Sunday, April 12, 2009

Ambivalence

Imagine yourself photographing asphalt and concrete.

You go for a walk one overcast morning.

The light is like dirty dishwater, and everything has that bleary, faded look.

You snap a few pics; it begins to drizzle.

Later, you recognize each photo is of the same thing:

You.

2 comments:

  1. You're bleary and faded? Midlife crisis?

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  2. Midlife? Does that mean I'm committed to reaching 83 7/8's?

    And as for crisis, it's actually the opposite - nothing could be less urgent.

    Take cellophane and wrap it around your head (allowing for ventilation of course) and that's kinda how things seem.

    Maybe blurred would be a better word than bleary. Or how about sub-real?

    If "surreal" is when things are super real, this would be the opposite of that.

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