{"id":2891,"date":"2011-09-23T07:25:26","date_gmt":"2011-09-23T15:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/?p=2891"},"modified":"2012-11-20T17:05:25","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T01:05:25","slug":"white-is-a-marshmallow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/23\/white-is-a-marshmallow-2891\/","title":{"rendered":"White is a Marshmallow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>This article appeared on September 23, 2011 in the Alameda Journal. Connie Rux, editor.<\/strong><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0White is marshmallow<br \/>\nAnd vanilla ice cream<br \/>\nAnd the part you can&#8217;t remember<br \/>\nIn a dream.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; From <em>Hailstones and Halibut Bones<\/em> by Mary O&#8217;Neill (1961)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_2893\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2893\" data-attachment-id=\"2893\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/23\/white-is-a-marshmallow-2891\/lo_x_marshmallow\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/lo_x_marshmallow.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"448,281\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;unknown&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1315595052&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lo_x_marshmallow\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;From left: Artist Ginny Parsons and Rhythmix Founder and Artistic Director Janet Koike, at the opening reception on September 9. Photo: Michael Singman-Aste&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/lo_x_marshmallow-300x188.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/lo_x_marshmallow.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2893\" title=\"lo_x_marshmallow\" src=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/lo_x_marshmallow.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/lo_x_marshmallow.jpg 448w, http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/lo_x_marshmallow-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Artist Ginny Parsons and Rhythmix Founder and Artistic Director Janet Koike, at the opening reception on September 9. Photo: Michael Singman-Aste<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2895\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/lo_marshmallow1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2895\" data-attachment-id=\"2895\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/23\/white-is-a-marshmallow-2891\/lo_marshmallow-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/lo_marshmallow1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"768,773\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;MX700 series&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1316762258&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lo_marshmallow\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/lo_marshmallow1-298x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/lo_marshmallow1.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2895 \" title=\"lo_marshmallow\" src=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/lo_marshmallow1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/lo_marshmallow1.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/lo_marshmallow1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/lo_marshmallow1-298x300.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for larger image<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2896\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2896\" data-attachment-id=\"2896\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/23\/white-is-a-marshmallow-2891\/triptych\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/triptych.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"448,334\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;unknown&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"triptych\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mark P. Fisher, &#8216;Pataphysics Triptych (detail), 2011. Oil and chalk.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/triptych-300x223.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/triptych.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2896\" title=\"triptych\" src=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/triptych.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/triptych.jpg 448w, http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/triptych-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark P. Fisher, &#39;Pataphysics Triptych (detail), 2011. Oil and chalk.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>N.B.: A large section of the article was edited out for space. The end of the article, as originally intended, read as follows:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dockter approaches this idea from the opposite direction in \u201cWhite Is\/Black Is.\u201d A parquet of \u201cblack\u201d and \u201cwhite\u201d squares, closer inspection reveals barely perceptible differences in each. They are black satin, lead gray, and majestic violet. They are alpine white, china white, and \u201ccloud nine.\u201d Perhaps this too is a comment on how subtle variations are labeled and used to divide. Or, possibly, it points out that not everything is as black-and-white as it initially appears.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibit also features work by Andrew Fitzpatrick, Amy Jenkins, Darv and Ellie Teare, d\u2019Arci Bruno, Pons Maar, TonyaMarie, David Peniston, Jan Erion, Bill Jeng, Marjorie Lynne Wagner, Lynn Gustafson, Jan Watten, Ginny Parsons, and Christine Rossi.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Michael Singman-Aste<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.PostdiluvianPhoto.com\">Postdiluvian Photo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article appeared on September 23, 2011 in the Alameda Journal. Connie Rux, editor. \u00a0White is marshmallow And vanilla ice cream And the part you can&#8217;t remember In a dream. &#8211; From Hailstones and Halibut Bones by Mary O&#8217;Neill (1961) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; N.B.: A large section of the article was edited out for space. 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