As I was walking the dog yesterday I had a vision of the awards
ceremony. The elephant is sitting next to you at one of those big round
tables, looking exceedingly uncomfortable in a rented tuxedo, grumpily
munching buns and bananas and necking down large quantities of champagne
straight from the bottle, scowling all over his face, while all the
other guests pick their way through the fancy food and make small talk.
He gets more and more impatient as the evening wears on, and eventually,
when it comes to the winners being announced, he's right at the end of
his tether. You and the elephant come in second, beaten to the first
prize by somebody who has placed a dead halibut in a toilet. You do your
best to look pleased for the winner and applaud enthusiastically, but
the elephant suddenly loses it: he leaps up from his seat with an angry
trumpet, upending the table, and starts stampeding round the room
smashing everything in his path, while the guests and judges panic and
rush for the exits. He grabs hold of Nicolas Serota and flings him
head-first into the gateau trolley. Then the police arrive and knock him
out with a tranquilliser dart.
Good//times!
Edward
On 06/06/2019 15:49, Edward Picot via NetBehaviour wrote:
Michael,
I agree with what others have said, these are extremely
thought-provoking, and almost any one of the questions would be
material for a couple of hours of discussion. Great material for a
book too!
My favourite one is 'If I collaborate with an elephant to make an
artwork is that elephant my fellow artist?' That really appeals to me.
First of all, you immediately start to wonder what kind of artwork the
elephant could participate in - elephant footprints on a canvas? an
elephant with a paintbrush in its trunk? maybe something displayed on
the sides of the elephant? Secondly, who wouldn't want an elephant as
a fellow artist? And just imagine the presentation if you won the
Turner Prize!
Edward
On 03/06/2019 21:50, Michael Szpakowski wrote:
I have a short text in the new volume of Borderless Philosophy .
https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/e2a905_df53424e9f454e9080b97f54dbc370f3.pdf
Have a read if you have a mo & are so inclined!
warmest wishes
Michael
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