I don’t want to get too deep into the content of this video, suffice it to say, everything is explained within it. And if you couldn’t be there, that’s a shame. You’ve got to come to the next one–or don’t, I guess that’s why I make these videos… for you Andy Warhol voyeur types. In any event, I’d like to think of us as symbolists … Continue reading The Opiate Vol. 8 Reading
How did I immigrate here?: I was on an airplane. Even though I had explicitly reserved a seat in the aisle, I was directed to a window. I spoke to the flight attendants, but there was apparently nothing they could do. There was nearly a moment in which I had managed to switch with a family so that they could all sit together, earning myself … Continue reading “Local People” (Excerpt 2) by John M. Keller
People love to tell you how long they’ve lived here, or how long they’ve been coming here. It is a badge of honor to tell people how long you’ve been disappearing for: fifteen years! In your decorated, sequential, documented life (or the one long ago), you live in London—or Sydney maybe. You go to work, where you have a position, a salary, a recognizable personality—you … Continue reading “Local People” (Excerpt 1) by John M. Keller
