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How to like everything more - by Sasha Chapin How to like everything more
Sasha Chapinsashachapin.substack.com
I find this notion of pareidolia and Zinn’s way of working with it, of supplementing it, inspiring. Catching a glimpse of one of his works before it disappears has a potential to add a mythological quality to the environment that will persist in memory and possibly the undercurrent of their reality. The way he builds on the themes over times in the same spot adds to this. He adds the magic to the world that people see out of the corner of their eyes and then dismiss. People are longing for this type of whimsy and fairy dust. It is a way of seeing the world that is generally left in childhood but that should maybe be nurtured instead. It is similar to the easter eggs that game designers leave in their designs that are found by gamers and treasured that build a mythology within the game and are maybe almost accumulated in personal identity.
What are the chances?
The precision of timing required to run into someone by chance somewhere that you’re both just passing through for a moment- the lobby, the sidewalk, the elevator- is a funny thing. It imbues meaning into what are essentially coincidences, and you’ll never know if maybe you would have run into a different person in a different... See more
The precision of timing required to run into someone by chance somewhere that you’re both just passing through for a moment- the lobby, the sidewalk, the elevator- is a funny thing. It imbues meaning into what are essentially coincidences, and you’ll never know if maybe you would have run into a different person in a different... See more
Connector Field Notes #10
Becoming a digital poet
The shift toward poetic creation isn't merely theoretical — it's happening now, and it demands new skills and mindsets. To thrive in the age of poets, consider these practical steps:
1. Expand your lexicon
Words are your primary material now. Like a painter with pigments or a sculptor with clay, your vocabulary determines... See more
The shift toward poetic creation isn't merely theoretical — it's happening now, and it demands new skills and mindsets. To thrive in the age of poets, consider these practical steps:
1. Expand your lexicon
Words are your primary material now. Like a painter with pigments or a sculptor with clay, your vocabulary determines... See more
The age of poets
How does your community welcome and orient someone new to your space?
Larissa Weinstein • Connector Field Notes #10
“Another exercise that is very effective is walking on colors. Pick out all the reds on a street, focusing only on red objects—brick, lights, sweaters, signs. Shift to green, blue, orange, yellow. Notice how the colors begin to stand out more sharply of their own accord .”
Rob Walker • Collecting Color
How can I go from collecting information (articles, books, podcasts, etc) that I would like to consume to one in which I devote a good portion of my time to closely reading and processing, rather than simply skimming, these items?
