Posts filed under identity

September 13, 2015

Instructions Missing

When we think of assembled objects, we are not likely to think of a concept of self. Instead we picture things like an IKEA bookcase or a model plane or…
Jose Parra "Self Portrait Sewing a Harlequin Hat"
February 17, 2013

Acting Lessons

I had my first acting lesson when I was eight. It was about jumping rope. It took place in what passed as a playground at my inner-city primary school, one…
Athanasios Argianas, Song Machine 16
August 19, 2011

A Body of Evidence

Last August Jörg came down with his adorable Scottish boyfriend, Nathan, to join Nikolas and me on the island. They brought along their friend Emil, a tall blond marketing executive…
Brendan Fernandes, New Primitivism 2
December 23, 2010

Tribal Hunches

Natalie gave one of her fabulous dinner parties again. I still don’t know how she manages to make it all look so effortless. I know that a lot went on…