negative epistemology
-
Music’s Negative Space
M.C. Escher, Sky and Water I (1938) Pause the music that soundtracks you.Notice silence, music’s other half. Listen to its space, your thoughts, the wind.Tune in to a soundscape without spacing out. To hear what music is saying, experience what it replaces. Continue reading
-
Resonant Thoughts: Allison Funk’s “On Pruning” (1999)
“Cut it way back. Do not be afraid to pinch the first, the only blossom. The berry cannot thrive in freedom. Have no mercy, gardener…” Allison Funk, “On Pruning” Continue reading
-
Creativity As Additive Or Subtractive?
Usually when I’m working on something—a piece of music, a piece of writing, a salad—I’m thinking about what I can add to it to make it better. For a long time my default stance was thinking that I didn’t have enough raw material. So I would compensate by putting in too much, and the predictable Continue reading

You must be logged in to post a comment.