tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379203644850638793.post1988051890543995922..comments2023-08-22T04:10:48.239-07:00Comments on A Jew in the Rain: The 1912 Project, Titanic Fascination, Numenor, Murasaki, a Niggun and a Sigh.A Jew in the Rainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547195213547633815noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379203644850638793.post-50370548286968677142012-04-06T11:03:00.844-07:002012-04-06T11:03:00.844-07:00I would say that, while some dressmakers may care ...I would say that, while some dressmakers may care to wear or make gifts of the 1912 outfits, the dressmakers are not 'sewing themselves new outfits' so much as sewing themselves into 1912: that is, sewing outfits from old patterns and old instructions to experience their hobby or profession as it was practiced in 1912.<br />The tragic event of 1912 is a nexus for gathering 400 dressmakers from all over the world to have a shared experience.<br />The "1912 Project" could as easily have been the "1918 Project" with the end of World War I as its nexus; or the "1930 Project" giving everyone a chance to experience dressmaking in the Depression: making new clothes from old clothes, children's clothes from adult clothes, household linens from cloth packaging, etc.<br /><br />And I would add that what is fascinating about the Titanic is not the loss of life or even the glamour, which we can see in photos and diaries and periodicals from the era - but the fact that so much of the time and its glamour are preserved in one piece. The Titanic and its shoe buckles and combs and elaborate tile work and carved woodwork and stained glass are all together preserving a moment in time, the narrative of a few hours - like the sandal tops and combs and mosaics of Pompeii, or the first excavations (before grave-robbing) in the Valley of the Kings.<br /><br />The 400 international volunteer dressmakers are remaking the narrative of a day: a day in 1912 when 400 international volunteer dressmakers each made clothing - but did not know about the other 399.<br />To me, the 1912 Project is about 400 people sewing; not about 1500 people drowning.<br /><br />Keep looking for the Jewish cognate of mono no aware. I am interested to learn what it might be.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504236661208804725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379203644850638793.post-31203267316394561652012-04-06T10:48:00.171-07:002012-04-06T10:48:00.171-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504236661208804725noreply@blogger.com