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Laffoley, Paul, 1935-2015

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Dates

  • Existence: 1935-08-14 - 2015-11-16

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The Alchemy of Breathing / Laffoley, Paul., 1991

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Identifier: CC-07234-7376
Scope and Contents

This text provides an interpretation of the drawing Laffoley made for "The Beauty in Breathing" exhibition. Laffoley links breathing with spirit, the soul and yoga. The lungs function as alchemy insofar as breathing transforms substance. He relates the first breath and each subsequent breath to a rhythmic interplay of life and death. The lungs as a physical entity are depicted as a labyrinth and their folds are numbered as two Fibonacci series, to emphasize breathing in & out. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

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