Church of the Diseased Mind, 5X10

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This image is absolutly beautiful -- the gold of the columns, the grace of the arches and the solidity of the granite structure embodies the beauty and creativity that mankind aspires to and which hopefully we can pass on to our distant decendants.

Dean titled this "Church of the Diseased Mind" because when he shot it it was the brand new State headquarters of the California Department of Health and Human Services and is only one of four buildings in the complex. The state spent tens or maybe hundreds of millions of dollars to create this wonderful monument to the power of the state -- while simultaneously slashing the budget for health care and food to the poor. Only a diseased mind could casually create such wonder and long lasting beauty while telling those in need, for whom they are responsible, that there was no money for food for the elderly or for medical care for the children.

Dean tried to create a tryptich but his heart wasn't in it. Plus this was soon after the WTC atrocity, and American security guards were letting their totalitrian predelictions run wild. Dean moved a trash can for one shot, and six security guards suddenly appeared out of nowhere and began interrogating him about what he was doing. Dean lost interest after that because it was so depressing. He has the other shots in his files somewhere; maybe he will revisit them someday.

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Added on Sep 15, 2009