The Photographic World Of Tom Wasilewski

Images Of Light

The Siege

Focus on The infinity of The sky

Alicja

Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.

A port is a delightful place of rest for a soul weary of life’s battles. The vastness of the sky, the mobile architecture of the clouds, the changing coloration of the sea, the twinkling of the lights, are a prism marvelously fit to amuse the eyes without ever tiring them. The slender shapes of the ships with their complicated rigging, to which the surge lends harmonious oscillations, serve to sustain within the soul the taste for rhythm and beauty. Also, and above all, for the man who no longer possesses either curiosity or ambition, there is a kind of mysterious and aristocratic pleasure in contemplating, while lying on the belvedere or resting his elbows on the jetty-head, all these movements of men who are leaving and men who are returning, of those who still have the strength to will, the desire to travel or to enrich themselves.

…When sleep deserted me I crawled out of my bed unseen To delve into the crevices of the dark With the curiosity of an explorer And the near comatose of a somnambulist I walked up and down the steep slopes of the night Like a night watchman Without a lantern in his hand

O nieba płynnych pogód, o ptaki, o natchnienia. Nie wydeptana ziemia, nie wyśpiewane Bogu te drzewa, te kaskady iskier, ten oddech nieba, w ramionach jak w kolebach zamknięty. Jak cokoły drzewa z szumem na poły; serca jak dzbany łaski, takie serca jak gwiazdki, takie oczu obłoki, taki lot – za wysoki. Słońce, słońce w ramionach czy twego ciała kryształ pełen owoców białych, gdzie zdrój zielony tryska, gdzie oczy miękkie w mroku tak pół mnie, a pół Bogu. Twych kroków korowody w urojonych alejach, twe odbicia u wody jak w pragnieniach, w nadziejach. Twoje usta u źródeł to syte, to znów głodne, i twój śmiech, i płakanie nie odpłynie, zostanie. Uniosę je, przeniosę jak ramionami – głosem, w czas daleki, wysoko, w obcowanie obłokom.

These wet rocks where the tide has been, Barnacled white and weeded brown And slimed beneath to a beautiful green, These wet rocks where the tide went down Will show again when the tide is high Faint and perilous, far from shore, No place to dream, but a place to die,— The bottom of the sea once more. There was a child that wandered through A giant’s empty house all day,— House full of wonderful things and new, But no fit place for a child to play.

A port is a delightful place of rest for a soul weary of life’s battles. The vastness of the sky, the mobile architecture of the clouds, the changing coloration of the sea, the twinkling of the lights, are a prism marvelously fit to amuse the eyes without ever tiring them. The slender shapes of the ships with their complicated rigging, to which the surge lends harmonious oscillations, serve to sustain within the soul the taste for rhythm and beauty. Also, and above all, for the man who no longer possesses either curiosity or ambition, there is a kind of mysterious and aristocratic pleasure in contemplating, while lying on the belvedere or resting his elbows on the jetty-head, all these movements of men who are leaving and men who are returning, of those who still have the strength to will, the desire to travel or to enrich themselves.

Our common days. Last days are many changes. This is a new home with my beloved Alicja. This is the hope and fresh wind in the sails. It was a quietly sleepy night, wide open arms and her lovely green eyes. Last days. Together.

A lot of steps around Aberdeen harbour. I love the smell of the sea. I love the stories of silent ships. Rustle rusting rust from rusty anchors.

wednesday

The fog comes