My neighbor and I were talking and he wondered if theft would be a problem with a canvas house. This led us to a conversation and some thoughts about contained preciousness. what is rally in our homes that can and would be stolen? High mass fortresses were initially established by those who were intent upon steeling from others. We are in the lineage of those thieves, and our excess is all that makes us vulnerable. Not unlike with ultralight backpacking, Low mass additions may require a systemic view of consumption and ownership. Look around your apartment or home and think about what could or would actually be of value to a thief. I for one would support a very warm thief. We build fortesses to house gold. Can we shed our need for both?
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- the end of the great pretend? what will go by the wayside when the end of the great pretend presents itself with hunger what will become of trucker caps-key chains-tight jeans-soft hands-rough hair-acres of keds-fix bikes-what will become of art school? What will become of-bumper sticker toting volvos-navel gazing whole foodies with an egg shell satisfaction of farmers market austerity and sanctimonious would have done it different had I not been finishing that remodel- What will become of south east Asia- More importantly, how will the kids "really see the world" without it? What will become of all that volunteer work when it no longer gets you to the front of the professional school line What will become of professional schools when brain drain starts here and there is one doctor per gazillion. Who will we be at the end of the great pretend? I know I know I know a new theater will open, one always does. Some sort of earnest humorlessness probably. Something must lie between pith helmets and unspeakable worse
2 comments:
Right on. There is an installation up the the street from me -- an outdoor urban yurt/igloo made of industrial felt. A public front porch in a city without front porches.
When I read about your fabric home addition idea I instantly thought of the notion of someone breaking into the house. In reality locks only keep out the amateurs. Anyone willing to cut through a fabric wall to gain access to a house will likely break a glass window to gain access to a house. A locksmith told me once a pro can get through a deadbolt in no time flat. A police officer once told me the best deterrent to crime is to leave on lights.
In my own house very few material possessions have much meaning to me. I'd be sad to have my house violated by a criminal, but I could care less if I had to replace a television. Anything that has value to me personally is likely to be of sentimental value and have zero street value to a criminal.
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