locus
lo·cus is defined as such:
a particular, point, or place.
a curve or figure formed by all the points satisfying a particular equation of the relation between coordinates, or by a point, line, or surface moving according to mathematically defined conditions.
as above - so below
what about the in-between?
second line(d) nullify de(con)structive period deviated existence paused and muted constant state of erosion coating and striping down senses prolapsed clogged yet leaking overtime a hole formed oozing out coagulated residue of the innate and ancient-deep knowings puddled the overwhelm of numbness collapsing duality of being tangled and uncoiled congested pathetic
the act of co(u)rse resur(cor)rection: in 12 steps
acknowledgment acceptance gathering coordinates deciphering sifting through teasing out separating cataloging calibrating implementing callusing reintroduction
thought often:
(prescriptions of arrangements and equations)
what is required of one to operate from/within the full awareness of the senses?
how to be intentional in the practice of breathing?
what is the routine of strengthening the senses?
as a notion of processing in itself
intrigued by the cephalic phase of digestion - that initial stage, triggered by the sensory stimuli of sight, smell, taste, or thought.
scent review: concrete
dissection of a culmination response consolidation makings of water, aggregate (rock, sand, or gravel) and cement
industrial made natural nature deconstructed
wet and heavy then light and airy
more than the sum of its parts
excavated/observed/described:
porous and absorbs quickly continual water flow and fast spiraling pressure is needed deposits and core samples extracted drilled out witnessing the reveal of stacked layers of sediment and time
infiltration clogged bacteria hidden deep inside the substrate holding smells gravity’s rundown drainage out-spill algae sprouting
variations of conditions cause and effect
ecosystem of a pothole reflecting that above a cloud of soft-focused hovering
there is no solid feeling of texture softest and most supple soapy and medicinal
shallowness of a lullaby forward thick and heavy sweetness carries rolling off melting into the street puddled liquid cross-sections of iridescent gases swirling metallic rainbow zing
subtle vibrations inertia of mosquito larvae and tadpoles underneath the surface where work and worship stem from the same root/route
floating are shavings of a fruity scented pencil cradling fractal patterns of spores forming a gumbo of notes that of rotten flowers over the decompositions of the fallen
feels as if one could rub it between the fingers turn it into pulp
sculpting a recipe of hybridized existence
eventual evaporation lactonic haziness yielding a faint dusty finish crackling traces of dried earthenware on the skin
the deeper the intake of breath the lighter you feel a knowingness
fades out
lorna is shapeshifting within a graduate sculpture program at vcu.