Take a minute and just look at the picture above. Don’t let yourself think just yet. Simply look. Let your eyes roam over the lines, the curves, the angles. Begin to start noticing shapes: the triangular roof, the rectangular windows, Read More …
Journal Entry #15: Detroit November 15, 2100
The following short story is inspired by Julie Julison’s photographs. I take a step forward as the rubble rolls under my stiff shoes. Cracks mar the surface of the path as I force myself on my daily walk through what’s Read More …
The Cavalcade: The Digital, the Analog, and the Obsolete
Odds are, you’re reading this blog post on your phone or laptop. When did you last update its operating system? When was the last time you replaced it with a newer model? A month ago? A year? Five? More? The Read More …
The Anthropogenic Web
A grid. A network. A convergence of lines. A web? At first glance, this image immediately inspires movement. I admit that the term movement is quite broad, but this image brings aspects of movement into play that then inspire larger Read More …
Ferrania in Detroit
From Italy’s Maritime Mountains to Motown: Ferrania in Detroit Ferrania, which is the name of a tiny village, a factory, and a brand, is located in Italy’s maritime Alps in the region of Liguria. You get to Ferrania by taking Read More …
Poem: To Peer Through a Lens
The following poem is inspired by Jack Cronin’s photograph. This poem seeks to engage in and explore ideas on analog, nature, ways of looking, and the Anthropocene. It is intended to be read alongside the photograph featured both above and Read More …