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To be in a fog or to be in a haze
Fig. confused, not alert; dazed; not paying attention to what is going on around one Read the rest of this article
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Kasumi, spring mist
霞 【かすみ】 kasumi, (spring) mist [frequently translated as 'haze']
朝霞 【あさがすみ】 asagasumi, morning mist
夕霞 【ゆうがすみ】 yūgasumi, evening mist
遠霞 【とおがすみ】 tōgasumi, distant mist
All of this that is happening to me
Excerpt from Miguel de Unamuno’s ‘Niebla’ (1914)
All of this that is happening to me, and happening to others about me, is it reality or is it fiction? May not all of it perhaps be a dream of God, or of whomever it may be, which will vanish as soon as He wakes?
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The foggiest place in the world
Current satellite image of the Grand Banks
© Environment Canada / NOAA Polar Orbiting Sat imagery
The foggiest place in the world is the Grand Banks off the island of Newfoundland, Canada, with over 200 foggy days each year.
Fog is frequent here as the Grand Banks is the meeting place of the cold Labrador Current from the north and the much warmer Gulf Stream from the south. The cold Labrador Current runs over the Grand Banks, and when warm air passes over this water, a dense fog forms.
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Mist formation
by Harry Geurts
Clouds found on the earth’s surface which obscure visibility to less than 1000 metres are called fog. Ground fog or low lying fog refers to fog located below eye level. Fog is formed when vapour-laden air cools down or when cool air and warm air mix together. The names given to sorts of fog in meteorology reveal the conditions under which a given sort is formed.
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Reference
Laura d'Ors, Reference (2009)
Hedgehog in the fog
Hedgehog in the Fog (Ёжик в тумане, Yozhik v tumane) is a 10′ 1975 Soviet animated film directed by Yuri Norshteyn. Dreamlike and deceptively simple animated story of how a curious little hedgehog takes a detour through the mysterious fog on the way to see his friend Bear, gets lost and finds his way out again. Hegdehog in the fog’s main theme is the concept of Enlightment and release from the mist of civilization. It is considered one of the best animated films of all time.
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Blur building
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
The Blur building was built by New York-based architects Diller and Scofidio on Lake Neuchâtel at Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland on occasion of the Swiss Expo 2002. The Blur building uses various forms of water –mist, dew, fog and drinking water– as the substance of its architecture. Water is pumped from the lake, filtered and shot as mist.
A Swiss mountain
Laura d'Ors, Swiss mountain (2006). Opening performance for d'Ors exhibition at Kunstenlab (NL) by Sabine Mooibroek. Mountain costume by Laura d'Ors
Souvenir
Laura d'Ors, Souvenir (2006)
A vague memory
Laura d'Ors, Een vage herinnering (2006)