“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
― Marcel Proust
In exploring the fragile balance between life and loss, joy and sorrow, Andrea Modica stirringly delineates reasons to be grateful. In her signature 8″x 10″ platinum contact prints, sumptuously reproduced in her new monograph “As We Wait”, the viewer experiences Modica’s poised awe as she embraces the gritty and sensuous beauty in the people and wildlife that surround her – love, death, the entirety. At once mysterious and visceral, Modica’s sensitive images are a reverent acknowledgment of life’s blessings.
To my readers, may your Thanksgiving be filled with grace. With family or friends (hopefully both) wherever you are, I hope you find many reasons to be grateful. And thank you all for being the charming gardeners who make my soul blossom.
Feature Image: Photograph by Andrea Modica from her latest monograph “As We Wait” , curated and essay by Larry Fink, published by L’Artiere Collection, 2015 (courtesy of the artist).