very excited

For two reasons.

Firstly,
Here is a youtube for Yaacov Agam's art. It is so intriguing and if you want to, take some time and watch these videos. Or some of them. He explains his idea. He says man started recording experiences using points to draw what he wanted to record. (Cave drawings in the prehistoric caves in Southern France). Then he learned to join the dots, and this line now was movement and kinetic recording. Then the now changes in an instant to a new now. Oh, listen to him talking. It is literally mind bending.

He takes a point (one note on the harp) and draws a line and the harp glides up it a high note. He moves his hand back to starting and the harp glides back to the first note. On a computer screen each coloured  shape has is a note. As you slowly move your finger on the coloured circle, and drag it across the screen, it passes other designs on the screen, the sound mimics your movement. When you interact with other shapes, you have harmony.

Oh watch the videos.

http://www.youtube.com/channel/HCV1LnPizFZO4

The second.

This morning I went to a fabulous lecture on Burma. Thierry Falise, a photo-journalist has spent 25 years in Burma, recording that country's evolution. As we all know, Burma/Myanmar has been going through amazing change. He talked about the political evolution, the cultural evolution. I bought his book Burmese Shadows and came home to plan a trip there. It is not on Tim's list of places to go, and a girlfriend here wants to go. So, check this. I have contacted a travel agent in REGINA to plan the trip. On the computer, of course! Let's hope it works. For Jan/Feb 2014. Anyone out there want to join me/us?

I am also looking at a trip to India. Not on Tim's list. He shows no interest until I start talking about going. Then he perks up a little. Because time is running (planning to leave in April 2014) I have a few, ha, many places to get to. So I will try to put together a trip to India too. A tour, if I  am travelling alone.

I am on an exciting high. Yahoo.