Jeremiah Ketner puts sugar in his paint. I know because I ate one of
his paintings, and it tasted like . I was instantly transported to a world
full of children, bunnies, kitties, and I've even seen some monkeys. Sometimes
an animal looks frightened, a child cries, or the wind blows the flowers
away, but most of the time everyone's happy in this place. Ice cubes fall
in love and we make origami boxes. Robots play in the garden while tulips
fall from the sky. Then the weather cools off, and green and orange make
way for blue and grey. The squirrels start hiding things. Children bundle
up in caps to play in the snow. It's usually quiet, but its never boring
here. People don't wear underwear if they don't want to, and we never go
to work. We just frolic in the clouds, run with the bunnies, and chat with
the ice cubes in the world of small and round.
V.A. - Joachim Spieth presents Selected 4 - Affin 046
including music from: Tom Pooks, Little Fritter, The Dolphins, Pawas/Beume, Benn Lian, Martin Eyerer, Deltano, Landesvatter, Joachim Spieth, Deepchild, Miguel Puente, Sean Danke, Dirk Schoenhoefer, Datensi, Pierce, Wesen, Side B, ...
For centuries, the Taj Mahal has inspired poets, painters and musicians to try and capture its elusive magic in word, colour and song. It is one of the most flawless architectural creations of the world. Since the 17th century, travellers have crossed continents to come and see this ultimate memorial to love, and few have been unmoved by its incomparable beauty.Taj Mahal stands in the city of Agra, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the Yamuna River. It was built in the memory of the beautiful Arjumand Bano Begum, who won the heart of a Mughal prince. She was married at 21 to Emperor Jahangir’s third son Prince Khurram and stayed loyally by his side through good times and bad: in the luxurious royal palaces of Agra .In AD 1628, Khurram became king. He took the name Shahjahan or “King of the World” and showered his beloved begum with the highest titles. She became Mumtaz Mahal, the exalted of the palace and Mumtaz-ul-Zamani, the exalted of the Age. In 1631, Shahjahan went on an expedition to the south and, as always, Mumtaz Mahal accompanied him. she died in childbirth at Burhanpur. She had borne Shahjahan fourteen children, of whom four sons and three daughters survived. When Mumtaz Mahal died, she was just 39 years old. Shahjahan was inconsolable and contemporary chronicles tell of the royal court mourning for two years. there was no music, no feasting, and no celebration of any kind. Epitome Of Love -Taj Mahal Shahjahan, who was a passionate builder, now decided to erect a memorial to his queen in pristine marble that the world would never forget. The site selected for the tomb was a garden by the Yamuna river, unshadowed by any other structure. The garden had been laid by Raja Man Singh of Amber Yemen sent agates, the corals came from Arabia, the garnets from Bundelkhand, onyx and amethyst from Persia. Mumtaz Mahal’s final resting-place was ornamented like a queen’s jewel-box.