It's been five years again. And right now, no one sees me much of any time much less first thing in the morning. But it seems an excellent time to try for some intimacy with the world so here we go.
Already, you see early morning problems. The very first day, I hold the date upside down. January 9 is dated with '20 rather than '21. I hope these are not omens and just relegated to my own waking fog.
You'll also notice that it took a few days to settle on a location for the photos. I'm in a different apartment than I was 5 years ago. At first I thought I'd step out onto the balcony for the natural morning light, which was nice but also washed out the date on January 2. I think I've settled on a corner of my living room for the rest of the year but I can't see the future.
Finally, for this third iteration, I'm going with portrait rather than landscape orientation. Whoa! Shaking things up!
I have other thoughts about this iteration. The "performance of loneliness for an audience of no one" is probably still in there, but I feel something else under the decision this time. In a year of pandemic and political unrest, there is an aspect of "I'm still here!" Defiance of destructive forces and intention to go no where. Hope that I will complete a third iteration. There's more here this year.
I may write more as these things come more into focus.
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