you there?
shane i’m not sure - i have been online so much I may have morphed and evolved - somehow uploaded myself
fatherland
If Tom Wolfe had it right, when commenting on the “trouble with Leary and his group”, that intellectuals have always sought “another country, the fatherland of the mind, where it is all better and more philosophic
elsewhere
Our inability to accept limits is our downfall. We believe that “if we don’t have [it] here we can just get it from somewhere else”. It is one of the most damaging ideas we have ever had. An "extreme fantasy"
#insta
I can’t hang out here | For I believe in Carr | “We skate anxiously” for many reasons and this is one of them | And I believe in Dawesar | And others | That this is “in direct competition with the present moment”
arrogant ghost
People interest me. What they have seen. How they see. Their acute moments. The long arc of their life. Their story. But I don’t often know their story. Or get a chance to hear it. And I never will. So I crouch down and shoot a pic on the fly
leary is dead
If I sit in silence long enough all this pregnant prose (and my pretence) might make sense. But who has the time
a way in
it is a way in. to an eternal conversation. with an unknown destination but a strong sense there ultimately be some fundamental common ground. this is science for the seekers. and because of it we know there are almost eight billion points of departure - of entry. but perhaps only one enlightened way out
a way back
This was a book cover re-design. For the hell of it. The book is, 'You Are Not A Gadget' by virtual reality / computer science / net pioneer Jaron Lanier. He strongly refutes we follow the path that technology is currently leading us down. These are some of my unedited design notes
etched
In our minds. It was the plate for the exile print + piece of writing. "Etched in our minds" was the first note i ever wrote down on printmaking. And i never knew printmakers destroyed their plates after they had finished
invitations
This ⎮ is your invitation ⎮ to revisit ⎮ to reimagine ⎮ refashion ⎮ remake ⎮ and if not now then when? ⎮ cling to the status quo risk ⎮ having your hand forced ⎮ by something far grander than you
so fi nine
Inspired by Sujatha Fernandes’ work on the political economy of storytelling, this edition - launched on June 28, 2021 - brings you new sociological short stories, poems, and visual art
noise
in a world filled with people shouting ⎮ often ⎮ look at me ⎮ the ability to craft and deliver an honest and authentic and altruistic story ⎮ that is not only truly heard ⎮ but has lasting positive impact ⎮ is crucial
bsa
I was lucky enough to spend time at Byron Art School this year studying printmaking with Travis Patterson. Amazing place. Amazing teacher. Amazing technique. Printmaking is super slow. Messy. Intimate. Complex. Inefficient. You could spend days in here, not get anything done, and walk out a better person for it.