too many products
anyone who’s been going through their drawers, attics, store rooms recently knows that all of us most likely will have more functioning things [utilities] in there than we can cope with. can openers, coffee makers, kitchenettes… an overabundant pile of trash. Read More
Swansong to ‘Objects’
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The Ongoing Moment, Constant Partial Attention, and Finding the Fish
seeing what’s there
“the ongoing moment” – this fabulous book by geoff dyer has taught me a big needed lesson on slowing down. it – officially – is a book about photography, but to me calling it a visual meditation is closer to the mark. dyer proves that photographs need to be given a chance to be looked at twice: each one might turn out to be a perfect little world on its own, full of association and storytelling, in another slower, (meta/concentrated) reality. Read More
Performing with art
“no photographs, please!”
i want to be able to take pictures, fairly, as i please and with respect, wherever i go – especially in inspirational/educational environments such as art galleries and museums. i’ve been reading up on this mission impossible and have been entangled in a whole web of arguments why this might be too much of a dream to come true. Read More
Smile by Design?
i have been mulling about the question what makes us laugh in design, where we accept obvious failings with a smile and where we just get frustrated. Read More
Pool: Smile