A yearlong observatory for an occupation of time
In Uyuni, Bolivia, there’s a large expanse of land covered with salt crust and several inches of water. The expanse extends beyond one’s range of vision and merges with the sky while also doubling it in reflection. You may be familiar with the image; the horizon disappears and the standing body looks suspended in a … Continue reading Edible Bodies
The human anatomy is amusing; with skin as an enveloping membrane, it is a constantly mutating exterior with a relatively constant, organic interior. Our exterior is shaped by the forces and gradations of esteem, prejudice, reflection and absorption, and our personhood is often transposed to objects external to our bodies. Our feelings and desires are … Continue reading Membranes & Morsels
“I would like to be transformed into a polyglot and am still waiting for a basel fish to stick into my ear”— anonymous visitor, MMB What does it mean when someone says, “I saw you in my dream”? My appearance in their dream happens without my knowledge or consent; I become a ghostly apparition without … Continue reading Another Gaze
Could the world have ended from a series of cloudbursts? Did we all drown as the books prophesied? A cloudburst manifests to the human eye in the concentrated havoc it creates. A sudden downpour that can wipe away what stands in its immediate line of vision. A torrent of water made threatening by the ferocity … Continue reading New Orders
The sight of an analogue billboard on the roadside today would catch one off-guard; there’s no moving image or neon light screaming out at the eye. There’s only a series of letters from the English alphabet, arranged in different permutations everyday over a hundred days to create phrases, quotes and sentences—legible instructions, and continuous in … Continue reading Unlearning the Habitus
