February 25, 2008
MEL-ADL … again … again … something like home …
A taxi driver from Punjab studying electronics with such a polite demeanor managed to persuade me that going all the way to the airport with him was not such a bad compromise than going to Southern Cross Station and getting the bus. Honestly, I was quite in the mood for swaying with whatever breeze happened by.
I have a sense of anxiety when I return to somewhere I used to live, that it will have changed, that I will have changed, and an accommodation between the two of us will be impossible. Still, to see North Terrace beneath from the usual exit row seat I occupy, I thought, "Home…"
And today, seeing my darling friends Gala, Lisa, Adam, and last night with Alison, and later today with Daniel… It's like a short holiday, a reprieve from the madness of the past few weeks, the intense emotions, intellectualising, trying to make sense of what I wanted to do… and …
I'll write about the showings later, when it's settled somewhat, when I've looked at the footage, when it has calmed down.
So, Adelaide for a week. Festival time, shows to see, people here from Melbourne, Bonnie and Lina both, and something maybe growing in my life that has made these last couple of weeks like the sun breaking in mountains.
Comments
February 27, 2008 11:12 AM
hi matthew, thanks so much for coming and you three being intellectual. it pushed the conversation in a very different direction from the previous night which was much more dance and choreography inclined.
i've had a brief watch of the video while importing it and hope to put it up some time in the next few days, it might have to wait until i have a faster connection though.
see ya back in melb
February 25, 2008 12:49 PM
I really enjoyed the piece, Frances, and thought the talk that followed was a nice way to get encourage further engagement. I hope to find some time to blog about it today or tomorrow.