Friday, 7 June 2013

Noah's 117th slightly off egg / Noahs 117de lettere rådne æg

I give up

                     It started early, that there
                     ”not being impressed by appearances”
                     thing. In my early teens I saw cheap
                     plastic, painted plywood, wires and
                     tents, greedy merchant out to sell me
                     the least quality for as much money
                     as possible. Where others saw the amusement
                     park. I saw the amusement park as well
                     but it was a mirage luring us into a phoney
                     world of supposed fun; it was sort of a shimmering
                     layer trying to cover up the ugly truth. If painted
                     plywood and cheap plastic is ugly.

counting
the leaves

                     When I grew older I liked going
                     to those places off season to take photos.
                     Or before opening hours when ”the rat
                     was dressing itself up to be king” … or
                     something like that.


in the window
frame

                     Desafinado
                     a blue bossa slips
                     from Maya's mouth




Desafinado”, a bossa nova by Joao Gilberto,
Desafinado means “out of tune”, “off key”

Maya: the veil of illusion making us think that the material world Is real.


*-*-*


jeg
opgiver

                  Det startede tidligt, det dér med
                 ”ikke at være imponeret af fremtoningen”-
                  tingen. I mine tidlige teenageår så jeg
                  billig plastik, malet masonit, ledninger
                  og telte, grådige købmænd, der ville sælge
                  mig det billigste så dyrt, de kunne. Hvor andre så
                  en forlystelsespark. Jeg så også forlystelsesparken,
                  men det var en luftspejling, der lokkede os
                  ind i en falsk verden af tilsyneladende morskab;
                  var ligesom en flimrede hinde, der forsøgte
                  at dække over den grimme sandhed. Hvis
                  malet masonit og plastik er grimt.

at tælle
bladene

                  Da jeg blev lidt ældre yndede jeg at besøge
                  de steder udenfor sæsonen for at fotografere.
                  Eller før åbningstid mens ”rotten iklædte sig
                  en konges klæder” … noget i den retning.

I vindues
rammen

                  Desafinado
                  en blå bossa undslipper
                  Mayas mund




Desafinado” er en bossanova af Joao Gilberto,
Desafinado” betyder “en smule falsk”, “lidt ved sinden af”

Maya: illusionens slør, der prøver at bilde os ind
at den fysiske verden er virkelig

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