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Forest Sunrise ~ Fall 2009
Photographs are not rational in the sense that they are something to be talked about, reduced to language. No, they are to be experienced at every level of engagement from the creating of the imaYellow No. 24 ~ Fall 2009
Perhaps as one should see the sound one must also hear the colors. When the colors sing to you have you heard the colors? Is the metaphor correct? All perception occurs during the infinitely smalWhite Pines No. 1 ~ Fall 2009
Agents of Death? What could Barthes mean? Let me see if I can make any sense of this dire reference. For some time now I have argued that the photograph scratches the surface of the infinity of eMeadow Apples ~ Fall 2009
Still gripping onto the apple tree, the apples are worm eaten and rotten at this untended apple tree. Some have fallen to the ground making food for small mammals that happen upon them but most cliMarsh Fog at Sunrise ~ Fall 2009
An illusion of reality? Arnold Newman is on the right track. Another way to look at this idea is that the photograph is a supplement for the origins it is attempting to capture. If the natural worlBaseball ~ Fall 2009
Does one exist in time or is one's existence measured in traces of memory? I have been writing lately about the infinitely small, immeasurable moment of time that is always already present andBridge ~ Fall 2009
I appreciate the ebb and flow of the seasons. I like to walk through Midwestern woods and meadows looking at the changes that occur each year. For me these walks provide me with a solitude from whichFall Colors No. 1 ~ Fall 2009
Where does one discover the spirit of the work? I believe the answer is simple. The spirit of the work is found in the act of doing; an act that can only take place in the moment of existence whiSizing Up the Asteroid Threat
"The risk of being blindsided by such an object emphasizes our need to develop a space-based observation platform [...] along with providing more accurate information about the movements of largeSolitude No. 3 ~ Fall 2009
Solitude should not be confused with loneliness or sadness or isolation or abandoned or unwanted or outcast or desolate. Solitude, while generally reckoned as a state of being alone, does not equGetting Ready for Deep Impact
"...a little over two years after perhaps the biggest asteroid scare of all time, no planetary defense plan is in place nor an indication of who would put one into effect."Morning Haze ~ Fall 2009
Frozen moments, artifacts of existential time, photographs open the door to the infinite by holding time still. The photographer’s stock in trade is his or her insight into the visual momAn Eschatological Taxonomy
"Here, then, is a first pass at a classification system for the varying types of "end of the world" scenarios." Frightening futurism from Jamias Cascio.Apple River ~ Fall 2009
I have argued that the photograph captures the simulacrum of the existential moment, that moment always already gone that implants trace memory to provide the illusion of linear temporality. If oneApple River Canyon No. 3 ~ Fall 2009
The instant the shutter snaps the image in the photographer’s viewfinder is already gone, replaced by an infinite number of new images that, while appearing the same, are subtly differeLone Tree No. 2
Mary Travers died yesterday at the age of 72 of leukemia. On Sunday the 25th anniversary of the death of singer-songwriter Steve Goodman is observed. Both of these events caused me to be quite sad,Repeats ~ Fall 2009
Today I stop working for a few hours. This morning I will undergo prostate surgery that, if successful, will clear a blockage that in the most polite terms makes life more like a drip than a faucMeadow No. 3 ~ Fall 2009
Human beings are a solitary/social species. We can only exist in the moment in which we exist and, because we are centered in the moment of existence even when in a crowded room, we experienceWind-Power ~ Fall 2009
Located subjectively somewhere between the absolute moment of existence, the moment that is always already gone, removed from presence by the remembrances of the embedded trace, that which no lCactus No. 2 ~ Fall 2009
The moment, that elusive split second of time that cannot be measured and is always already gone, disappeared from existence except as a trace of memory, is the time of action. It is when we feIndiana Dunes National Lakeshore No. 1 ~ Fall 2009
The past and future are constructions of what appears to be the continuum of linear time. They are respectively traces of memory that remain from the moment of existential experience and constructedMcHenry Dam No. 1 ~ Fall 2009
For Levinas, a philosopher of some reputation, the ultimate philosophical act is to render service to the other, the widow, the orphan or the stranger, even at the risk of harm to oneSynthetic Biology - Best Not to Ignore the Risks
"If I am knowledgeable about biology and have the tools to create new organisms from scratch, then it would be entirely plausible I could certainly construct something that poses a threat to allSolitude No. 2 ~ Fall 2009
Human beings are a solitary/social species. We are trapped in our own perceptions, in our own visions. We can only know the world through our own eyes, our own nostrils, our own ears, our oTracking of Killer Asteroids Runs Low on Money and Short on Time
"NASA can find and track most of the nearby asteroids that could hit and damage the Earth, but there is not enough money in its budget to finish the project within a 15-year deadline mandated byEarly Fall Morning ~ Fall 2009
Not long ago while exhibiting at an art fair, a visitor to my booth remarked, “Wow, I took a picture exactly like that!” She paused briefly and added, “Only yours isExploding robots may scout hazardous asteroids
"A fleet of exploding probes could prepare the way for warding off hazardous asteroids. Several of the small spherical robots would land on a single asteroid, some exploding while others listen fFanatismul artistic: ofranda adusa de David Esrig teatrului existential
Fanatismul artistic: ofranda adusa de David Esrig teatrului existentialSpace Colonization and Existential Risk
"If all goes well, NASA could have a permanent moon base by 2020. This is hopeful, because it’s a step towards putting our eggs in more than one basket."
