Sitting in Vida’s studio. Listening to one of Rolf Julius’s CDs. This particular piece doesn’t have that direct “back to nature” feel that I like so much. Communication. Code. Language. Insect-like sounds. Forest-like. Depth-of-field.I wonder if it helps to approach listening to this work in terms of figure and ground. I come back to the [...]
Writing in Vida’s studio. Wondering about audience. Who will read this? Who am I writing for? Caroline, Chantel, Daniel, to start. And through this, with them, will eventually post some of what takes place here on the web.
Context. What are the expectations? What can I learn by writing for this particular context? I am supposed [...]
A first impression: A good show. After sitting with works for half hour or so the show doesn’t seem as interesting as a whole. There are some strong works, and I will give time to them, but some of the works seemed interesting on first blush but have turned out to be not so interesting. [...]