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January 26th, 2012 § 3 Comments
On a cold morning I went to an area where I wanted to work for a while. It’s a divergent place, loved by locals and a bit of a shock to the system for non locals. It is reality to a high level.
When I was hiding in my two coats in the wet fog, alone in this uneasy industrial area with its ancient clay and dark sand (husbandguy went to explore and shoot his shots), realizing I could find dinosaur bones and shark teeth digging and shaping this heavy mud, placing heavy rocks, hearing the windmills and warning sounds of the energy plant and the soft sounds of the ships, I understood how this work is my voice.
.. and yes it is occurs to me that in this political climate you must be mental to continue working as an artist. but héy, someone has to do it. ;)
Sigur Rós went home to Iceland, the 97 minutes long dvd made of the in- and outdoor concerts is called Heima. One of the best music dvd’s around. (..I think.:))
the answer is ‘could you stop working as an artist’.
yes indeed, someone has to do it and i’s always best if you do it yourself. The joys of beeing an artist!; everything you see, make, touch and feel is a master piece and it’s there.. right before your nose.
James Frey, a million little pieces- Let things be, let yourself be, let everything be and accept it as it is. Nothing more, nothing less. I am prepared, I am calm. I will accept what comes.-
I like the analogy of art as voice, especially in the context of Heima, which to me is centered so much in place and beauty.