Profanum sacrum Photo

Photographer’s Note

Watching carnival in Toledo I found numerous costumes imitated priests' or nuns' outfits. Often provocative with some porno or sado-maso elements included.
This "Archbishop" who took a part in a day-time procession was spontaneously honored by the people from the crowd. The accidental women kissed his ring.

Have a feeling that in Poland we are far less flexible about the "Church" theme. Good or bad..??
How shall we treat such a performance: as profanation or in opposition: just a"healthy" attitude towards authorities?
Surely a subject for sociological and philosophical debate?

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jasmis (49731) 2009-03-24 13:16

Dobre pytania, ale obawiam się że bez jednoznacznej odpowiedzi.
Zdjęcie edukacyjne, prowokuje umiarkowanie.
Pozdrawiam.

brandstaetter (13758) 2009-03-24 13:41

Hi Agnieszka,
I simple believe that carnival is the only time in year to break taboos.. to play a role that you don´t play normally. Of course the "church" genre is a current one.. due to the strange and non-contemporary developments in Vatican and surroundings..
Amazing, how your pics always have a deeper meaning than it seems at first sight..
Compliments, Chris

Booz (13816) 2009-03-24 23:42

fajnie - pisa³em Ci ¿e na naszych balach taki kierunek przebrania by³ bardziej ni¿ popularny ;) - a z czego to wynika - z pewno¶cia tez z tego, ze teraz bardziej wolno, ¿e bardziej wyzwolilismy sie spod wielu prêgie¿y, ¿e ko¶ció³ zaczyna pokazywaæ swoje gorsze oblicze, ¿e...
pozdrawiam,
Tomek