Posted in Art on Jun 8th, 2007 2 Comments »
In 1917 Marcel Duchamp, under the pseudonym of R. Mutt, submitted a signed and dated urinal entitled Fountain to an exhibition organized by the Society of Independent Artist. The name Mutt is a play on the name of the company, J.L. Mott Iron Works, from where he bought the urinal and was additionally meant […]
Posted in Art, Ceramics on Jun 5th, 2007 No Comments »
I have collected ceramics since childhood. This Satsuma-yaki yunomi depicting a ripe pomegranate is one of my first pieces of Japanese pottery. I bought it from an old store in one of the covered malls in downtown Kagoshima over a decade ago. Two women, perhaps a mother and daughter, packed the cup and its mate […]
Posted in Art on Jun 3rd, 2007 1 Comment »
For as long as I can remember I have loved collecting objects, particularly things that I could use or that would teach me something about their manufacture and culture. I went to a Waldorf School which gave me an extraordinary opportunity to study a variety of media, such as silversmithing, spinning and weaving, painting, etc. […]
Posted in Verbal art and poetics, Folklore on Jun 3rd, 2007 2 Comments »
Alux are small pixie like entities about whom many stories are told, even in urban centers such as Mérida, Yucatan. Alux are often visualized as a small child. They are usually held responsible for mischievous events and other minor misfortunes including the loss of objects around the house. More seriously they are sometimes seen […]
Posted in Verbal art and poetics, Folklore on Jun 2nd, 2007 1 Comment »
This is an old story that Don Hernan’s grandfather told to him and that he has shared with me about a dog who could speak and his master Juan Tuyub. The story was recorded in the summer of 2005 and Santiago and I transcribed and translated it in 2006. The Yucatec transcription follows the […]
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My Essays in Idleness
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