This is inspirational. For those of you who read my last post, there are times in which I have become dispirited with the current state of media art and the theory surrounding it, and have detached a little to have a life with a possible family, knowing that my stamp is on media art history, and wishing to take a little more time with the humane side of life that I pretty much gave up working all of you for the last 25 years.
This does not mean I have stopped. Hardly, it just means that I feel like my missives are a bit more deliberate and coming from the headspace that Marc describes. Best, Patrick From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of marc garrett Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 3:12 AM To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity Subject: [NetBehaviour] My Soul Mates... Futherfield over the years has taken an awful lot of my own personal time and energy, away from my own art practice. However, for the last six years I have managed to squeeze in a regular three days a week to re-educate myself and this has evolved and helped me in my writing and artistic ideas. I remember about 20 odd years ago when watching a documentary about Noam Chomsky, how impressive it was to see him without fail, read the latest news and information on what's going on in the world, before the start of his day. Since then, I have tried my best to do something similar. So, my day consists of going out on my bike very early in the morning. I get news papers and buy a coffee and make notes, and then cycle a bit more pondering about things. Then, when I get home I read snippets from a couple of books which may be troubling my mind, so I can get around an idea of what a writer may be saying. Then, I begin the day fuelled with some ideas - whether it be a Furtherfield day or a writing day. There is an argument that we need to re-occupy our own imaginations in contrast to the overwhelming onslaught of consumer based tedium that contemporary life suffocates us with. For me, it is essential to reclaim and recode my mind on my own terms, as well as meeting others who are also interested in doing this, which inspires me - it brings about a life that breaths a revolutionary zeal consisting of self-education and social emancipation and radical knowledge. I am interested in meeting and growing with these types of people whatever class, race or gender, for they are my soul mates. wishing my soul mates well. marc
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