POST #14: ((Ectasian)) DAY ONE ON SITE: (pt 2) I would like to reprise the as-yet-undocumented Anthropocene confetti cannon blast into the North Sea. (The inaugural blast last summer was poorly documented). Preferably at Thorntonloch as I had such a […]
POST #13: ((Calymmian)) FIRST DAY ON SITE…. (pt 1) I’m here! The journey here was hard but auspicious. A long overnight Megabus journey filled with hours on non-sleep but I awoke at one strange moment between fits of non-sleep to […]
POST #12 {Statherian} : PRACTICAL PROGRESS Lots to report Mundanely, all my travel and accommodation has managed to sort itself out primarily thanks to a rare moment of foresight and journey-booking by myself and the infinite generosity of a friend […]
POST #11 [Orosirian]: A NOTE ON THE WORK THAT EMERGED FROM LAST YEAR’S NORTH LIGHT RESIDENCY, UNTITLED (ANTHROPOCENE CONFETTI CANNON FOR THE BRITISH SEAS) Last year’s residency at The Beach Hut in Dunbar was an incredibly important time for me. […]
POST #10 <<Rhyacian>>: Reflections on recent conceptual and practical difficulties (pt.2)… At any rate. I still have a lot of work to do. As it stands I can see the following tactics to follow. A (Oxygen Catastrophe): Be extremely reductive. […]
POST #9 ( Siderian ): Reflections on recent conceptual and practical difficulties (pt.1)… As touched upon on my previous post, the re-processing of ‘Theory of the Earth’ was not as simple or successful as I had envisioned. I had the […]
Post #8 {Neoarchean} I am now done on my first re-processing of James Hutton’s trancendental ‘Theory of the Earth.’ However, it hasn’t gone quite to plan for various reasons. Many aspects of the original text have proven harder to manipulate […]
Post #7 {Mesoarchean} Selection of initial notes working towards a re-appraisal of James Hutton’s ‘Theory of the Earth’ (1788) PART 4.: > Diff systems: i) PREHISTORIC w. APOCALYPTIC INTENT ii) POSTAPOCALYPTIC w. PREHISTORICAL VIEWING iii) ACCELERATING INTO PREHISTORY + POST-FUTURE […]
Post #6 {Paleoarchean} Selection of initial notes working towards a re-appraisal of James Hutton’s ‘Theory of the Earth’ (1788) PART 3.: > Extrapolation > preeminance > WE have but to open our eyes to be convinced of this truth > […]
Post #5 {Eoarchean} Selection of initial notes working towards a re-appraisal of James Hutton’s ‘Theory of the Earth’ (1788) PART 2.: > Opposite of consolidating > water moving rock > hee hee > lastly they will return to their fluidity […]
Post #4 {Early Imbrian} Selection of initial notes working towards a re-appraisal of James Hutton’s ‘Theory of the Earth’ (1788) PART 1.: > INVESTIGATION → EXTRAPOLATION > ONLY STARTS TALKING ABOUT EVIDENCE AT THIS POINT. PREVIOUSLY WISHY-WASHY SCRIPTURE-PANDERING… > total […]
POST #3: Nectarian Came across this image. Sir James Hall’s sketch of Siccar Point from the perspective of the boat. I wonder what the boat was called?? Must try to find out. I have also spent today looking at the […]