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Super Full Saturday
May. 23rd, 2004 01:58 pmDrove out to the GH museum for the 'meet the winners' walk through. Each of the winning artists had an opportunity to talk a bit about their work as we walked round the show as a group. I was so nervous and it got worse as each other artist spoke. Didn't know how I should approach it- give an overview, focus on this one piece (Visual Tourist),resin pieces, materials, process or concept...ritual or mapping...cyberspace...so MUCH to say, how on earth to start?! I tried to just think of 2 sentences to start with but my mind would not cooperate. Yikes! My mind was going totally blank from nerves!ohnoohno..
But thankfully, surprisingly, holy cow relievingly, when it actually came my turn (I was absolutely LAST) I just started speaking...and it flowed right out of me. I don't know where it comes from...but it somehow manages to flood right past all my fear gates and go out and connect. I still don't even know how on earth I managed to convey what I did- but it really seems I did. People were nodding, wide-eyed and intent and I spoke of language, communication, the brain, code, perception, networks, communication, aerial views, mappings, connections, visions etc. A woman brought up the Aboriginal mappings and Dreamings and we spoke of that...and bringing it up to a sense of Now.
I felt so good after, like I had really been able to share something important...with a GROUP of people. I never think I can for some reason...and then it works.B was beaming and happy for me.
We walked around town a bit and then went to the Blue Parrot for lunch...something we had promised ourselves as a celebration. I got my favorite Southwestern Sushi (raw tuna in a spinach wrap with horseradish sauce, wasabi, ginger, soy sauce....and their killer Margarita. mmmmm. Pic of my hunbun:
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But thankfully, surprisingly, holy cow relievingly, when it actually came my turn (I was absolutely LAST) I just started speaking...and it flowed right out of me. I don't know where it comes from...but it somehow manages to flood right past all my fear gates and go out and connect. I still don't even know how on earth I managed to convey what I did- but it really seems I did. People were nodding, wide-eyed and intent and I spoke of language, communication, the brain, code, perception, networks, communication, aerial views, mappings, connections, visions etc. A woman brought up the Aboriginal mappings and Dreamings and we spoke of that...and bringing it up to a sense of Now.
I felt so good after, like I had really been able to share something important...with a GROUP of people. I never think I can for some reason...and then it works.B was beaming and happy for me.
We walked around town a bit and then went to the Blue Parrot for lunch...something we had promised ourselves as a celebration. I got my favorite Southwestern Sushi (raw tuna in a spinach wrap with horseradish sauce, wasabi, ginger, soy sauce....and their killer Margarita. mmmmm. Pic of my hunbun:
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