photographers, designers, writers, models, artists, stylists, MUAHs, artistic directors and others alike:
there is the challenge described:
La gaudière is the key word for the upcoming issue.
translated as
“n. the glint of goodness inside people, which you can only find by sloshing them back and forth in your mind until everything dark and gray and common falls away, leaving behind a constellation at the bottom of the pan—a rare element trapped in exposed bedrock, washed there by a storm somewhere upstream.”
Over a decade ago, a young writer decided that the words in the dictionary couldn’t capture the full breadth of the human experience. He went ham-waxing poetic on the English language, and the ‘Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows’ was born. What is this dictionary’s purpose? And what are a few books that you can read to experience the obscure sorrows for yourself?
What is the dictionary of obscure sorrows?
Have you ever been at a loss for words? Has something been too beautiful or painful to articulate, so that words like “sad,” “happy,” “pain,” and “joy” don’t quite cut it? Or have you ever found yourself scrambling to find the feeling that accompanies an uber-specific scenario for which there seems to be no dictionary match? That’s where the ‘Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows’ comes in. The dictionary is filled with words (not recognized by the ‘Oxford English Dictionary’) that describe sensations that have not found a linguistic match in English. These range from words that describe the feeling of falling out of love with a close friend to the feeling of recognizing a worldly horror in a public place. The chosen words aren’t random. The creator of the dictionary, John Koenig, studied etymology in college and constructed each word and definition with a mind to sound, structure, shape, and syllables. On the dictionary’s website, he lists hundreds of obscure sorrows (written and spoken), their definitions, and YouTube links to videos about each word. The intricate project has served as a comfort for plenty of full-time feelers across the last few years.
What was it created to begin with?
Koenig was attending Macalester College in 2006 when he began writing poetry. He found that, at times, there were no words that adequately summarized what he wanted to voice in his work. That’s when he dreamed up the ‘Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows’, which would ideally feature all the words that he needed to expand his poetry to its fullest form. He started up the website shortly after this epiphany occurred to him, but it really took off in 2015. The words from the dictionary started drifting around on social sharing sites, giving a larger voice to otherwise unnameable feelings. The words that emerged have since inspired songs, artwork, books, sports equipment, essays, and more.
ANNOUNCING COMPETITION
on the best concept / style photograph or set of photographs that will fit into the category "La gaudière" with the focus on HUMANS, DEMONS AND ANGELS THEME.
We publish the best photos in the next 2021 issue of MARQUIS FASHION MAGAZINE
The due date for submission is 15 February 2021 1200pm
The works of art should be sent in the form of a direct dropbox link or direct wetransfer link with the full list of credits and your story of inspiration to accompany it
to [email protected] or in PM.
Your photos should be a highly acclaimed art in fashion - each image should be like a part of a collective story for the magazine pages therefore making it more readable for everyone who opens it.
good luck!