#frommywindowframe

Image: JR in his window frame

Image: JR in his window frame

Love this. Posted today by JR on IG about self-isolation and creative projects and opportunities.

“A few years ago, the Buddhist monk Mathieu Ricard showed me the book Motionless Journey with photos he took from his window while he was confined in Nepal during a yearlong retreat. It was amazing to see how many different perspectives you can have from a single small window to the outside world… In 2015, the work of the Japanese photographer Masahisa Fukase was presented during the Rencontres d’Arles: During 13 years, he took very moving photos of his wife Yoko from his window… In the film Smoke by Paul Auster (directed by Wayne Wang), Auggie takes the a photo every morning from the same corner. When he shows the 4’000 clichés to his friend, he reacts by saying that they are all the same. And Auggie replies “They're all the same, but each one is different from every other one.” Today, we are confined at home and we must make it a valuable experience. I have asked the students of the Kourtrajmé Photo School @ecolekourtrajme in Paris to do a photo from their confined place every day and to publish it with the hashtag #frommywindowframe 

Of course, everyone can participate …. Stay safe, stay home”