He came back. Who? you might say. My answer would have to be, “why Owen of course”. To which you would reply Owen? /with a slightly puzzled, but selfishly thought of well disguised, look on your face. Owen is a forty to fifty ish kinda guy, likes hockey a little too much, but is kind of zen about it.
It all started with a few recordings at a Canadien vs. Toronto game at the Molson Centre in Montréal in 02012. Something in those WAV files infected my imagination.
Chasing my Noon shadow, low sun.
Marshal Carl Gustaf Mannerheim. For many Finns, this statue is a sacred symbol. Mannerheim was also the first President of Finland.
The IKEA Bus, the IKEA Bus. Reminds me of the Spadina Bus by the Shuffle Demons.
Fonts
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Creative construction site 01
Creative construction site 02 – The Parliament House
Railway Square, Zamboni in History
Black and White
Two days ago we visited two ginormous earthwork projects. I love seeing art in unassuming places without the hype and glory of the museum/gallery setting. Somehow, this lets me respond to things in a more personal and direct way.
In both of these, it was thrilling to see how we (the group of residents) responded with childlike glee and playfulness to the pieces.
A difficult piece to photograph because of its scale. So I am adding a satellite view from Google earth for some perspective; click on it to see a larger view (its worth the trouble).
Puuvuori – Tree Mountain by Agnes Danes – Google View
Puuvuori – Tree Mountain by Agnes Danes – Pierre view
Puuvuori – Tree Mountain by Agnes Danes – Pierre view
Puuvuori – Tree Mountain by Agnes Danes – Pierre view
Puuvuori – Tree Mountain by Agnes Danes – Pierre view
What is most striking to me, as with many Earthworks, is that both these projects are about reclamation. The idea of the land reclaiming sites used for commercial or industrial purposes, over time, much much time. These works are interventions that bring the human scale into this process, not destructively but in some kind of balance with natural processes. Ultimately, the work is about optimism and a firm belief that the marks that humans leave on this planet will change, the Earth will persist despite human ignorance.
A piece that was absolute joy to photograph, the possibilities were endless. We played and we played; an excellent field trip.
Yltä ja Alta/Up and Under by Nancy Holt – Google Earth view
Yltä ja Alta/Up and Under by Nancy Holt – Pierre view
Yltä ja Alta/Up and Under by Nancy Holt – Pierre view
Yltä ja Alta/Up and Under by Nancy Holt – Pierre view
Yltä ja Alta/Up and Under by Nancy Holt – Pierre view
Yltä ja Alta/Up and Under by Nancy Holt – Pierre view
Yltä ja Alta/Up and Under by Nancy Holt – Pierre view
Yltä ja Alta/Up and Under by Nancy Holt – Pierre view
Yltä ja Alta/Up and Under by Nancy Holt – Pierre view
I will let the work do all the talking today, it is worth listening to it.
Aurora Wondrous Haukijärvi 1
It was not the most spectacular or long lasting, but all events have significance; they bring with them their own special dynamic and provoke response. We get to be fascinated children gleefully dancing to the music of chance.
Moving blob of glow
Being part of a herd of artists scurrying around, finding the best angle and exposure, excitedly chatting and wondering (and in the act of witnessing wonder). The event created an event.
Aurora Wondrous Haukijärvi presen[t]ce
Aurora Wondrous Haukijärvi 2
Fingers cold enough that one could not find those buttons that have become so familiar, fumbling with apertures and shutters.
Can’t see the tree for the forest.
How can we be sure something happened if no one saw us there?
Orion came to the show, witnessing the witnesses.