Pure-&-Simple #2 "White"

PURE & SIMPLE MAGAZINE

C OV E R : C A RO L I N E H U WA RT

P u r e : W i t h o u t a ny e x t r a n e o u s a n d u n n e c e s s a r y e l e m e n t s . p e r fe c t l y i n t u n e and with a clear tone

Simple: plain, basic, or uncomplicated in for m, nature , or design; without mu c h d e c o r a t i o n o r o r n a m e n t a t i o n , s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d , n o t d i f fi c u l t , l i g h t , n a t u r a l , basic, classic.

W h i t e i s a n a c h r o m a t i c c o l o r, l i t e r a l l y a �color without hue�, that is a mixture of the frequencies of all the color s of the v i s i bl e s p e c t r u m . I t i s o n e o f t h e m o s t common color s in nature, the color of s u n l i g h t , s n ow, m i l k , c h a l k , l i m e s t o n e a n d o t h e r c o m m o n m i n e r a l s . I n m a ny c u l t u r e s w h i t e r e p r e s e n t s o r s i g n i fi e s p u r i t y, innocence, and light, and is the symbolic o p p o s i t e o f bl a c k , o r d a r k n e s s . W h i t e i s t h e c o l o r o f t e n a s s o c i a t e d w i t h p e r fe c t i o n , t h e g o o d , h o n e s t y, c l e a n l i n e s s , t h e b e g i n n i n g , t h e n e w, n e u t r a l i t y a n d e x a c t i t u d e .

In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, p r i e s t e s s e s wo r e w h i t e a s a s y m b o l o f p u r i t y, a n d R o m a n s wo r e a w h i t e t o g a a s a s y m b o l o f c i t i ze n s h i p. I n t h e M i d d l e A g e s a n d R e n a i s s a n c e a w h i t e u n i c o r n s y m b o l i ze d c h a s t i t y, a n d a w h i t e l a m b s a c r i fi c e a n d p u r i t y ; t h e w i d ow s o f k i n g s d r e s s e d i n w h i t e r a t h e r t h a n bl a c k a s t h e c o l o r o f m o u r n i n g .

I t s o m e t i m e s s y m b o l i ze s r oy a l t y. G r e e k a n d R o m a n t e m p l e s we r e f a c e d w i t h w h i t e m a r bl e , a n d i n t h e 1 8 t h c e n t u r y w i t h t h e a d ve n t o f n e o c l a s s i c a l a r c h i t e c t u r e , w h i t e became the most common color of new c h u r c h e s , c a p i t o l s a n d o t h e r g ove r n m e n t bu i l d i n g s . I t ’s a l s o w i d e l y u s e d i n m o d e r n a r c h i t e c t u r e a s a s y m b o l o f m o d e r n i t y, simplicity and strength.

T h e p a r t i c i p a n t s o n t h i s i s s u e , we r e p r o m t e d t o c r e a t e p i c t u r e s t h a t s h ow t h e i r ow n i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f W H I T E a s a concept.

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VIOLA URSU

VIOLA URSU

VIOLA URSU

VIOLA URSU

VIOLA URSU

VIOLA URSU

ZIGGI FUNKE

ZIGGI FUNKE

ZIGGI FUNKE

N ATA LYA K A R A V AY

N ATA LYA K A R A V AY

N ATA LYA K A R A V AY

N ATA LYA K A R A V AY

SHOHREH SHAKERI

SHOHREH SHAKERI

SHOHREH SHAKERI

CAROLINE H U WA RT

CAROLINE H U WA RT

CAROLINE H U WA RT

CAROLINE H U WA RT

CAROLINE H U WA RT

CAROLINE H U WA RT

ALEXANDER FREDÉS

ALEXANDER FREDÉS

ALEXANDER FREDÉS

ALEXANDER FREDÉS

ALEXANDER FREDÉS

SOLO MICHELE

SOLO MICHELE

SOLO MICHELE

DIDIER MIGNON

F AT I M A C A RVA L H O

FRANCO SONDRIO

UWE KREYE

UWE KREYE

UWE KREYE

ZUZKA PRAHA

Z L AT K A B A S C A N D Z I E VA

Z L AT K A B A S C A N D Z I E VA

W h a t w i l l m a ke t h i s g r o u p d i f fe r e n t t o t h e o t h e r s i m i l a r groups that flour ish on FB , it is or iginality and lust for creation.

A group of photographer s/ar tists that want to explore the possibilities of an image, to use an image to express a t h o u g h t , t o e x p e r i m e n t , j u s t f o r t h e s a ke o f fi n d i n g new ideas and expressions.

T h i s g r o u p c a n b e c o m e a w ay f o r t h e ’ a u t h o r s ’ t o g e t i n s p i r e d , t o s e e h ow a c r e a t e d i m a g e i s i n t e r p r e t e d by o t h e r s a n d a ve h i c l e t o r i c h h i g h e r l e ve l s o n i t s ow n wo r k .

CREATION Going through an experience of forgetting the past and what is there in the present trying to get aside the reality to just let the fantasy flows To empty your mind of every thought to be able to see the pure and simple and what is beautiful in the core of simplicity To start pursuing what we understand as impossible when the existing conditions won’t work or help starting without knowing if an idea will work (or) trying something else and see what happens To experiment without the fear of failing being happy with the process (and) seeing the results as a new starting point a new path to follow and discover.

Alexander Fredés

P U R E A N D S I M P L E M AG A Z I N E I S P RO P E RT Y O F A L E X A N D E R F R E D É S . M A D E F O R T H E H O M OY I M G R O U P B A S E D O N F A C E B O O K . © A L E X A N D E R F R E D É S . A L L T H E P H OTO G R A P H I E S P U B L I S H E D H E R E , A R E P R O P E R T Y O F T H E A U T H O R S