worldless without end. amen.

when i told one of my peeps at work (jt) that when i was in chi-town i had visited both the museum of contemporary art as well as the art institute of chicago, she asked me whether i had gone to check out the photography. i replied, "no, i usually don't look at the photography at museums." "why's that?!" "because i find it so less interesting than the paintings. if i could be a painter, i would. i photograph because i can't paint. i look at the paintings to make my photographs more painterly." so here you have example of before (below) and after (above). i took the image and merged it twice, once as a negative, with another photo--one of a battery, believe it or not. i then selectively blurred it, added lights and turned the lights negative, and then i stretched out those markings.

my goal was to create a haunted image of dislocation. when i saw that statue of that poor lonely girl (woman??) on the bench, i felt so sorry for her. she was so lonely. so what do i do? i make her lonelier.

i'm so sorry. just so so sorry.

i'm so sorry, poor statue lady.

i hope you find your home someday.

i really really do. that would be nice.