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  1. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    art.object.story (opens the original)

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    My ideas for art.object.story grow with curiosity and let’s be honest, a non-trivial amount of coffee and time spent in nature.These are 3 themes that speak to one another on a sort of loop. Think of art as what initially captures your attention. My geospatial “eye” is often observing something 2D. Think of a map or a depiction of a location somewhere in the world. Next, we depict an abstraction. Not unlike discerning between Van Gogh sunflowers and something we might find in National Geographic

  2. Issue · Sep 14, 2026

    trying something new without regret... (opens the original)

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    During my recent travels to Japan I visited Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. Suddenly learning tickets are typically ordered on the 10th of the preceding month I was pleasantly surprised that I easily obtained a last minute single pass.The weather was not supposed to cooperate but I am happy to report, that prior Tokyo flooding aside, the weather was serviceable. I even skipped the shuttle back to the station and opted for a walk along the canal with an umbrella.Cameras are not allowed inside but

  3. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    "I've seen a lot of beautiful things with a heavy heart." (opens the original)

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    Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedMother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I just don't know. -- Albert CamusI have been in Japan since some time in August. I could look it up but does the precise date matter? I prefer to keep it this way because I understand Camus in his hesitation. I thought of these famous lines as I tried to figure out the time difference and what day it indeed was back at home.My mother Patricia passed away on September 1, 2026 at 2:

  4. Issue · Aug 14, 2026

    A day filming, reading and writing... (opens the original)

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    How do you use your workspaces? The office downstairs has two monitors and more of the comforts of a working space but when I need to write and think I look for good music and focus.Piles of art wait to be hung on the walls, stacks of books beg to be opened. You might see chaos but I hold the voices near. Isn’t that where ideas come from?Work worth doing takes time. I mention Kant and Deleuze in the video.Gilles Deleuze, Francis Bacon</

  5. Issue · Jul 13, 2026

    "Cinema is a wonderful art form for talking about loneliness" (opens the original)

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    An interesting challenge posed by Joachim Trier. How do you show an actors internal worlds externally such as in a film or maybe even when writing. Cinema infuses lighting and positional alchemy to a scene imparting a certain emotionality often out of hand’s reach within other mediums.A recent flight to Miami amidst a hectic work and travel schedule found me looking for something cinematic to view. Future Bonny was heading to give a talk and workshop and was about to discover the worlds of Joach

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