …

go with your heart (as you always have) and render life as it is – for real!

this will be your testament and maybe also the testament of those such as Sacco, Liliana, etc … (and even, maybe, poor old me)!

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]]> By: Monacu http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2007/03/05/funeral-of-liliana-continuati/#comment-83 Monacu Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:46:57 +0000 http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2007/03/05/funeral-of-liliana-continuati/#comment-83 Did the vapid blonde actually have a funeral? If so, it would have been interesting to see Goya's take on that -- "Disasters of Undertaking." I thought they were still playing tug-of-war with the vapid remains. Did the vapid blonde actually have a funeral? If so, it would have been interesting to see Goya’s take on that — “Disasters of Undertaking.” I thought they were still playing tug-of-war with the vapid remains.

]]> By: Kerry http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2007/03/05/funeral-of-liliana-continuati/#comment-82 Kerry Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:25:02 +0000 http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2007/03/05/funeral-of-liliana-continuati/#comment-82 What is an intrusion is reading about and seeing, ad nauseum, the funeral of a certain vapid blonde, and not only an intrusion, it is an insult ot our intelligence. This, on the other hand, is inspiration and the substance of life and death. What is an intrusion is reading about and seeing, ad nauseum, the funeral of a certain vapid blonde, and not only an intrusion, it is an insult ot our intelligence. This, on the other hand, is inspiration and the substance of life and death.

]]> By: dannyby http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2007/03/05/funeral-of-liliana-continuati/#comment-81 dannyby Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:07:35 +0000 http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2007/03/05/funeral-of-liliana-continuati/#comment-81 Well, I just now wrote a long, thoughtful and brilliant response -- then accidently deleted it. Short answer: Yes, but ask the family's permission and respect their wishes. Being there means underscores the idea that the community cares about the death, that the person was notable and that his or her passing matters. Be sensitive and unobtrusive, obviously. Give the family a nice print of one of the photos. Well, I just now wrote a long, thoughtful and brilliant response — then accidently deleted it.

Short answer: Yes, but ask the family’s permission and respect their wishes. Being there means underscores the idea that the community cares about the death, that the person was notable and that his or her passing matters. Be sensitive and unobtrusive, obviously. Give the family a nice print of one of the photos.

]]> By: Monacu http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2007/03/05/funeral-of-liliana-continuati/#comment-80 Monacu Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:45:40 +0000 http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2007/03/05/funeral-of-liliana-continuati/#comment-80 Was it an intrusion for Goya to document the "Disasters of War?" Yes, of course, because we like to think of mortality (on any scale) as private and fragile -- but his paintings are also graphic and powerful statements against the random of violence of war. That's the inherent contradiction of every document, every journalist's report, every photographer's image. The alternative is a void, the absence of collective memory, the pretense that we can remain innocent. "Ask not for whom the bell tolls..." Was it an intrusion for Goya to document the “Disasters of War?” Yes, of course, because we like to think of mortality (on any scale) as private and fragile — but his paintings are also graphic and powerful statements against the random of violence of war. That’s the inherent contradiction of every document, every journalist’s report, every photographer’s image. The alternative is a void, the absence of collective memory, the pretense that we can remain innocent. “Ask not for whom the bell tolls…”

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