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Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change—this is the rhythm of living.


Here is bit an experiment with shutter speed, a zoom and a fast-running fountain. I think that in order to get the shot that I really envisaged, I need more light and a slower fountain.

I used to write a lot of things down in these books that I had. I wouldn't call the journals as such, but I'd write things in there and draw stupid little pictures and occasionally paste in newspaper articles or cartoons or comics or pictures that drew my attention for some reason or other.

Often I'd record overheard conversations or (often poorly) remembered snatches of conversation. I thought that in the spirit of experimentation, I'd dig something up. I did date it, and it was overhead in the winter of 1996, during a night on the tiles. You'd never guess:
and it's the past - it's over - remember when - remember when? - remember that? - of course - i do - space and time - i do - worth it's weight - definitely - and it's there - there it is - but i can't tell you anything - i know - don't know how to sleep on my own - i know - i know 'cos i know - come on then - come on down - come on come on - that chick's gone crazy - screaming - yelling - and she sure made a lot of noise

I assume that there was some alcohol involved, but I can't remember any details other than there was a lot of cigarette smoke. I wonder if the smoking ban in pubs and clubs mean that people feel less seedy the morning after the night before. That might explain a few things.

Comments

stromsjo said…
...and spending most of our time crammed in between success and failure...
Kris McCracken said…
Per, I am hoping that we're all leaning towards success...
stromsjo said…
Fortunately, we're all allowed to establish our own definitions of what exactly constitutes success!
Kris McCracken said…
Per, only too true. I have loose definitions, and am thus nearly always successful!

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