Journal: January 2007 Archives
A collaborative work- featuring you, me and the rest of the world. An artwork focused on community, local and global, a work about building peace, a work that will unify all participants on March 24, 2007. If interested, please keep reading, pass the information along to friends, spread the word and let's unite....
I am desmal, an artist working out of Stillmore, Georgia...a member of the StillmoreRoots Group. The artwork that this project focuses on is a site specific installation work for the 5th Annual Art in the Woods event- a gathering of people, showing up on my grandparents farm, to share an experience. This year I would like for that experience to be felt globally- I want to create a connection on March 24. To create this work I need stones and I need you. Large stones, small stones and any stones in the middle. Stones from all corners of the globe...and I need you to send them. Just don't send them all...hold onto one for yourself...one to pass along to a friend, a loved one, a stranger. The stones will become part of something much larger- their origins listed, they will become the installation. The space has been constructed and it sits empty, awaiting your stones. On March 24, hold that stone, and know that others around the globe are also holding their stones...thinking of you and your stone....and in Stillmore, Georgia....a small town with a population of 730 people, on a farm, tucked away in the pines, stones you sent will be held by others. Making global connections, your stones will sit with other stones, they will be held...as you explain your stone on the 24 of March, a stone from your area will be being discussed on the same day in another region of the world.
If you plan on attending the event, please bring a stone for an interactive element the day of the festival.
It sounds so impossible, posting a message for help on simple website....asking others to take time from their day- to mail stones across great boundries....and yet, at the same time....I have faith that it can happen.
As stones are recieved, the area will be colored in on the maps below- my hope is that this will work on two levels- one, you can see what areas are not filled in, and if you know someone from that area, perhaps you can help that happen.
Two, if the piece functions- if the stones begin to arrive- you can watch it's progress...and if no colors shift....then the communication has failed.
I look forward to recieving a stone or stones from you soon-
Thank you.
desmal
p.o. box 311
Stillmore, GA 30464
Seven Days of Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.
"Man must evolve from all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggresion and retaliation. The foundation for such a method is love."
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Seven Days of Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.
"In the end, we will remember not the words of enemies, but the silence of our friends."
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Seven Days of Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.
Seven Days of Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.
"A nation that continues year after year
to spend more money on military defense
than on programs of social uplift
is approaching spiritual death."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967
Seven Days of Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.
"A nation that continues year after year
to spend more money on military defense
than on programs of social uplift
is approaching spiritual death."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967
I had to share this article on pimento cheese spread with you all. At the end of the article there is a recipe from the authors family; if you get a chance to try it out before me, please let me know how it goes.
Pimento Cheese: It's a Southern Thing
7 days of quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness;
only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate;
only love can do that.
Hate multiplies hate,
violence multiplies violence,
and toughness multiplies toughness
in a descending spiral of destruction....
The chain reaction of evil --
hate begetting hate,
wars producing more wars --
must be broken,
or we shall be plunged
into the dark abyss of annihilation.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Strength To Love, 1963
7 Days of quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars...hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929- 1968)
link:
"I have a dream..."
The first Second Saturday was a hit! It was wonderful to be out and about in Downtown Swainsboro enjoying the festive atmosphere. Congratulations Gallery RFD on a job well done.
Gallery RFD is currently seeking submissions for a juried show on the topic of Conservation/Construction. Check out www.galleryrfd.com for more information.
In preperation for the upcoming Art in the Woods show I will need your help. Look for a post at the end of this week/begining of next week on how you can participate in a global work focused on communication/sharing/tradition.
Tonight is Swainsboro, Georgia's first official Second Saturday Gallery Walk. An event organized by Anthony Faris and Bryan Ghiloni, owners of Gallery RFD. This is a landmark moment for the arts in Emanuel County- tonight there will be art hanging on the walls of the following four venues located in Swainsboro, Georgia:
Gallery RFD
The Kalmanson Gallery
Jacks Java Cove
Brantley's Billiards
Please come out tonight between 6- and 9 PM and join us for an evening of Art in Downtown Swainsboro.
I am donating the following works of art to the Gallery RFD giftshop. 100% of the proceeds will go towards funding Gallery RFD and their Art/Education/Out Reach programing. I hope to see you this evening- please, do yourself a favor and take some art home tonight- art, it can make life interesting.
Meditations of Portal Series
Borat has shocked, offended, and upset the masses in the new controversial self titled film Borat. Formulate your opinion on the actions of Sacha Baron Cohen as he is interviewed by Terry Gross on NPR.
I am always interested in the issues of censorship. Should it happen and if so, where do you draw the line?
Sacha Baron Cohen has provided NPR with an interview as himself- you can listen to the interview here.
