August 2012
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Watch“The essence of memory - a possessor, a liberator.”
A Simple Reminder (2012, 4:30) is directed by D. Schmüdde and features a cover of “The Rip” by Portishead. Dedicated to Chris Marker.
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An artist doesn’t have time to promote. That one-way street is for advertisers and politicians.
An artist must find a way to talk about their work. A conversation is a two-way street but it’s also much more difficult to find. It takes someone actually being interested in engaging you.
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“Think about how things will look retrospectively if you actually put in the time...”
– ~ Caspar Newbolt Aesthetically Speaking
New York City
In New York City you are free. There is always more. There is always something available. You can be comforted that you are not so unique that someone down the street hasn’t already experienced the discomfort you have. This is not true in a small town.
When people speak of the acceptance and opportunity here in the United States, they are really talking about New York.
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“First, the current world population makes up approximately 7 per cent of all the...”
– Niall Ferguson Civilization:The West and the Rest
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“Je n’ai fait celle-ci plus longue parceque je n’ai pas eu le loisir...”
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I have made this letter longer than usual, because I lack the time to make it short.
~ Blaise Pascal Lettres Provinciales (1656-1657), no. 16
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What is Your Passion?
The answer I gave -
I make movies. It’s a lot of work and not a lot of pay. That doesn’t bother me unless I’m working on a project, mine or someone else’s, and I think to myself “this movie doesn’t matter because what it’s saying doesn’t matter.”
The essence of “matter” is beauty. I don’t mean that aesthetically. I’m...
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“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did...”
– Steve Jobs (via yourpalmal)
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A Necessary Moment
I feel bad for people whose minds only have two states: racing and distracted. Maybe these people don’t ever need to feel like they are in the moment - a moment that simply consists of one breath or one heartbeat and nothing more. I see so many individuals trying to control so many things that they cannot that I find it difficult to believe. The frustration is endless.
As long as we have...
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“The allotted function of art is not, as is often assumed, to put across ideas,...”
– ~ Andrei Tarkovsky (via River Like a Hole)
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“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his...”
– Francis of Assisi (*1182, †1226)
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