las sillas

in the vacant greenhouse,

aquarena springs, san marcos

30 de marzo, 2008

into the void

marfa, texas. march 2008

this is in the chinati foundation -- the copper cylinder a sculpture from an icelandic artist i believe? before we walked into this almost-empty building, we were told only 5 people max should enter at one time. i thought maybe to preserve the sculpture better, but it was mostly so that the fewest people could experience the space. this grabbed me. in a space with so much space, the artist wanted the biggest void for the viewer to soak in a simple yet divine piece. we as americans have this huge tendency to fill out spaces to a ridiculous amount -- its like a room could never just be a room, the character of the walls and the bare floor arent the focus because of your china set, your tv set, portraits of people you have never met...

i would like to see every person as a room, one solitary space enveloped in 4 walls. itd be cluttered with baggage, im guessing, but perhaps one or two would just be glad to just be... a simple room.

via chicago

dear chicago, illinois, 

one day ill be back

in your windy, windy arms

do you remember that one night, 

around this day but a year ago

we rode the bus, got off at lincoln park,

and ran out of the sleeting slush hissing in our ears

into this warm, calm, iranian restaurant

sipping tea, 

eating hummus, 

hearing farsi spoken in the other room

or that cold day in chinatown where we took off our shoes

and prayed in the buddhist temple, 

everything around us so silent and sacred

but i think my favorite was standing in front of a cy twombly

the city of athens 

and thinking, 

"man... i could really stay here"

well... spring break 08's a'near

sxsw is gonna be good,

but would be better

if only on the L train

i wanna be your dog

.....i dont like the whole "cute" picture genre, but wow-- y'all,

theres nothing better than a pic of a six week old weiner dog pup

garden of selves

meet robert parkeharrison, 

the guy who introduced me to black and white photography combined with sculpture in the most unique way.

the guy who is inspiring me to stay in school for say, 8 more years, so i can have my thesis in photo and sculpture

ridiculous.