Die Hitze und das Ankern zur Nacht bei der Ahornbrücke - With an English translation below

Es war heiß -: heiß, heiß, heiß. Und zwar ging es rauf bis 41° C, jedenfalls auf meinem Thermometer, das im Schatten platziert ist. Und ich habe einen Fächer hervorgesucht. Dann schaute ich auf den Fächer und fand darauf ein Gedicht aus der Tang-Zeit und zwar ein sehr bekanntes, das ich vor etwa fünf Jahren hier auf dem Blog in Übersetzung und im Original vorgestellt hatte [1]. Und dann schaute ich mir noch einen zweiten Fächer an und auch auf dem zweiten Fächer war dieses Gedicht von jemand anderem ebenso mit dem Pinsel geschrieben. Es handelt sich also um zwei Unikate, nicht um Drucke. Auch die Bilder sind Originale. Die Bilder davon stelle ich ebenfalls hier ins Netz. Dazu habe ich das Rollbild in meiner Kölner Wohnung extra noch einmal abfotografiert; das Original von diesem Bild kann man sich auf Wikipedia ansehen [2]. Das hat ein Gelehrter der Qing-Dynastie (清代) mit Namen Yu Yue (俞樾) geschrieben. Die Stele steht im Han Shan Tempel (寒山寺) in Suzhou (蘇州). Dieser Tempel stammt aus der Liang Dynastie, also 502-519 n. Chr. Das wichtigste Merkmal dieses Tempels ist eigentlich das Gedicht von Zhang Ji, das ich jetzt noch einmal zeigen werde. Hanshan (寒山) heißt kalter Berg und Hanshan ist natürlich auch eine Persönlichkeit und zwar der Zenmönch Hanshan [3]. Aber ob es sich wirklich um eine historische Persönlichkeit des 7. oder 8. Jahrhunderts gehandelt hat, bleibt fraglich. Mir ist er als erstmals während meines Studiums in Taiwan begegnet, also in den 1970er Jahren, und zwar in einem Nachdruck der Übersetzung der Hanshan Gedichte von Gary Snyder. Diese Übersetzung war auch ausschlaggebend für die Beat Generation (z.B. Jack Kerouac oder Allen Ginsberg). Dieser Hanshan hat direkt mit dem Tempel nichts zu tun, es handelt sich um eine Namensgleichheit, die aber zu Assoziationen verleitet.

Aber nun zum Gedicht:
楓橋夜泊
張繼
月落烏啼霜滿天
江楓漁火對愁眠
姑蘇城外寒山寺
夜半鐘聲到客船

Ankern zur Nacht bei der Ahornbrücke
von Zhang Ji
Der Mond geht unter, Krähen krächzen und der Himmel ist voll von Frost
Dahindämmernd blicke ich auf Fluss und Ahornbäume im Schein der Angelfeuer
Aus dem Hanshan-Tempel außerhalb von Suzhou
Klingt die Mitternachtsglocke herüber zum Passagierboot 

Nur dieses Gedichte von Zhang Ji wurde in die Anthologie 300 Gedichte der Tang-Zeit (唐詩三百首) aufgenommen. Sun Zhu (孫洙), ein Gelehrter zur Zeit der Qing-Dynastie, hatte diese im Jahr 1763 kompiliert. Insgesamt 48 Gedichte von Zhang Ji finden sich in der riesigen Kompilation Komplette Tang-Gedichte (全唐詩) aus dem Jahr 1705. Diese Kompilation geht wie das bekannte Wörterbuch (康熙字典) auf den Kaiser Kangxi (康熙帝) zurück, der von 1654 bis 1722 lebte. 

Über Zhang Ji (張繼) ist nicht viel bekannt, sein Geburtsjahr ist unklar, vielleicht 712-715, 753 hat er die Prüfung zum Jinshi (進士) bestanden und 779 ist er verstorben [4]. Das Gedicht Ankern zur Nacht bei der Ahornbrücke (楓橋夜泊) ist sein bekanntestes Gedicht.

Links und Anmerkungen:
[1] FreitagsGedichte / #KurzLyrik 01.01.2021 
https://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2021/01/freitagsgedichte-kurzlyrik-01012021.html 
[2] Es handelt sich um eine Stele.
寒山寺楓橋夜泊詩碑 
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/File:%E4%BF%9E%E6%A8%BE%E6%A5%93%E6%A9%8B%E5%A4%9C%E6%B3%8A%E8%A9%A9%E7%A2%91.jpg 
[3] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han-Shan  
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AF%92%E5%B1%B1 
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Ji_(poet_from_Hubei) 
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E7%B9%BC_(%E5%94%90%E6%9C%9D) 

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The Heat and A Night Mooring near Maple Bridge

It was hot—hot, hot, hot. Temperatures climbed as high as 41°C—at least on my thermometer, which is placed in the shade. I dug out a fan. Looking at it, I found a poem from the Tang Dynasty—a very famous one, in fact—which I had posted here on the blog about five years ago, featuring both the translation and the original text [1]. Then I examined a second fan, and found the same poem on that one too, written by someone else with a brush; these are unique pieces, not prints. The images on them are originals as well. I am posting photos of them here. For this purpose, I took a new photograph of the hanging scroll in my Cologne apartment; the original of this image can be viewed on Wikipedia [2]. The calligraphy was executed by a Qing Dynasty (清代) scholar named Yu Yue (俞樾). The stele stands in the Hanshan Temple (寒山寺) in Suzhou (蘇州). This temple dates back to the Liang Dynasty—specifically, 502–519 AD. The temple's most significant feature is arguably the poem by Zhang Ji, which I am showing here once again. Hanshan (寒山) means "Cold Mountain," but Hanshan is also the name of a historical figure—the Zen monk Hanshan [3]. However, whether he was truly a historical figure from the 7th or 8th century remains open to discussion. I first encountered him during my studies in Taiwan in the 1970s, specifically in a reprint of Gary Snyder’s translation of the Hanshan poems. That translation was also of pivotal influence on the Beat Generation (e.g., Jack Kerouac or Allen Ginsberg). This Hanshan has no direct connection to the temple; it is merely a case of the same name, though it naturally invites associations. 

But now, to the poem:
楓橋夜泊
張繼
月落烏啼霜滿天
江楓漁火對愁眠
姑蘇城外寒山寺
夜半鐘聲到客船
A Night Mooring at Maple Bridge
Zhang Ji
The moon sets, crows cry, and the sky is filled with frost
Drowsily, I gaze at the river and maple trees in the glow of fishing fires
From the Hanshan Temple outside Suzhou
The sound of the midnight bell drifts over to the passenger boat

This is the only poem by him included in the anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems (唐詩三百首). Sun Zhu (孫洙), a Qing Dynasty scholar, compiled this collection in 1763. A total of 48 poems by Zhang Ji appear in the massive compilation Complete Tang Poems (全唐詩) from 1705. Like the famous Kangxi Dictionary (康熙字典), this compilation was commissioned by the Kangxi Emperor (康熙帝), who lived from 1654 to 1722.

Not much is known about Zhang Ji (張繼); his birth year is uncertain—possibly between 712 and 715. He passed the Jinshi (進士) examination in 753 and died in 779 [4]. The poem A Night Mooring at Maple Bridge (楓橋夜泊) is his most famous work.

Links and Annotations:
[1] FreitagsGedichte / #KurzLyrik 01.01.2021
https://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2021/01/freitagsgedichte-kurzlyrik-01012021.html
[2] It is a stele. 寒山寺楓橋夜泊詩碑
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/File:%E4%BF%9E%E6%A8%BE%E6%A5%93%E6%A9%8B%E5%A4%9C%E6%B3%8A%E8%A9%A9%E7%A2%91.jpg
[3] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han-Shan
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AF%92%E5%B1%B1
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Ji_(poet_from_Hubei)
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E7%B9%BC_(%E5%94%90%E6%9C%9D)

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Petroglyphs and Inscriptions at Jabel Umm Mountain, Saudi Arabia

I would like to report on the rock art in the Ha'il Region (الفنون الصخرية في منطقة حائل), specifically in the area surrounding Jabel Umm Mountain (جبل أم سنمان) near the city of Jubbah (جبة) [1]. I have previously reported on petroglyphs and inscriptions from various countries, such as Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Jordan [2]. I am always amazed at how similar these ancient depictions from different times and places are, but this is due to the materials used and the artists' desire for realistic representation.

The petroglyphs and inscriptions at Jabel Umm Mountain were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015. These depictions date back up to 10,000 years. The Neolithic images depict, for example, ibex; later, other wild and domesticated animals were added: equids, lesser kudu, gazelles, ostriches, lions, dogs, camels, cattle, but also plants and hunting scenes with hunters with bows and dogs. People can be seen on mounts (horses and camels). Overall, the depictions also offer insights into the social life of these times, about which we have no linguistic records. There are some inscriptions of later times, but these are more prominent at another site, which I plan to write about later. 

NB. Most pictures here are in enhanced mode to make them better visible.

Links and Annotations:
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Art_of_Hail_Province and https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1472/ 
[2] Petroglyphs at Tamgaly 
https://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2014/10/petroglyphs-at-tamgaly.html 
Wadi Rum and Mars  
https://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2022/04/wadi-rum-and-mars.html  
Mongolia – Some Petroglyphs in the Orkhon Valley 
https://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2024/04/mongolia-some-petroglyphs-in-orkhon.html 

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Ecuador – Street Art in Quito

 

Unfortunately, I only stayed in Quito for a short time on both visits, so I don't have many photos of street art from there. I'm sure I'll find some from other places, but first I want to share the ones I found.

I have two politically motivated pictures.
One was created by a muralist. The text translates as: "Rights are demanded on your feet, never on your knees." That's a saying I completely agree with. Such large murals are usually commissioned. A few months ago I heard an interesting podcast on Estacion Sur in Spanish called "Muralistas en Alemania" [1]. I previously reported on the murals in the suburb of Cologne where I grew up (Köln-Buchforst) [2].
The second wall is covered with slogans, but they are very carefully executed. The translation is: "We should, if we can, wage a war of virtue, trying in every engagement to overcome the enemy with honesty, faith and generosity. / The more liberated a people is, the more enlightened it is."

Then I have two more pictures with a very detailed hummingbird and then two indigenous women. To my chagrin the paint is already peeling off the wall.

There are even more beautiful pictures to admire in Quito. I would try my luck in La Floresta, one of the newer barrios, the next time I'll visit Quito. And then I found a map by Street Art Cities for Quito [3], in which you can sort out some beautiful photos, but more photos would have to be added here; so I'd like to encourage people to share their pictures. But you can already use the map as a guide to where more murals might be.

I will certainly look through my 6000 or so pictures from Ecuador in the near future to see if I can find any street art outside of Quito to share.

Links and Annotations:
[1] https://www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/cosmo-en-espa-ol/muralistas-en-alemania/cosmo/13786481/
[2] Just for pictures as the texts are in German.
Buchforst und die Wandmalerei
http://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2017/05/buchforst-und-die-wandmalerei.html  
Wandmalereien in Buchforst
https://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2017/08/wandmalereien-in-buchforst.html  
[3] https://streetartcities.com/cities/quito

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Sortland or Blåbyen or Blue City

Sortland is a municipality in the Norwegian north (Nordland) and includes the islands of Langøya and Hinnøya in the Vesterålen archipelago [1]. The municipality has between 10,000 and 11,000 inhabitants. And I want to tell you why it is also called Blåbyen or Blue City.

The idea of a blue city is not new, but it was revolutionary for Sortland. I still remember the old town of Jodhpur in Rajasthan (India), which also has many blue houses [2]. This was probably not the decisive factor in the idea of providing the city of Sortland with blue houses. The project developed from an idea by the artist Bjørn Elvenes [3].

Bjørn Elvenes studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Poland, in the 1990s. When he returned to Norway, he was of course not yet able to make a living from his art, he was already making unique pieces of furniture - to be honest, one of my brothers still does that - and then he had the idea of turning the city into a work of art. He wanted to make the city a blue city by painting the houses blue and so make an artistical statement. Interestingly, the residents were not at all convinced by this project, because they thought blue was an unnatural, cold and horrible color. But the mayor and the city council were very impressed by the project, probably because they recognized its touristic potential. As is often the case with artists, a dispute arose over rights and who was in charge of the artistic orientation. Bjørn Elvenes probably saw the conversion of his art project into an urban development concept as a kind of profanation of his idea. But the project had already been launched and was being continued by other projects, so that today Sortland appears as Blåbyen.

Bjørn Elvenes has an art gallery in the shopping centre “Skibsgården” [4], which is opposite the Kulturfabrikken [5]. I think that this project has made the town of Sortkand, far up in the north, more colorful and is also an investment in more culture. But culture is what makes life worth living.

 

Links and Annotations:
[1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortland
[2] More on Jodhpur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodhpur I promise to look through my pictures from Jodhpur and write a blogpost about the blue city.
[3] https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_bl%C3%A5_byen_ved_sundet and
https://www.norwegenstube.de/bjorn-elvenes  
[4] Galleri Bjørn Elvenes, Skibsgården, Strandgata 12; https://www.instagram.com/bjornelvenes/?hl=de
[5] Kulturfabrikken Sortland KF is a municipal enterprise and operates the „cultural center "Kulturfabrikken", a diverse meeting place that seethes and boils with creativity and activity.“ https://www.kulturfabrikkensortland.no/nyttig-info/gavekort/#general
 
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Street Art inside the Arctic Circle

 

Inside the Arctic Circle you have lots of sun hours during summer and lots of darkness during winter. I've seen nice libraries full of light and illumination, also by the books you may read there. And I've found at least a few pieces of street art during my short visit to the north of Norway / Lofoten. Colorful walls, light, and street art may help to cope or even prevent the winter depression due to the lack or better the absence of sunlight. During summer the bright pictures may even attract more views. The first picture has been near a supermarket on the left side. „Ikke glem å pust!“ mean: Don't forget to breathe!“

I'll put more notes underneath the pictures.

 

Near the Polarmuseet Tromsø -
Roald Amundsen behind a large heap of snow

I guess the artist had been invited

This is uninvited near the art of the upper picture

The next three pictures are from Sortland, which has an art project
called Blåbyen, which means blue city,
and besides this street art you find houses painted blue

This is most probably a door that isn't used anymore,
it is opposite of a kindergarden.

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Street Art in Tiblisi, Georgia

While travelling I hvee an open eye for street art. In Tiblisi (Georgia) I've come across some interesting examples. For me street art is a non-commercial form of art in public spaces, which is intented to remain there permanently to communicate with a wider group of people. It is often political and sometimes just funny, but sometimes annoying if it takes a wall that isn't intended for such art or if tags destroy a work of art. If you want to know more on street art in general, please look up the Wikipedia article [1].

There are also internet articles on street art in Tiblisi, which are different to what I am showing here. One is in English “Discovering Tbilisi’s Street Art Scene through Murals and Graffiti” [2] and as the writing of the Tiblisi is different one knows that the article originated in Georgia. There is also an article in German, which I like to recommend highly, lots of interesting pictures arranged with reference to the artists [3]. The Article is about the Street Art und Mural Festival.
 
I like the Mouse Electric Power Station and the connection to the electric meter boxes. There's also a strong wish to be part the EU; Georgia is part of Europe and has always been. One picture has the Russian "Путин – убийца детей", which means: "Putin is a child killer". I stumbled on a picture of a man and below was the Greek word „Βασανίζομαι“ [Vasanizomai], which means „I'm being tortured“, but relax, most problably picture and text aren't connected. „Βασανίζομαι“ is a song by Klavdia [4], which could lure me into listening to more Greek songs.

 

 

Links and Annotations:
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_art
[2] Discovering Tbilisi’s Street Art Scene through Murals and Graffiti
https://visitgeorgia.ge/discovering-tbilisis-street-art-murals-graffiti/
[3] https://www.georgia-insight.eu/georgien/street-art-in-georgien You have to translate the text!
[4] Βασανίζομαι by Klavdia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcWpDghI7Rs  

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Jerewan's Hraparak and Musical fountains

 

Yerevan is the capital of the Republic of Armenia and in its center is the Republic Square, which is called Hraparak, which is an abbreviation for Hanrapetutjan hraparak (Հանրապետության հրապարակ) [1]. It used to be called Lenin Square during the Soviet era, but before that it was generally just called Maydan (մայդան). Maydan is an interesting word, therefore I just looked it up [2] in which languages ​​it is used. I first saw it in Persian, because we lived in Isfahan right next to the (میدان امام Meidān-e Emām) or Meidan (میدان). In Arabic it is also called (ميدان). In Georgian you have Meidani (მეიდანი) and in Abkhazian Amaidan (Амаидан). Hindi has Maidaan (मैदान). We could certainly find more languages ​​within and outside the Indo-European language family that have a similar word to maydan for square.

The Lenin statue was removed when independence was achieved and now Republic Square is an architectural highlight. In addition, on some evenings there is a concert of classical and modern music for around two hours, accompanied by a fireworks display with water. This may sound paradoxical, but I will explain it later.

In front of the National Gallery there are ponds with fountains. Music from the National Gallery comes from a tape onto the loudspeakers. The Wasserorgel - the German word means literally water organ and I like it better than the English word music fountain - is controlled synchronously with the music and the fountains conjure up various aesthetic shapes [3]. But that would not be fireworks, because the colors would be missing. These are created by illuminating them with lamps that constantly change their colors.

The "water organ" has 2750 fountains, because it was inaugurated in 1968 for the city's 2750th anniversary. But then it was broken for years and was renovated at a cost of 1.4 million euros. It has been in operation again since 2007. And because it is such a beautiful spectacle, it attracts many visitors every time.

National Gallery

Links and Annotations:
[1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platz_der_Republik_(Jerewan)  
[2] One can use Google Translator for such purposes.
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Square,_Yerevan#Fountains and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_fountain

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Public Art in the Republic Užupis (Vilnius, Lithuania)

 

Shortly before I left for my trip to the Baltic States, I reported on “Kunst im Fluß 2023” in Gemünd [1]. Kunst im Fluß has two meanings in German, on the one hand art in the river but also art in progress, in flow [2]. The banks, especially when they are fortified in cities, are suitable for presenting art. In the area where I live (Eifel), this has been going on for years (confluence of Urft and Olef, two smaller rivers).

So I was not surprised when I discovered a similar public exhibition at the Vilnia River in Užupis (Vilnius, Lithuania) [3]. This is also the place where you would expect to find such public art, because the suburb of Užupis sees itself as “The Independent Republic of Artists“. You can look at pictures on the bank there and also watch the swing under the bridge.

Links and Annotations:
[1] https://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2024/06/kif-2024-kunst-im-flu-2024-in-gemund.html (Text in German)
[2] Fluß can mean current, river, flux, flow, stream.
[3] The Užupis Suburb of Vilnius and the Republic of Užupis https://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-uzupis-suburb-of-vilnius-and.html

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An Inquiry into the Color White / Eine Untersuchung zur Farbe Weiß / Una investigación sobre el color blanco

 

 
Scroll down until you can read again.
Fahren sie hinunter bis zum Schluß, wo man wieder lesen kann.
Baja hasta el final donde puedes volver a leer.

You are probably wondering why I am writing about the color white. Well, at first you can't read anything, because I'm going to publish the text white on white. You first have to make the text legible. And that is a task that almost always has to be mastered: making a text legible. A medieval text contains many ligatures, a handwritten text has special features, a text by Arno Schmidt or James Joyce can evade immediate decipherment, and so on. Modern technology makes it possible to hide texts without deleting them. So they are easier to read than the text that is hidden under a palipsest or the oil painting over which another has been painted.

Maybe I'm writing about the color white - white on white, because I saw a white on white tattoo [1].

Fog and frost
Up in the mountains
White on white

On the other hand, I am currently reading about the exhibition "Terence Koh: 1980-2008 Love for Eternity" because I like to read texts in Castellano / Spanish, especially when I also have an English translation (or vice versa in this case) so that I can compare which text I like better. White has been the leading feature of this exhibition.

Or it is the old SF film "THX 1138" [3]. Robert Duvall plays THX 1138, some scenes are set against a white background, almost everything is white. White as the color of loneliness. The white in which one cannot hide. And the guards appear as figures dressed in black. Contrasts also work better on black and white pictures, which is why I also used monochromatic photography.

Water cascades
Running over black basalt
The eagles circle

I have to admit that for me blackness and darkness have more appeal. So I like better Prof Abdul Nachtigaller [4] than Snow White.

Black Paradox

What could become
Of these dark days
Which pass by so sluggishly
Overcast
Drizzle
Tree stumps in black mirrors
And the colorful paintings of the children
Appear only black

Then why brings
Paint it black
So much sunshine?

Black rather expresses abundance, is impenetrable, dense and warm. We associate black with grief and depression. But you can hide yourself well in black, which is why it is also a color of hope.

White expresses emptiness. White noise is uncomfortable. White can be cold, repellent, sterile. However, the peace flag and peace dove are white. The bride's dress is also white [5].

Sie fragen sich wahrscheinlich, warum ich etwas über die Farbe Weiß schreibe. Nun, zunächst können Sie überhaupt nichts lesen, da ich den Text Weiß auf Weiß veröffentlichen werde. Sie müssen sich den Text erst einmal lesbar machen. Und das ist eine Aufgabe, die fast immer zu bewältigen ist: einen Text lesbar machen. Ein mittelaterlicher Text beinhaltet viele Ligaturen, ein handgeschriebener Text hat Besonderheiten, ein Text von Arno schmidt oder James Joyce kann sich auch der sofortigen Entzifferung entziehen, und so weiter. Die moderne Technik macht es möglich, Texte zu verbergen, ohne sie löschen. Sie sind also einfacher lesbar zu machen als der Text, der unter einem Palipsest verborgen ist oder das Ölgemälde, über das ein anderes gemalt wurde.

Vielleicht schreibe ich über die Farbe Weiß – Weiß auf Weiß, weil ich eine Tätowierung Weiß auf Weiß gesehen habe [1].

Nebel und Frost
Oben in den Bergen
Weiß auf Weiß

Andererseits lese ich gerade über die Ausstellung „Terence Koh: 1980-2008 Love for Eternity“, weil ich gerne Texte auf Castellano/Spanisch lese, insbesondere, wenn ich auch noch eine englische Übersetzung habe (bzw. umgekehrt in diesem Fall), so daß ich vergleichen kann, welcher Text mir besser gefällt. Weiß ist das führende Merkmal dieser Ausstellung gewesen.

Oder es ist der alte SF-Film „THX 1138“ [3]. Robert Duvall spielt THX 1138, manche Szenen spielen vor einem weißen Hintergrund, fast alles ist weiß. Weiß als Farbe der Einsamkeit. Das Weiß, in dem man sich nicht verstecken kann. Und die Wächter tauchen als schwarz gekleidete Gestalten auf. Kontraste wirken auch auf Schwarz-Weiß-Bildern besser, weshalb ich auch die monochromatische Fotografie gepflegt habe.

Wasserkaskaden
Über schwarzen Stein laufend
DieAdler kreisen

Ich muss zugeben, daß ich mehr der Schwärze, der Dunkelheit zuspreche. Also Prof Abdul Nachtigaller [4] sagt mir mehr zu als Schneewittchen.

Schwarzes Paradox

Was könnte werden
Aus diesen dunklen Tagen
Die so träge vorübergehen
Bedeckt
Nieselregen
Baumstümpfe in schwarzen Spiegeln
Und die bunten Bilder der Kinder
Erscheinen nur schwarz

Warum bringt dann
Paint it black
So viel Sonnenschein?

Schwarz drückt eher Fülle aus, ist undurchdringlich, dicht und warm. Wir verbinden mit Schwarz Trauer und Depression. Aber im Schwarz kann man sich auch gut verstecken, deshalb ist es auch eine Farbe der Hoffnung.

Weiß drückt Leere aus. White noise ist unangenehm. Weiß kann kalt, abweisend, steril sein. Allerdings sind Friedensflagge und Friedenstaube weiß. Auch das Kleid der Braut ist weiß [5].

Probablemente se esté preguntando por qué estoy escribiendo sobre el color blanco. Bueno, al principio no se puede leer nada, porque voy a publicar el texto blanco sobre blanco. Primero tienes que hacer que el texto sea legible. Y esa es una tarea que casi siempre hay que dominar: hacer legible un texto. Un texto medieval contiene muchas ligaduras, un texto escrito a mano tiene características especiales, un texto de Arno Schmidt o James Joyce puede evadir el desciframiento inmediato, etc. La tecnología moderna permite ocultar textos sin eliminarlos. Por tanto, son más fáciles de leer que el texto que se esconde debajo de un palipsest o el óleo sobre el que se ha pintado otro.

Quizás estoy escribiendo sobre el color blanco - blanco sobre blanco porque vi un tatuaje de blanco sobre blanco [1].

Niebla y escarcha
En las montañas
Blanco sobre blanco

Por otro lado, actualmente estoy leyendo sobre la exposición "Terence Koh: 1980-2008 Love for Eternity" porque me gusta leer textos en castellano / español, sobre todo cuando también tengo una traducción al inglés (o viceversa en esto caso) para que puedo comparar qué texto me gusta más. El blanco ha sido el protagonista de esta exposición.

O es la vieja película SF "THX 1138" [3]. Robert Duvall toca THX 1138, algunas escenas están sobre un fondo blanco, casi todo es blanco. Blanco como el color de la soledad. El blanco en el que no se puede esconder. Y los guardias aparecen como figuras vestidas de negro. Los contrastes también funcionan mejor en fotografías en blanco y negro, por lo que también utilicé fotografía monocromática.

Cascadas de agua
Corriendo sobre basalto negro
Las águilas circulan

Debo admitir que hablo más de negrura, de oscuridad. Así que le agrado más al profesor Abdul Nachtigaller [4] que a Blancanieves.

Paradoja negra

Que podria llegar a ser
De estos dias oscuros
Que avanzan tan lentamente
Nublado
Llovizna
Tocones de árboles en espejos negros
Y las coloridas pinturas de los niños
Aparecen solo negros

Entonces, ¿por qué trae
Paint it black
Tanto sol?

El negro expresa más bien abundancia, es impenetrable, denso y cálido. Asociamos el negro con el dolor y la depresión. Pero puedes esconderte bien de negro, por eso también es un color de esperanza.

El blanco expresa vacío. El ruido blanco es incómodo. El blanco puede ser frío, repelente, estéril. Sin embargo, la bandera de la paz y la paloma de la paz son blancas. El vestido de la novia también es blanco [5].

If you mark the text as if to be copied, then it should become visible.
Wenn Sie den Text wie zum Kopieren markieren, dann sollte er sichtbar werden.
Si marca el texto como si fuera a copiar, entonces debería ser visible. 

Links & Annotations / Enlaces y anotaciones:
[1] https://brightside.me/creativity-art/7-things-you-need-to-know-before-getting-a-white-tattoo-798203/ Though one should rather look at the tattoo of an albino. It wouldn't work on me as I am quite yellow because of the lot of caroteen, lycopins, and tocotrienes I am eating. / Allerdings sollte man sich eher das Tattoo eines Albinos anschauen. Es würde bei mir nicht funktionieren, da ich wegen der Menge an Carotin, Lycopinen und Tocotrienen, die ich esse, ziemlich gelb bin. / Aunque uno debería mirar el tatuaje de un albino . No funcionaría en mí porque soy bastante amarillo debido a la gran cantidad de carotenos, licopinas y tocotrienos que estoy comiendo.
[2] Bill Arning, Agustín Pérez Rubio: Terence Koh: 1980-2008 Love for Eternity. Catalogue of the Exhibition in the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (MUSAC).  Hatje Cantz Verlag 2009. ISBN: 9783775723084
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THX_1138 „THX 1138 is a 1971 American social science fiction film directed by George Lucas in his feature film directorial debut.“ Robert Duvall as THX 1138: / „THX 1138 ist ein amerikanischer gesellschaftskritischer Science-Fiction-Film aus dem Jahr 1971, bei dem George Lucas in seinem Spielfilm-Regiedebüt Regie führte.“ Robert Duvall als THX 1138: / "THX 1138 es una película de ciencia ficción social estadounidense de 1971 dirigida por George Lucas en su debut como director de largometraje". Robert Duvall como THX 1138:  https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/sites/sbs.com.au.film/files/styles/full/public/thx1138_minimalist_room.gif?itok=iwmdaeg7&mtime=1502079852
[4] https://zamonien.fandom.com/de/wiki/Prof._Dr._Abdul_Nachtigaller Motto: "Knowledge is night!" / Motto: „Wissen ist Nacht!“ / Lema: "¡El conocimiento es noche!" (Macht – power, poder)  http://www.nachtigaeller.de/Nachtigaller_e.html
[5] https://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2014/11/white-wedding-in-central-asia.html

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