Saturday, September 26, 2009

Walter Benjamin - skins, signs, space, essence,

aura...what is authentic and what is a repo? I think of time and space...I think of movies and films that I connect with. I have memories of these. They become a part of who I am...like the time I watched Psycho all night long and couldn't close my eyes when I showered for days...months...years...The shadowy figure appearing, the eyes, the sound of the attack, the blood down the drain. How can anyone shower with their eyes closed ever again...how?

Films do have an impact...photo stills are manipulated by the photographer...by time and space but I still love the tangible artifact. At least there is a trace for a few hundred years. I love the memories...

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