It wasn't a very good day working today - one of those days in which one fears that an Original Thought may never come to one again - until I had a shower around 5 p.m. and my addled brain cleared, and I could see where I was going, after all. On days like this, I can never decide whether it's very comforting to turn around and see an utterly laid back Gramsci - or whether it's comfortingly endearing. Probably the latter, since I've been trying to write about snails in relation to slow architecture, slow aesthetics, slow everything ...
For the record, we want to hear about snails, lichen, and slow architecture-aesthetics. What a fascinating set of material. If you have an upcoming lecture or talk on the subject, please send details! Gramsci has very pink toe beans!
ReplyDeleteBe careful what you wish for ... there's a whole chapter on snails, one of these days ... I think I finished the slow bit today: next, linking snails with the petrochemical industry and plastics ...
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