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Ottawa, July 5, 2023 (photograph) by Paul Politis

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December 4, 2023 Paul Politis 0

“The pleasure we derive from the representation of the present is due not merely to the beauty with which it can be invested but also […]

Ottawa, June 11, 2023 (black and white photograph) by Paul Politis

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October 31, 2023 Paul Politis 0

“For the perfect flaneur, for the passionate spectator, it is an immense joy to set up house in the heart of the multitude, amid the […]

Tyranny of the human face

December 16, 2018 Paul Politis 0

I’ve recently been reading Baudelaire. The idea of redemption through one’s art in his prose poem “At One O’Clock in the Morning” resonated with me, […]