Photo taken 21 June 2017.
Jacob Yikes is the creator of some of my favourite Christchurch street art. He had an exhibition at the Art Box on Madras Street, so I popped in for a look. This new work was on the outside, so hopefully will stick around.
His works on paper are beautiful too.
Photo taken 25 June 2017
Rehua Marae, 24 June 2017.
When the guest list for this year’s Auckland Writers Festival was announced, the book cognoscenti of New Zealand were particularly agog about an author called George Saunders, who I didn’t know anything about.
I finished reading his book Lincoln in the Bardo last night, and without a doubt it is one of the best books I’ve ever read. It was one of those rare visceral reading experiences where your body and mind are engaged, ravaged, revived. The only other time I’ve felt my innards and psyche so impacted by a book is when I read House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski and felt queasy and woozy from its spookiness.
I cried a million variety of tears reading Lincoln in the Bardo, and bought utterly into its surreal world. If it turns out the afterlife is like the Bardo as George Saunders describes it, you know I wouldn’t be surprised.
So next step I am buying this book. It’s a keeper.
I also want to fill a notebook with quotes from it.
All I can say is Read it.
Oh my God, read it.
I’ve listened to this 15 Minutes: a podcast about fame (Brilliant -and ended up in a Twitter chat with the interviewer Jamie Berger).
But will delve into these later:
Photo taken 19 June 2017
Photo taken 19 June 2017
An early morning glimpse into a workspace on High Street.
The dark versus the electric lightbulbs and the orange and high vis.
Photo taken 21 June 2017.
It is the shortest day here in New Zealand today. Here’s the sun starting to come up over the railway in Sydenham.
The commute was in full darkness.
I had a look at the Boxed Quarter, new street art by Wongi going on, the place is changing and looking good.
Can I walk to Westfield from here? Photo taken 18 June 2017.
Fences with messages.
I love you but I’m moving to Melbourne.
Why hasn’t the Cathedral been rebuilt?
Photo taken 19 June 2017.
I spotted this new street art on Madras Street on the way home yesterday.
I walked past it this morning and grabbed a photo, even though it was a tad pre-sunrise. I don’t know much about it, but it’s striking.
It’s always good to see new street art, gives my heart a wee spark.
Photo taken 16 June 2017.
Owen Dippie’s elephant mural on Manchester Street, when the elephants are dwarfed by bouffy clouds.
Episodic Table 