Entries from October 2007

October 14, 2007

An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar

Taryn Simon’s photographic exhibition, currently showing at The Photographers’ Gallery, exposes profound political, scientific, moral (sometimes ecological) issues by habituating us (the reader) to a strange and unfamiliar world.
A caged, albino tiger called Kenny: His thick, white fur, pink nose and ice-blue eyes, are achieved through selective interbreeding. The inevitable effects of interbreeding include mental [...]

October 8, 2007

Parting words…

Two (weighty) steel salt and pepper grinders; a pinhole photography set (including developing solution); a limited edition red-skin 2008 moleskine diary; several office mementos including a Knowledge directory; a raspberry tart, of which I had two slices; some hugs and kind words – spoken and written; several pints of lager; the presence of good people; [...]