Missing Dangerous Animals card number 19 of 48 – ‘The electric eel’
Portsmouth: January 15th
Collected fear at 5:32am
I have always collected – not because of values or imposed hierarchies represented by the objects – but just because they are interesting.
We collect what we are interested in or curious about – rough fragments for us to polish – define the missing – explore – the science of geology would never have gotten out the ground had it not been for curios and curiosity.
curiosity – what happens if – as a child its what encouraged me to bypass the dyslexia and learn – an over active sense of curiosity also drove this desire – answers in detail please.
I remember as a child a trip to Malta – the stones – caves – goats in trees – heat and landscape – the history – early catalysts for my aspergers drive to answer questions what – where – why – how – never who which was an important but supplemental question – secondary
I didn’t want to know all the answers though – you need mystery to keep on asking questions – as important as the answers – as a child collecting confectionary or tea cards – 1-48 – missing 6, 9, 34 and 47 – finding sets drove me on but as soon as it was complete the desire left and all you had was an archive – fixed in number – paper and print – unexpandable – unevolvable
while looking there was hope of finding the unexpected and asking another question?
question the world around you
question yourself
stimulate interface
ask
what
what if
what if I
what if I do
what if I do this
what will be the outcome
234,534 times a day
