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Art Installations:
We went to a few art expedition in Venice as well as the Biennale exhibit. The Biennale is a yearly exhibit of either art or architecture. This year is art. Each country has a separate building that a famous architect form that country designed. Inside each one is an art exhibition by a well-known artist that refers to a theme . I have never seen art like this in my life. It gave me a new perspective on how to look at things. The detail that these individuals implemented was incredible. They took something that normally people do not think about and created a work of art that was symbolic by analyzing these instances.

My favorite was France. Sadly, my camera died. I will try my best to explain each part:
1. Be New-- The faces of 60 newborns are cut into 3 parts. They parade over the screen at high speed and are then recomposed to form almost a million and a half hybrid beings. Like them, we are physically just a puzzle of those who have preceded us. The eyes of one are juxtaposed with the mouth of another.

2. Talking Chairs: Chairs were scattered throughout the French Pavillion. When you sit down they ask, each in a different language, "Is this the last time?". Again, only fate can answer that question, which may apply to any moment in life.

We also went to San Giorgio. I will explain that installation later-- ABSOLUTELY loved it--look on the pictures.

Demonstration of Ecoli--Ironic? 

Loved this installation! Started out with a huge block of clay and white walls and the vistors have created their own masterpiece.  

Make sense?

My addition-- Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is-- his good, pleasing, and perfect will.--Romans 12:2

San Giorgio-- This was one of my favorite things that we have seen. This is all a play on air flow, water, and light. The installation is symbolic of Jesus assending into Heaven. The fans create a delicate airflow that can be disturbed by human movement--therefor, everyone must be still for it to work. At certain times a lit tunnel is created by the fans and smoke that is let out from the bottom. It was absolutely incredible to see in person.

Hope you all enjoyed the post! Still having the time of my life--miss you guys! 

Not goodbye, but see you later.

Oh Venice. There is nothing I can say to describe this place. I absolutely loved it. I will go back to Venice as soon as I get the chance! The atmosphere in itself was incredible to me. I was surrounding by art the entire time and that truly made me realize how much I miss painting all of the time. So, I am going to start to paint on a regular basis again. Venice is literally a floating city. It is built on wooden stilts so that it can withstand the water. I did not see a car or a bicycle the whole time we were in this city, but instead everyone has a boat that you use to transport yourself from one spot to the next. We went to a lot of art exhibits and installations throughout Venice but I am going to post them separately so that you don't get confused by the vast amount of photos. ha! Here are some that are just describing the city in general. This was by far my favorite place. Again, I will come back.... hint hint

Canal

Me, Channning, and Andrew outside of our hostel

Gondola Man! 

Alex, Me, Kayla

Alex, Me, Kayla, Channing

Installation at a church that is made of separately painting eggs

Sailboats

BIG sailboat haha

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Coldplay

Okay....I will say it. The coolest concert I have ever to. Yes mom, it was at the Heineken festival... oopsies. However, it was incredible. I am a nerd and thought that the lighting effects were the coolest part. At one point they created a separate plane of light that mimicked the sky. From the hill behind it literally looked like the audience was under clouds. So cool! I got to see Jenni too! We had a lot of fun and I am so glad we got to spend a little time together over here!

Alex, Channing, Me, Kayla

light showww

Jenni and I

Channing and I

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Morgan

do i miss 100 degree weather? no i do not.

hello everyone!

Again, I am sorry for the delay but the only way to get enough wifi to post is to take a trek to the library. The last week has been filled with work. Our day begins at 9 and the work ends around 5-6ish. After that, all of us have gone and explored the city trying to take it all end. We only have about three weeks left, which sounds long, but will go by very quickly. This week will consist of work on Monday and Tuesday, a day trip to Vecenza on Wednesday, Coldplay possibly on Thursday, and then Venice for the weekend. I am very, very excited about Venice!

It has rained for the last 3 days or so, and when I say rain.... I mean rain! It will rain for about 3 or 4 hours with incredibly heavy showers and thunder. Last night I fell asleep to thunder. If you know me at all, you should know that I do love a good rainy day. Mom, you are not going to like this story but I will tell it anyhow. On Sunday, we got the day off, so Saturday night we all went to get a class of wine together (keep in mind we had not really left the hostel very much at night because we have a curfew). So, we all got dressed up and are about to walk out the door when BOOM..... here comes the monsoon rain. As we all stand in the front door of the hostel pondering what to do, my assertive nature haaaaaa ha comes out to play. Opened up my umbrella. Took off my shoes. Took a 15 minute walk down to the piazza in the pouring rain, enjoyed my glass of wine, and walked back shoes in hand. It. Was. wonderful!!!

Our Sunday was absolutely perfect. Consisted of getting to sleep in, relaxing, and enjoying each others company. We all spent the day around the city, enjoy Verona and not thinking about school. Around 5:30 we decided to walk back to the hostel so we could have a little time for dinner. God said no thank you. We got caught in a HUGE rainstorm. Literally sprinting to the closest coffee shop we could find.... which was not close. So, we spent another hour talking about life and having a cappuccino... I am getting good at that! After that, we headed back up to the hostel, enjoying dinner and a movie while it thunderstormed.

I am reading a new book called A Thousand Splendid Suns. It is by the same author as Kite Runner which I read a few years ago. i will let you know how it goes. As for right now I will post some pictures of the work that has been done this week and kind of explain the concept.

Project: Acting School

Our project is to design an acting school and plaza because of the rich culture of theatre here in Verona. As you saw in the last project, the focus was to blur the line between performance and circulation, reality and fiction. Through this project, the same idea will be utilized. An acting school is essentially a school of falsity. The students are learning how to be fictitious. So, the idea will then be carried over in a sense of blurring the idea of fiction and reality through the use of light and shadow. Shadow being the "black box" theatre and light being reality. More to come but there is a little introduction. Hope it atleast makes a little sense! haha

Thats the project:)

Channing & I

The group! Sergio, JP, Andrew, Matt, Zach, Channing

When Crickets Cry

I am reading this book called When Crickets Cry and it may just be one of the best books I have ever read! We all know how I am about quotes, so I decided to share some of my favorites from this book. 

"I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do." Helen Keller

"You stir man to take pleasure in praising You, because You have made us for Yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in You." Saint Augustine

"The people who are really thirsty aren't going to church on Sunday. They're driving around this lake, running from their secrets, looking for a good, quiet, fill your stomach place to eat. Trying to fill that God-shaped hole with a bigger house boat, a second mistress, whatever. So let's take the bucket to them. Speak to the heart and the head will follow." 

"Be near me when my light is low, when blood creeps, and the nerves prick and tingle; and the heart is sick, and all the wheels of Being slow. Be near me when the sensuous frame is rack'd with pains that conquer trust; and Time, a maniac scattering dust, and Life, a Fury slinging flame." 

"I had no more control over this 'ship' than I had over the boats we built and floated down the creek as kids. We might glide across the surface, row in perfect, clean strokes, or swim discreetly in the shallows, but in the end... the water carried us." 

"From out of your heart, you speak."

more to come:)

MEAGAN HERE IS YOUR SHOUT OUT-- THANK YOU FOR BEING THE MOST AVID READER OF THE BUNCH:) I KNOW YOU ARE VERY BUSY WITH WORK, BUT YOU NEVER HESITATE TO SUPPORT EVERYONE ELSE. HANG IN THERE. 

wifi fail.

[I apologize that this post has taken so long.... we are having MAJOR trouble with the wifi at the hostel, so feel loved that I walked to the library to send this to you guys]

Hello friends & fam! Hope your Memorial Day weekend was fantastic and you are enjoying the 100 degree weather. I hear it has barely rained in Lubbock since I left.... thats unfortunate. The weather forecast for good ole Verona is rain and thunderstorms for the next week. I am excited:) I do love the rain. I got to skype with LJ and Mackenzie last night, which was wonderful! I think Mom may have teared up when she saw her favorite daughters face on the phone.... tehe:) Yesterday we started our new project. This project consists of the design of a black box theatre and acting school in a site located off of the Adige River in Verona. The site is beautiful and of course covered with foliage. We will integrate the design from Sicily into a plaza for our theater. So, my thought process is to make the acting school a place of "fiction", the neighboring community and city the "reality,  and the plaza a transition space between the two. That way the idea of blending the line between reality and fiction from my last project can be integrated into this one as well. 

The last two weeks of traveling has really caught up with us all. We are all exhausted and are in continuous need of a little nap time. The last two nights I have gone to sleep early and just relaxed every night! I read 100 pages in the book that Mason's mom gave me, laid in bed after dinner and had a nice little slumber. Sleepy Carl is getting the best of us all Brad....as well as the tsi tsi fly. Hopefully I will catch up on sleep and get some energy soon! 

We were supposed to go to Vicenza today to see the work of Palladio and many other famous architects, however due to the rain we will go next week. So sadly, we have spent another day inside. BOO. We should be exploring.... professors should ask me for my opinion more often ;). I do not have any great new pictures...sorry I took a picture break, so I will post some randoms for everyone to enjoy. 

Love you guys! 

Morgan 

PS.... If there is anything specific that you want from my neck of the woods better start sending me your requests or I will run out of time since we are starting to work during the day. Don't you worry though, I am searching for souvenirs for you guys:)

statue from the vatican

Sculpture in Rome

Shore of Sicily...  oh beach, how I miss thee. 

The group:) andrew, alex, me, kayla, sergio, matt, channing. Love these guys!

Florence. If I could put Florence in my suitcase and take it home somehow... I would.