White Space
Lately I’ve been yearning to write about something new and interesting, have created draft posts trying to detail what it is that could possibly be this exciting, and have come up with none. It’s terribly unusual because I am often motivated by highly stressful situations to come out on top and move on, but it’s been a blank page.
I’m taking less photos, writing and reflecting less. My routine is so predictable that I can tell you what I will be doing next Thursday at four thirty-seven in the afternoon. I work well with predictability and crave it sometimes, but like cooking for yourself, I yearn for that little bit of impulse that makes one alter the recipe with a little extra, maybe some dried ground chilli in guacamole that jolts your senses proper and offers some new perspective.
So perhaps like Anton Ego I need some perspective. I’m learning photography from the ground up again at work and have discovered that there’s a long way to go before I can take myself seriously, before others can do so, too. This entire semester I’ve literally split into two, indulging my interests at academic and professional levels, wondering how to make them all work and feeling displaced at either end. Luckily there’re only three weeks to the semester and the end of academia is in sight. There is something certain about the impending uncertainty, and lots of frantic questions about making it work.
Adrian
20 May 2008; 8pm
So where do you usually go for inspiration? Art galleries? Books? Outdoors?
Maybe you just need to go for a walk. Clear your head.
Jorge Quinteros
20 May 2008; 10pm
Congrats on venturing and exploring more the awesome craft that is photography. I don’t consider myself a pro by no means but being driven my mere passion and interest in wanting to improve and learn new skills, I snap at things that catch my interest. Looking forward to more photos.
ade
21 May 2008; 1pm
hi sweetie…
here’s an online note from a long lost girlfriend who’s just dropping by to say hi though it may not be anything relevant to your post… it’s been an extremely long while… and certainly missed your muses and witty comebacks… most of all… just missed u… tub loads… -fat hug- really happy for u that the end of academia’s near… hopefully we’ll get to meet up for abit when we’re both back on the island at the same time… some day soon…??? here’s dropping some love from over the hills and far away… -hugs and kisses-
bacon bit
21 May 2008; 11pm
i am in awe when you say that you’re learning about photography again, because despite how fatheaded and head-in the-clouds this sounds, i think that it’s only when you’ve achieved that certain level, that you sometimes need to go back to the basics and explore the ropes all over again. that is true guru-dom
meanwhile, i’ve missed your posts. i miss you too. 3 weeks more to go! i have a month til the exams are finished with. the official school semester ends next week? i think
give my love to matty-yo! and i wouldn’t be so sure about what you’d be doing at 4:37pm next thursday afternoon…-cackles-
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.p
18 May 2008; 2am
Sometimes drawing a blank, is the exact space we need to bridge and tie the two ends together.
Have fun in 3 weeks’ time ;)