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everyday is not like sunday
~my favourite day
unlike the song says
~which I admire
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Sunday, 9 March 2008
Saturday, 1 September 2007
Can you heal the World?
IMAGINE an environment, an inhospitable place where Human life (as you know it) can no longer be sustained or exist; it’s happening now, an air of inevitability is sweeping your planet. Through explosions in populations and the depletion of resources, through famine, pandemic, war; you can picture a landscape of world-wide desertification, you can hear the glaciers melting, feel the continental shelf moving, believe the impetus is changing.
During the 17th Century it was Galileo who developed the use of the telescope; at the expense of his eyesight, pointing his instrument sky-ward, even at the Sun. In 1660 he happened upon the four largest moons of Jupiter, he collected proof that Copernicus was correct in his theory about the Earth orbiting around the Sun. This went directly against the teachings of your church, i.e. the Earth is at the centre of the Universe, and the Sun revolves around you.
By the late 18th Century we had discovered how to capture images through the invention of photography, leading to broadcasting, newsreel and the transmission of LIVE international events, creating the global village. We had invented flight! In 1969 we landed on our Moon: Perhaps our greatest footstep. The great exploration continues. We did look back at ourselves; we saw our home, a button, in mother-of-pearl, tossed into an endless, velvety, midnight lagoon.
‘The Earth seen from space gave the environmental movement its most powerful icon.’ (Owen-Jackson 2002).
The human race continues to exploit its fascination with imagery and iconography and the gift of flight; a trajectory which is proving epic and tragic; unfolding in real time; before our magnificent eyes.
Today, people, backed by governments and multinational organisations are taking space exploration very seriously. Its big business, despite the environmental impact: Hoping that when the Sun does finally expand to envelop the Earth in its wake you can relocate and continue to procreate eternally. Hitching a ride to another sustainable biosphere; architects of intergalactic real estate; dwelling in a new eco-home.
Through the gift of insight and vision, higher order thinking, we have come to realise (across the millennia) that discoveries and innovations in science and technology have universal and perpetual implications. We can perceive what lies ahead, forecast future events; reflect upon the concept of ‘Mother Nature’. We can comprehend our demise as a species, marvel at the prospect of synergising with machines.
Can you heal the World?
What will climb out of the swamp to inherit the Earth?
When will Capitalism eat itself?
What does make the World go round?
We have conscience; that makes us unique; we know that the environment is our responsibility. This perception of duty is bourn of instinct; quickened by technological advances and intensified by the visualisation of our impact. New discoveries are timely, of the moment; they can alter situations irreversibly and improve the quality of life. The Industrial and Information Revolutions have changed our lives forever, defining new opportunities and possibilities, influencing the way that society is designed and built, changing infrastructure and world order.
We have discovered a new way of thinking about our home in this galaxy. We must empower those who will be making the choices and solving the problems of tomorrow to face the consequences of their future. Harnessing a new way of designing, manufacturing and consuming which sustains the precious relationship we have with our local / global / universal community, its unique diversity and ecological fragility. When the youth of today sing the anthem of tomorrow, let it be their song; and let the song go on.
2 postcards purchsed from The National Museum of Film Photography and Television in Bradford, recently renamed as the The National Media Museum. Culled from Sketchbook #93.
During the 17th Century it was Galileo who developed the use of the telescope; at the expense of his eyesight, pointing his instrument sky-ward, even at the Sun. In 1660 he happened upon the four largest moons of Jupiter, he collected proof that Copernicus was correct in his theory about the Earth orbiting around the Sun. This went directly against the teachings of your church, i.e. the Earth is at the centre of the Universe, and the Sun revolves around you.
By the late 18th Century we had discovered how to capture images through the invention of photography, leading to broadcasting, newsreel and the transmission of LIVE international events, creating the global village. We had invented flight! In 1969 we landed on our Moon: Perhaps our greatest footstep. The great exploration continues. We did look back at ourselves; we saw our home, a button, in mother-of-pearl, tossed into an endless, velvety, midnight lagoon.
‘The Earth seen from space gave the environmental movement its most powerful icon.’ (Owen-Jackson 2002).
The human race continues to exploit its fascination with imagery and iconography and the gift of flight; a trajectory which is proving epic and tragic; unfolding in real time; before our magnificent eyes.
Today, people, backed by governments and multinational organisations are taking space exploration very seriously. Its big business, despite the environmental impact: Hoping that when the Sun does finally expand to envelop the Earth in its wake you can relocate and continue to procreate eternally. Hitching a ride to another sustainable biosphere; architects of intergalactic real estate; dwelling in a new eco-home.
Through the gift of insight and vision, higher order thinking, we have come to realise (across the millennia) that discoveries and innovations in science and technology have universal and perpetual implications. We can perceive what lies ahead, forecast future events; reflect upon the concept of ‘Mother Nature’. We can comprehend our demise as a species, marvel at the prospect of synergising with machines.
Can you heal the World?
What will climb out of the swamp to inherit the Earth?
When will Capitalism eat itself?
What does make the World go round?
We have conscience; that makes us unique; we know that the environment is our responsibility. This perception of duty is bourn of instinct; quickened by technological advances and intensified by the visualisation of our impact. New discoveries are timely, of the moment; they can alter situations irreversibly and improve the quality of life. The Industrial and Information Revolutions have changed our lives forever, defining new opportunities and possibilities, influencing the way that society is designed and built, changing infrastructure and world order.
We have discovered a new way of thinking about our home in this galaxy. We must empower those who will be making the choices and solving the problems of tomorrow to face the consequences of their future. Harnessing a new way of designing, manufacturing and consuming which sustains the precious relationship we have with our local / global / universal community, its unique diversity and ecological fragility. When the youth of today sing the anthem of tomorrow, let it be their song; and let the song go on.
2 postcards purchsed from The National Museum of Film Photography and Television in Bradford, recently renamed as the The National Media Museum. Culled from Sketchbook #93.
Friday, 17 August 2007
Nino, Tako & Merve.
I can hear them singing again, it's the same old tune, they need to expand their repertoire, I keep telling them. I can feel a mini revival coming on. The more things change, the more they stay the same. It was an exclusive, shame to say they didn't win, it's still a sore point, here you go.
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Version #1. Eurovision Song Contest insider info!!! Meet JUSHI. The Romanian 1999 Eurovision Song Contestants. They are rehearsing in Nino's sisters garage, until they reach the big time, which will begin when they win this years contest in Israel May 29th.
The 3 piece will continue working in Tako's Salon by day and going through their choreography by night. Merve is Nino's dad and Tako is Nino's girlfriend. You must be dying to hear their song. It's called 'Kescho Mi Mi,' which loosely translates as, '**** on me. 'From the top guys.
Version #2. Exclusive! Inside the Eurovision Song Contest, 1999 in Israel. Meet JUSHI. The Romanian entry. Look at them rehearsing in Nino's garage. Listen to their song. It's called 'Kescho Mi Mi,' which loosely translates as, 'Same outfit, different venue.'
Only 3 weeks ago, Merve's career as a professional body builder ended in scandal. Say no more. Merve formed the band after discovering Tako somewhere very obscure, believe me. His lifetime thirst for fame, is but a routine away, choreography being his secret weapon.
Tako would be the first to tell you, JUSHI, is a happening. The culmination of a bizarre chain of events and here the dream begins. Ladies and Gentlemen, a big hand, PLEASE!
Look at them, they just don't know when to stop.
Look at them, they just don't know when to stop.
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I often joke that I can still hear them singing the same old crappy song and now I must set them free, or let them start singing in the head of someone else, as well as my own ....
Stay tuned for:-1, Kay: The Student on Acid from Germany. (True Story.) 2, S#: The Call Centre Associate from Croydon. (True Story.) 3, Rodah & Ronda: The Conjoined Twins. (Based on a true story.) 4,The Lesbian Wedding in Islington. (True Story.) And more.
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