With “Sacrosanct,” Nick Tauro Jr. brings us his version of the attempt to redefine the uncertainty of life. What does it all mean? What does any of it mean and how does one make their small dent? There are no answers here, only questions, but there is also an attempt to refine the process of having the thoughts in the first place.
Film. Analog. Distress. Ruin. Heat. Imperfection. Letting it go in hopes of finding something more. Turning one’s back, perhaps only briefly, on the smooth, the clean, and the perfect. This world is flawed, so why not join the game by embracing the flaws, celebrating them even.
COVID exposed our weaknesses. The cold, steel gleam of our facade, shattered by the oxygen mask and the IV line.
Nature chugged along doing what it does, waiting for us to leave. With this magazine, Nick asks us if we are too important or too valuable to be interfered with. Gather around, the world is on fire. You can either hide and watch or step forward while the emulsion melts through and begins to bubble.