Wednesday, January 20, 2010

leisa rich’s (in)consequential objects

A great quote by Leisa Rich:

"I have been looking at little bits in our world. They are wonderful. A small pebble stuck to my shoe, a wad of tough, chewed-up gum on the sidewalk, a shiny swirl of oil on a pond, a shard of twisted metal left from an accident. These “bits”-created by nature or by humans- are largely ignored by a society engrossed in the hyper speed, materialistic and byte-based life of today’s world. There is little time available for noticing these little things or for enjoying small moments when there are dozens of emails to answer. As I began to create my own intimations of these bits, the forms morphed and banded together to create an alternate reality, thus ending up creating a similar multiplicity I sought refuge from. Go figure…"

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