Part IComplex is a prevalent word used to describe many issues in society, particularly global and controversial ones. Things, we are often told are complex, solutions are not easy because of this and that reason, we need to know the history behind matters the many factors and so on. But are things as complex as... Continue Reading →
How do we register change? Change is the recognition of a new normal. A building destroyed is a building that has entered a new state. Change is an instant moment and is not a process. Change as a process can only be seen in reverse or in hindsight. Food has either rotten or not; there... Continue Reading →
The digital world is an abstract world far removed from the analogue. There is a museum in Utrecht themed around on self-playing instruments and clocks. These incredible devices, complicated and masterpieces all, feel within the realm of comprehension. I can see the parts moving, this lever pushes that lever, the spring has tension and when... Continue Reading →
A certain attitude is present in the modern era, or perhaps in any era. This attitude I term the arrogance of the present, the idea that the present moment is privileged over other moments. The present is often evaluated using measurements that favour the present. The global bestseller Homo Deus amongst other works is emblematic... Continue Reading →
The first of many essays I hope to put somewhere.
Some photos from people working in Hong Kong Security guard Langham place, a major mall in Mong Kok. One of his jobs is to make sure people do not sit in this hallway. There are few other places to sit in the mall without paying for them. A colourful sanitation worker Pork legs on one... Continue Reading →
Red birdcages somewhere near Kwun Tong Taxi's in the rain seen from my window The beautiful Star Ferry A rainy day in San Po Kong Drying or dumping vegetables near Kowloon City Consumed Offerings Large graffiti-advertising in San Po Kong Doing the laundry Broken airconditioning behind bamboo scaffolding in Kwun Tong
That corporations are for profit is one of the strongest myths of our time.
Are we still able to consider the thing itself?
On success and what we consider to be so
Not Just About Culture 