Broke Shopping and the Value of Free
With $0.00 in my bank account, I went “shopping” in my Chicago neighborhood and did not come home empty-handed. Here is what I got without any money.
An origami kit. A tiny bundle of flowers. A handful of chili peppers. I did not spend a single dollar, or, break any laws for that matter.
I am not pulling the wool over your head. These special things were available to all. This is possible becau...
Time Capsule
I took these pictures after stumbling across an abandoned summerhouse in the neighbourhood on a late summer evening by the north coast of Denmark. I had walked the dog around that area many times before but hadn't noticed the house, as the thick shrubbery very nicely engulfed it out of view from the road and blended it into the small forest behind it. While tip-toeing around I found that the ho...
CATS SCIENCE by Gionatan Scali
CATS SCIENCE by Gionatan Scali ( article about society, culture, philosophy, existanstilism)Fig 1. Free from observation Fig 2. Under observation particles will follow one directionIt’s called «The Schrödinger Cat Experiment»Sounds like a hard word. It is.But I will try to be as mild as possible.I will apply this in the creative field to explain why tools like Instagram won’t work in the arts, ...
In Defence of Mess
It’s a cliché that creative people are messy. It’s also constantly advised not to be so, in order to be successful. Despite all the stories of artists living in disarray, they’re treated as an exception. And they are exceptional. If you’ve seen Francis Bacon’s studio, you’ll see just how messy we’re talking. He’s painted the walls with frenzied scrawls straight from the pallet. Stacks of drawi...
Poetry Submission
The Dandelion hands Petrol station, illuminationThree doors downthe Sparrows crownTheir king Blackberries, a tin foil hatAnd a pound-shop ringHe perches, claws outDidactic, monochromatic, Bathed golden in streetlight,Solitude left astray, Empty crisp packets, Hunched shoulders clad In leather jackets The consumeristic gunshot Of our urban decay Quaint in the quiet hours No face, no nameA single...
Morning Tea
Here is a short video of my morning tea during lockdown. This starts my day for work from home and prepares me to get ready for the day.
Confession of a 42-Year-Old Writer: From a Literature of Frustration to the Literature of Overcoming
Confession of a 42-Year-Old Writer: From a Literature of Frustration to the Literature of Overcoming
Alexandr Kan
As with people, objects oftentimes become sources that arouse particular memory of one’s past. Strangely, though, objects seem to hold still the past, present, and future of a person, unlike memory of people which is subject to constant change. I tend to treat all my personal b...
Because that's how you get ants
What is considered dirty, in relation to the female body? Periods? Hair? Rolls? Throughout history and spanning many cultures, the female body has been a symbol of the "unclean." From young ages, we bleed. Our very blood is cause for ridicule and in some societies women are shunned during their cycle. Locked away to bleed until they are considered cleansed. This blood is a symbol of our life g...