You've got to dig to dig it, you dig?
travel = travail. Middle English travelen, alteration of travailen, to toil, from Old French travailler; see TRAVAIL. (ahdictionary)
A case against a type of tourism. (New Yorker)
“thy … argument
Deserves the travail of a worthier pen” (WS)
Neither rosy nor prim; prefers the chorus to the heap of disturbance.
“Softly–
Yes, that is her patter in the hall.
She has returned.”
–Alfred Kreymborg, Again
“They raise their eyes to her whose grace and wit
Reanimate the shadows of the room,
Her eyes nocturnal beings exquisite
With witchery to make the stillness bloom;”
–Alfred Kreymborg, When They Require Gardens
“The person you are trying
is not accepting. Is not
at this time. Please
again. The person
you are trying is not
in service.
[…] Again laterat this time. Not accepting.”
–Martha Collins, Again later.
Flowing, thin, and indiscernible
Wandering Through Landscapes curated by Hartvest Project (Carola Bravo) and Adriana Meneses.
Elisa Benedetti, Andrés Cabrera-García, Jefreid Lotti, César Rey, Clara Toro, Gustavo Acosta, and Adler Guerrier
An exhibit that invites you to embark on a captivating journey through the contrasting and different ways to see our landscapes. We delve into the essence of distinct yet interconnected worlds: the dynamic urban landscapes that pulse with vibrant energy and the serene rural expanses that breathe tranquility. South Florida’s unique blend of tropical allure and cosmopolitan life is a melting pot of diverse cultures. Through this exhibition, we aim to capture different visions, shedding light on the captivating interplay between those visions.
Adriana Meneses
September 10 through November 5, 2023. At Pinecrest Gardens, 11000 Red Rd, Pinecrest, FL, 33156.
“The lifespan of awe”
“Get lost in the magic of the place.”
“[My] job is to gauge an appetite for the new. I broker possibilities.”
-Christopher Bollen, The Lost Americans
Some faint impressions barely held by this arrangement.
“… some of the fragments of the afternoon might be collected, and I concentrated my attention with careful subtlety to this end” – Eliot
What must be valued–spaces where … thought, sunshine, flowers, intangibles, necessities, time, freedom … are held.
“What must be valued
I’m learning,
in clarity and in error,
are spaces
where
feelings are held.
Here—in a poem?
And elsewhere”
– Jenny Johnson, Spaces
“Thought, sunshine, flowers: they wanted intangible as well as tangible goods, pleasures as well as necessities, and the time to pursue them, the time to have an inner life and freedom to roam the outer world.” (Solnit, Orwell’s Roses)
