Friday, March 11, 2011

Seven Smokey Virtues


Screen grabs my title page and diligence page. Smoke and human interaction with smoke are used as abstract and formal representations of the seven heavenly virtues. The essence of the virtue is derived from the smoke and human interaction. The use of smoke as a medium for this series suggests the ancient  belief of some cultures that smoking tobacco and/or cannabis can act as a spiritual release. Smoking was frequently used in religious rituals and was believed to induce a divine state of mind of sorts. The use of smoke as a medium also mocks the typical connotation of smoke as dirty or sinful.

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