Photos of giant balloons at an exhibition in Centre Pompidou, Paris, by Jordana Shalhoub.
Balloons
Since Christmas they have lived with us,
Guileless and clear,
Oval soul-animals,
Taking up half the space,
Moving and rubbing on the silk
Invisible air drifts,
Giving a shriek and pop
When attacked, then scooting to rest, barely trembling.
Yellow cathead, blue fish--------
Such queer moons we live with
Instead of dead furniture!
Straw mats, white walls
And these traveling
Globes of thin air, red, green,
Delighting
The heart like wishes or free
Peacocks blessing
Old ground with a feather
Beaten in starry metals.
Your small
Brother is making
His balloon squeak like a cat.
Seeming to see
A funny pink world he might eat on the other side of it,
He bites,
Then sits
Back, fat jug
Contemplating a world clear as water.
A red
Shred in his little fist.
- Sylvia Plath - 1963
what a delightful post - and an interesting pairing...
xox - eb.
Posted by: eb | 02 October 2007 at 22:27
Dear Tara,
Thanks to share those beautefuls and funny photography it's a dream and the nice poèmes.
Love XXX
Posted by: claude | 02 October 2007 at 10:02
ooh, what beautiful photographs!
i can't imagine what they must evoke in person! :)
Posted by: Lara | 02 October 2007 at 06:45
Ooooo lovely! I hadn't read that Plath poem & you've paired it perfectly with Jordana's photos! xx, JP/deb
Posted by: JanePoe (aka Deborah) | 02 October 2007 at 04:57
how amazing!
Posted by: simon | 02 October 2007 at 01:16
Thank you for sharing Jordanna's amazing photographs....I was fortunate to visit the Pompidou Center in 1980...quite a wonderful museum!
Posted by: stephanie | 01 October 2007 at 16:40
The poem and the images pair up so nicely, Tara. What interesting balloons. xo
Posted by: tinker | 01 October 2007 at 14:00
Tara,
I SEE that Jordana inherited her mom's camera eye. ;)
rel
Posted by: rel | 01 October 2007 at 11:12
I am having trouble with the size, how big exactly? These are neat balloons. Are they room sized? That is the impression I get.
Very nice!
xo
Blue
Posted by: Gillian @ Indigo Blue | 01 October 2007 at 04:36
What an amazing funny colourful balloons and the nice poem goes well with it. How great to be able to watch all this carnival of live.
Posted by: marja | 01 October 2007 at 03:29