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16.01.09

Souls immortalized in portraits

- Art, Culture, Photos -

By Anna Valmero
INQUIRER.net

Chinese man

HOW can one achieve immortality?

Traditionally, people preserve their beauty and peak of status through portraits, as we in our time today, preserve important moments through photographs. Over time, these portraits or photographs preserve in time the sitter’s life and is passed on to future relatives.

In popular culture, stories with fantasy or horror themes play up the idea that having portraits or taking photographs can capture the soul and even possess someone’s spirit. This is true of Japanese manga or anime and is also found in the classic novel Dorian Gray.

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01.01.09

How did Filipinos welcome 2009?

- Family, Photos, Tradition, Videos -

09.04.08

Wency in the UAE (Habang May Dubai redux)

- Arts Culture and Entertainment, Music, OFWs, Photos -

23.10.07

Fil-Am captures Army’s ‘Soldier of the Year’ award

- Awards, Photos -

11.06.07

Vendor selling flags

- Independence Day, Photos -


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