Floodlit time
Conduct charges
Out of touch
The carnival provides a rich visual environment, especially as night falls on the exuberant festivities. Operating as an observer, the artist follows an extraordinary agenda during event encounters.
“Surrounded by this shallow, glossy society we develop a shallow side, too, and we become attracted to fluff.” – Joni Mitchell
Real property
Elevated railroad track
Permanent appendage
Large colorful artificial flowers attempt to create a vibrant environment, increasing the desirability of riding the carnival rails.
“I got my heart’s desire, and there my troubles began.” – Lev Grossman
Distinct individual
Discrete partition
Insularity silo
Coming and going at highway speeds under various conditions at widely separated temporal positions, the silo-tree is approached from distinctive perspectives. Traveling manifests as an exercise in space and time, as a contiguous series of changing instants within a backbone of consistency.
“It is the business of the very few to be independent; it is a privilege of the strong.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Come forward
Gather around
Be the proud owner
Welcome to the carnival. In the guise of garish entertainment, the traveling business of creating artificial desire is adversely affected by the threat of inclement weather.
“If not completely satisfied, mail back unused portion of product for complete refund of price of purchase, please allow thirty days for delivery, don’t be fooled by cheap imitations.” – Tom Waits
Reinforced concrete
Agrarian facility complex
Emptied by gravity flow
On familiar travel routes, certain anticipated emplacements are repetitively entertaining. Aesthetics opens minds to possibilities and different perspectives. Of course, what is interesting is more of a personal journey than an achievable objective understanding. Time passes and governs wisdom possibilities as ideas rather than factual particulars.
“Silos are the great hidden constant of the industrialized world.” – John Darnielle
Woven canvas stripes
Stretched tenaciously
Planar frame
Frames are subject to loads and reactions, sometimes disclosed in the form of electromagnetic radiation.
“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen
Spend time
Relaxed manner
Hours on end
The experience of waiting until specific services are rendered is not generally improved by the presence of televisions blaring random channels. Nevertheless, the constrained action of staying where one is can be productive until a particular anticipated future phase.
“Waiting was often a resented gift, imparted to those who accepted it grudgingly in the hopes that something better would come along when the gift was tossed aside, boxed away for the next recipient.” – Gina Marinello-Sweeney
Music calendar
Complete selection
Advance notice
Organizing symbols in a colorful chalk grid, this variable hand drawn typographic display is part of the ambiance at the Jazz Corner of New Orleans.
“Madame Lily Devalier always asked “Where are you?” in a way that insinuated that there were only two places on earth one could be: New Orleans and somewhere ridiculous.” – Tom Robbins
Under the sign
Aggressive consumerism
Neon parabolas
Certain weather conditions can transform common suburban blight from its unappealing physical manifestations into a surrealistic dreamscape. It is good to be an artist.
“Coca cola and McDonalds is spreading. Just like hunger and poverty.” – Tim Goossens
Resolving ambiguity
Illumination status
Relative angle
Using the instants of duration, events are detected by virtue of evanescent conditions. Considering generated light reflected by objects under observation, simultaneity becomes relative. Radiation in various intensities illuminates various substances to a greater or lesser degree. In managing stimulation, we invent elegant rules governing our understanding of existence.
“The Sun will rise and set regardless. What we choose to do with the light while it is here is up to us. Journey wisely.” – Alexandra Elle