Lindsey Calla
The Aura of Harmony
Lindsey is an artist and photographer living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work is an exploration of the essence of places, the beauty of nature, the sacred harmony of the universe and our connection to the earth’s cycles. Lindsey writes about her personal creative retreat in Greece, where she immersed herself in the ancient mythological landscape, likening it to her ‘personal artistic archaeological dig’.
Words and Photography by Lindsey Calla
Excerpts from Issue 10 of Faire
“In its myth, its land, its everlasting ideals and the triumph of a divine equilibrium, Greece embodies an order over this chaos.”
“Heraclitus believed the hidden harmony of the earth was more actual than the real. When I capture an abstract version of the landscape with the help of my digital light-capturing sensor in my camera, I believe I am tapping into this geometric harmony.”
“The great Greek literary hero, Nikos Kazantzakis, said that to comprehend Ancient Greece, you must first start with the soil, the stone, the water and air of the landscape. So this is where I begin.”
“In Greece, you never know what stories have been contained in these layers. They are some of our greatest shared stories. My work deals with these layers of time captured in geological form.”
“I found a red Aura in Mystras and in my beloved island of Hydra. It is an Aura that Dionysus would consider worthy. It is the colour of his Bacchic wine and his goat-killing epithet.”
“The great Spartan lawgiver Lycurgus ordered that all Spartan clothing be crimson red to help intimidate the enemy in battle. The crimson colours of my clothing feel like a memory left over from these times of great intellectual and cultural curiosity. It is an everlasting spring to draw inspiration from.”
