I should not have been willing to further procrastinate by pondering films. But I was watching Wendy & Lucy and Old Joy, hearing the soundtrack, listening, pouring over the images. Both films were comfortable, like hearing stories from old friends: profound, pliable, and porous. These were movies of outside lives; rapport was quickly gained through each narrative. Despite my enjoyment of the films, I had to get busy: I was surrounded by to do lists and potential video subjects. I began to drink caffeine to get myself wound up, or I was liable to fall asleep, another all-nighter, poor me.***
The video today was to be a haiku. I followed the syllable prescription for the poetic form by interpreting each shot as a syllable. The black screen serves as a separation between lines.
The writing obstruction was to include the letter combinations ou, li, po in that order, but not necessarily consecutively, in each sentence. This is a tribute to Oulipo, a group of mainly French writers who use constraints to focus their writing. This project was partially inspired by this group.
The writing obstruction was to include the letter combinations ou, li, po in that order, but not necessarily consecutively, in each sentence. This is a tribute to Oulipo, a group of mainly French writers who use constraints to focus their writing. This project was partially inspired by this group.
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