The train from Reims to Nancy moves in a dream-like state through the French countryside. Waves of hills and hedgerows, yellow fields of rape crop, clusters of trees on the horizon, deep greens of ripening wheat and barley. There are low lying clouds and as the train hits them at speed they burst and fillContinue reading “Bon Weekend”
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Hufeisensiedlung – One & One is Three
A list of streets were written by hand into a small notebook. This is much easier to use than any sort of digital device. There is no signing on, no search button, no need for a G4 or wifi connection. The list is important because sometimes you arrive at a place and you are notContinue reading “Hufeisensiedlung – One & One is Three”
War Primer
A woman is sitting on a bench by the shore. She is wearing a black coat and a green scarf. She holds a phone in her hand and dials a number. She holds the phone to her head and then she moves again to dial a number. She does this over and over again butContinue reading “War Primer”
Seascapes
The beach was deserted. The sea scapes and the sky scapes and the sense of being alone were ideal. A perfect time and place to plan a revolution. The container ship Hong Kong Express sailing from Antwerp to Southampton. The coast of France. Earlier I met some French swimmers in the harbour who are trainingContinue reading “Seascapes”
Look both ways
The relations of production are invisible. People work hereDesk topslaptopsendless powerpoint presentationsof great corporationscultureof great corporationsambitionsaims and objectivesmission statementsA red angle poise lamp In offices, at workstations,in the streetrailway stationsunderground andconstruction What strange symmetryof these contradictions and tensions
Consumption
MSC Sao Paulo on its way from Bremenhaven to Le Havre. An earlier voyage this year included Liverpool, Montreal and Antwerp. It has a carrying capacity of 4688 TEU. It sails under the flag of Liberia and its home port is Monravia. Over 50 percent of the population of Liberia live below the poverty line.Continue reading “Consumption”
Ship Watching
The shores of the Channel are an excellent place for ship watching. On a clear day, from the top of Fox Hill Down or Langdon Hole one looks down on it. It appears as a lake, or a large river. France and the infrastructure of Calais can be clearly seen. Wind turbines, silos, the townContinue reading “Ship Watching”
Cornucopia City 