“Life as an end is qualitatively different from life as a means.” — Daniel Pinchbeck, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl
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Peter Land – Back to Square One
Back to Square One is a self-portrait of Peter Land, a multi-disciplinary artist from Denmark, as homeless person. The title of the work refers to the board games that send you back to the first square and the cardboard boxes are the spaces of the game. The shape signifies that even bending over backwards gets you nowhere.
June 4, 2022
Hyperrealist exhibition Ceci n’est pas un corps
La Sucrière,
49-50 quai Rambaud,
Lyon, France
Quote of the Day
“If you have a Royal Family you have to make the best of whatever personalities the genetic lottery comes up with.” — Ben Pimlott, The Independent (01997-09-13)
Quote of the Day
“It’s interesting to see that people had so much clutter even thousands of years ago. The only way to get rid of it all was to bury it, and then some archaeologist went and dug it all up.” — Karl Pilkington, An Idiot Abroad
Firetruck Driver’s Tale
A firetruck driver’s tale.
June 11, 2022
16 rue Lainerie,
Lyon, France
Quote of the Day
“Smells, like music, hold memories. She breathed deep, and bottled it up for posterity.” — Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
Quote of the Day
“The past is a room full of baggage and rubbish and sometimes things that are of use.” — Jamaica Kincaid, The Autobiography of My Mother
Les Temps de la Cité
Les Temps de la Cité (Neighbourhood Times), is mural N° 2 of the Tony Garnier Open Air Museum. It shows a pictorial history of the neighbourhood from 1930 to contemporary times.
June 8, 2022
3 rue Ludovic Arrachart,
Lyon, France
Quote of the Day
“Much dumber people than you end up in charge.” — DBC Pierre, Vernon God Little
Quote of the Day
“You never know what a fool you can be till life gives you the chance.” — Eden Phillpotts, The Ring Fence
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