All We Need 07

Being that i still haven't shot anything worth witting about recently, i figured i should write about one of my older pictures that actually has meaning. That is where this picture comes in... it has a title and everything... which is "All We Need 07" The 07 is basically totally irrelevant to the actual picture.. but i thought it sounded cool since i shot in 07.. so it is there. Now the meaning of the title... All we need. A microphone and a knife sheath(sp?). It seems that the solution to a lot of todays issues is violence and war. I think that there is one tool that is more powerful than violence and war. That is the power of words and action.(oh and by the way.. in saying this it does not make me a hippie of any sort..just wanted to be clear on that) Take Invisible Children for example. A group of college students go into Uganda with a video camera and a purpose... when they come back they are able to tell the world of the madness that is going on there. So basically that is the main theme of this picture.. solving our problems with words and actions. In doing this hopefully people will be able to positively show the world their point of view on a certain issue without causing more anger towards each other. Words can be just as powerful as anything else. People can hear what you have to say.. and either take it in and believe it... or completely ignore it... either way they still heard it so it is still in their minds consciously or subconsciously. It may be a slow start.. but i believe that words can change a lot. If we take this to heart and partake in telling people about our views on certain issues.. maybe.. just maybe.. we can get some sort of positive action and positive change. Who knows.. what could start with one persons heart and persistence could positively change people's lives.. then with their hearts and persistence they could do the same for other people... it could be a chain reaction. All because of one individuals positive action. Now that would be nice..

in closing i leave a quote that i think can somewhat pertain to the picture.. you may or may not agree with me..but it is one of my favorite quotes.. here it is...

Art does not solve problems but makes us aware of their existence. It opens our eyes to see and our brain to imagine.- Magdalena Abakanowicz

i think i may have rambled on a lot in this blog.. but its a blog so im allowed to do that... sweet deal. thanks for reading