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"A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know."
~diane arbus

dvnt dossier:

Fog and Shadows
{a reflexive summation of self}

Dancing w/ Maenads & flirting w/paradigms while stumbling amongest the subtle & playing w/the absurd: a lost soul, scouting w/(in) shadows, on patrol of utopian event horizons, in search of some Sublime subtext.
a wounded spirit wandering & relaxing on Edge...

though i consider myself to be a respons dvnt individ i've been called, "deceptivly reasonable" and " a deviant archtype" but i tend to think of myself as an instigator, agitator, facilitator/ amateur impressario, amongest other things...

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modus operandi:

(modified) bullhornist, as well as the psuedo MC, for the:
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flickr credentials:

Created w/ fd's Flickr Toys.

camera:

argus DC1600 digital
(it's point and push and takes pics in bitmap.)
[value: $0.33+/-]

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groups i administer on flickr:

flickr.com/groups/subtextualimageunderground/

and

For the Ladies
flickr.com/groups/fortheladies/
(currently in hibernation...)
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(and though i'm not sure why...)i'm also a co-admin of:

Self -help group for flickr addicts
flickr.com/groups/self-help-group-for-flickr-addicts/

cHEaP CAMERas & DuCt TaPe !!
flickr.com/groups/cheapcamerasandducttape/

The Biggest Experimental Group
flickr.com/groups/flixperiment/
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some places i've been:

create your own visited countries map
or vertaling Duits Nederlands

๓ậтëø's favorite photos from other Flickr members (316)

Contacts (267)

extramatic James Addison
evolxatu Stuart Mangrum
muttmule No real name given
Suzy Golden No real name given
kvvnrggn kvn rgn
derek m ballard derek ballard
Anon DePlume Christine Candice
Kourni TINOCO Kourni Tinoco
Steven Laurie Steven Laurie
digital_lofi No real name given
Stuck in Customs Trey Ratcliff
www.kevinevans.com Kevin Evans

Groups (50 50)

Flickr Bitch 4,930 photos, 513 members
Liminal Spaces - The Land of the In-between 2,160 photos, 101 members
SDS (Tag your images) 436 photos, 607 members
Smart Arse 168 photos, 23 members
Imaginary Encyclopedia 1,136 photos, 147 members
Weird But Wonderful 37,135 photos, 2,072 members
Black Clothes 2,426 photos, 317 members
Groucho's Non Group (PLEASE DO NOT JOIN) 4,113 photos, 227 members
Customs, Rituals and Cultural Heritage 2,307 photos, 439 members
Artists Without Borders 99,822 photos, 4,352 members
Nightmares and Dreamscapes 15,519 photos, 1,688 members
Contribute to UGLY.COM 89 photos, 28 members
true, that 397 photos, 184 members
Jokers and Degraders 3,856 photos, 520 members
Deafening Silence -Pain, obscurity, sadness- 6,921 photos, 897 members
PostSecret 2,036 photos, 1,229 members
Sharpness is Such a Bourgeois Concept 772 photos, 2,965 members
Les Idiots Savants 4 photos, 13 members
we're all mad here 8,987 photos, 823 members
sensual!!! 20,084 photos, 4,806 members
Analogue of Weirdology 15,157 photos, 913 members
Asleep in the Garden of the Alchemist 34,388 photos, 1,617 members
A different point of view! 43,650 photos, 1,417 members
photostories (imagination game...) 194 photos, 47 members
coexistence 1,021 photos, 301 members
..:Photoshop Kungfu:.. 88 photos, 410 members
I have a message for you 1,460 photos, 198 members
Self -help group for flickr addicts 13,102 photos, 671 members
Ghosts in the Machine 1,090 photos, 168 members
Lonely People 29,077 photos, 3,747 members
Bonjour Tristesse 33,954 photos, 2,284 members
No Professional Art 1,540 photos, 118 members
Portrait★Faces 149,178 photos, 39,358 members
- The Rebel Populace - 6,544 photos, 242 members
Psychological 13,376 photos, 1,113 members
Alone 25,900 photos, 1,920 members
Digital Mayhem 7,088 photos, 403 members
d r e a m s c a p e s 172,758 photos, 11,688 members
Backfire 1,150 photos, 154 members
Oakland, California 19,164 photos, 1,639 members
SF Bay Area 87,390 photos, 4,045 members
Imagination 255,601 photos, 10,299 members
Mystical Art 14,064 photos, 1,033 members
Weird 10,471 photos, 903 members
The Hipster Pit 12,976 photos, 1,001 members
In Your Face - Portraits 18,552 photos, 1,393 members
`¬CяazY´™ 2,775 photos, 2,235 members
Illumination 20,606 photos, 1,814 members
Creative self-portraits. 194,658 photos, 17,605 members
Symbolic Pictures 1,707 photos, 203 members

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Testimonials (5)

spyisfly says:

"wordsmith, romancer, banana-pants dancer."

16th November, 2006
jimeli1 says:

"From the Beginning where there is NO End..Mateo follows the energy and marvels of the most simple and mundane objects in our lives, and makes this weird, and wonderful and magically infused imagery,with his words. Like little twinkling incantations, we are carried, some times with a tiny bit of trepidation,(but it always turns to smiles in the end), to a point that he is making and the visual reference, of the tangible and intangible..He is abautiful artist. I lvoe hsi genius and the brilliance in the way he executes the action visually from his ideas..He is truly an artist with that special flair and truth that could really piss someone off, who is not honest with themselves..The Knight With the Sword of Turth and Justice shall come sweeping through, and eviscerate your lies... Thanks Mateo..You are a Knight...That's a good comparison!"

7th November, 2006
soleá says:

"intriguing.. an enigma..

let's flickr;)"

29th August, 2006
AgonysMuse says:

"Its rare that I find one who can inspire me as ๓ậтëø has....I find my words slipping forth with each image he shares. I am always amazed at how well he captures a thought with a single expression. Even in low resolution he is awesome. Thank you for provoking all the emotions I struggle to contain and giving me a safe place to flow and always embracing my madness.

Let us flickr....*grins*
The Muse Of Agony"

26th June, 2006
* Honest * says:

"๓ậтëø is an eclectic profound yet WILD MAN!!! He takes pictures with his tiny low resolution camera. He doesn’t do a lot of manipulation to them yet they are always interesting to look at.

What attracted me to his photographs were his self-portraits, his eyes truly speak and his hair if definitely electrifying; one cannot help but be in awe of it.

Take a journey through his stream and check out his crazy, wacky, weird world."

22nd June, 2006