p r o j e c t | s o m e r a i l w a y c r o s s i n g s i n n o r t h - w e s t u t t a r p r a d e s h
acrylic medium transfers of digital photographs and typed text on paper
set of twenty five sheets
11" x 8"
1. as everything is moving. as man is so formed that impressions take various forms in his mind. as the images in his mind constitute his state of consciousness. as bareilly city leads to izzatnagar. as a single line may divide all visible directions into two categories, those that intersect the earth's surface, and those that don't. as the horizon is a circle dividing the lower hemisphere from the upper. as, if a sphere is cut by a plane, the section is a circle.
2. as frames of reference attach to bodies in motion. as absolute motion cannot be determined. as the word 'horizontal' is used easily, although it remains subject to conditions. as a ray of light travelling roughly horizontally can be seen to be refracted downwards. as horizontality and verticality are local concepts, requiring a measurable gravitational field. as the visible world is swollen with appearances.
3. as the four elements are moved by the two forces. as the continents and oceans keep changing places. as all things are transformations of water. as all things are transformations of earth. as all things are transformations of air. as each particle spins around its own axis. as interaction forces modify the motion of all moving bodies. as objects are more or less intermingled. as feeling has its forms in man.
2. as frames of reference attach to bodies in motion. as absolute motion cannot be determined. as the word 'horizontal' is used easily, although it remains subject to conditions. as a ray of light travelling roughly horizontally can be seen to be refracted downwards. as horizontality and verticality are local concepts, requiring a measurable gravitational field. as the visible world is swollen with appearances.
3. as the four elements are moved by the two forces. as the continents and oceans keep changing places. as all things are transformations of water. as all things are transformations of earth. as all things are transformations of air. as each particle spins around its own axis. as interaction forces modify the motion of all moving bodies. as objects are more or less intermingled. as feeling has its forms in man.
4. as
the daytime sky changes, hour by hour. as one can either look up at the
shifting clouds above, or else down at their moving shadows. as there
may be strong contrasts between outer and inner. as the surface of the
sea can reflect light while the sea-bed lies in darkness. as words
travel through the air.
5. as several causes may account for current conditions, and every observer is free to credit whichever he pleases. as we assume the principle of permanence as easily as the principle of causation. as one's eyes may shine with either blood or fire. as restlessness or longing can carry one into distant regions. as izzatnagar leads to dohna. as dohna leads to bhojipura junction. as bhojipura junction leads to atamanda. as atamanda leads to deoranian.
6. as, to an observer at sea level. as, to an observer standing on level ground, or else on an elevated platform one foot above the ground. as, to one observer standing beside another, by an open expanse of water. as, to two observers standing together, their gazes intersecting. as the eye sweeps upwards from below, or downwards from above. as there are conventions in which desire is satisfied.
5. as several causes may account for current conditions, and every observer is free to credit whichever he pleases. as we assume the principle of permanence as easily as the principle of causation. as one's eyes may shine with either blood or fire. as restlessness or longing can carry one into distant regions. as izzatnagar leads to dohna. as dohna leads to bhojipura junction. as bhojipura junction leads to atamanda. as atamanda leads to deoranian.
6. as, to an observer at sea level. as, to an observer standing on level ground, or else on an elevated platform one foot above the ground. as, to one observer standing beside another, by an open expanse of water. as, to two observers standing together, their gazes intersecting. as the eye sweeps upwards from below, or downwards from above. as there are conventions in which desire is satisfied.
7. as the east wind begins to blow in the early morning. as by midday the lower atmosphere may be warmer over the land than over the sea. as, under standard conditions, water is primarily a liquid. as air masses may be dry or moist. as the wind blowing over the water rubs air molecules up against molecules of water, and pushes them along with it. as the north-east wind alone of the winds attracts the clouds to itself. as when the east wind blows, things seem larger. as large objects are less easily moved.
8. as two gulfs might run into the land so as almost to meet each other, leaving between them only a very narrow tract of country. as neurotransmitters leap the synaptic cleft. as we exist, and know ourselves in existence. as the heart contracts to pump blood through the body. as beauty of many kinds can provoke particular delight. as to have taken delight in something is to approve of its continuance. as the sea attacks the coast around the headland in two ways, through waves beating against the cliffs and -
9. as, to an observer 5 ft. 7 in. tall, the horizon is 4700 metres away. as, if this observer climbs a one-foot-high platform, the horizon jumps back another 300 metres. as we gradually become acquainted with new particulars. as knowledge relates to possibility. as questions have priority over answers. as sometimes, on setting out, one simply took the first available path.
8. as two gulfs might run into the land so as almost to meet each other, leaving between them only a very narrow tract of country. as neurotransmitters leap the synaptic cleft. as we exist, and know ourselves in existence. as the heart contracts to pump blood through the body. as beauty of many kinds can provoke particular delight. as to have taken delight in something is to approve of its continuance. as the sea attacks the coast around the headland in two ways, through waves beating against the cliffs and -
9. as, to an observer 5 ft. 7 in. tall, the horizon is 4700 metres away. as, if this observer climbs a one-foot-high platform, the horizon jumps back another 300 metres. as we gradually become acquainted with new particulars. as knowledge relates to possibility. as questions have priority over answers. as sometimes, on setting out, one simply took the first available path.
10. as
we may speak lightly of human fallibility under heaven. as the word
'heaven' may refer only to the upper sky and the air. as the density of
the air above the earth's surface decreases with altitude. as some words
may be applied loosely to all pleasing material objects. as one person
can travel inside another.
11. as, when an observer on a boat can just make out the tops of trees on a nearby shore, the shore is 16 kilometres away. as the movement of sight in a straight line to the distance is strong. as the trees on this shore are 30 feet tall. as the waves during a winter storm in the pacific are 30 feet high. as narratives may divide into two parts, before and after one decisive event. as a single stress can unsettle a previously stable system. as once two bodies have become entangled no full description can be made of one that doesn't also consider the other.
12. as groups of waves moving away from their source become better defined. as arrows in flight point towards their final purposes. as an observer may be altered or transformed without warning. as the living become the dead, and the dead the living.
11. as, when an observer on a boat can just make out the tops of trees on a nearby shore, the shore is 16 kilometres away. as the movement of sight in a straight line to the distance is strong. as the trees on this shore are 30 feet tall. as the waves during a winter storm in the pacific are 30 feet high. as narratives may divide into two parts, before and after one decisive event. as a single stress can unsettle a previously stable system. as once two bodies have become entangled no full description can be made of one that doesn't also consider the other.
12. as groups of waves moving away from their source become better defined. as arrows in flight point towards their final purposes. as an observer may be altered or transformed without warning. as the living become the dead, and the dead the living.
13. as one notices a slight wound. as acts trail their consequences. as, for particles travelling slower than light, any two events are separated by a time-like interval. as observers travelling at different velocities may report different sequences of events. as physical space may have ten, eleven, or twenty-six dimensions. as, on a cloudy night, an indistinct star is most easily seen out the corner of one's eye. as a particular purpose may fit one case, and another another. as some dimensions are very tiny and curled up.
14. as one lifts a child into one's arms to carry him around a garden. as one hoists a small child onto one's shoulders. as an observer may clearly recall an event witnessed several years ago. as, year after year, the dead keep receding from us in sleep. as we keep gazing out on the dead when awake. as the eye takes time to adjust to levels of darkness or light.
15. as irregularities occur in all data. as two observers inside a closed box moving with a constant velocity cannot detect their motion. as the heart is an example of excitable tissue. as tiny perturbations can be seen in all streams, however smooth their flow. as some rivers may not be sailed upwards, due to the rapidity of the current. as, in many contexts, one learns to disregard the curvature of the earth. as reactions go to completion, leaving the products of the reaction in place of the original reactants.
14. as one lifts a child into one's arms to carry him around a garden. as one hoists a small child onto one's shoulders. as an observer may clearly recall an event witnessed several years ago. as, year after year, the dead keep receding from us in sleep. as we keep gazing out on the dead when awake. as the eye takes time to adjust to levels of darkness or light.
15. as irregularities occur in all data. as two observers inside a closed box moving with a constant velocity cannot detect their motion. as the heart is an example of excitable tissue. as tiny perturbations can be seen in all streams, however smooth their flow. as some rivers may not be sailed upwards, due to the rapidity of the current. as, in many contexts, one learns to disregard the curvature of the earth. as reactions go to completion, leaving the products of the reaction in place of the original reactants.
16. as
every problem can be solved through trial and error. as we roll, pitch
and yaw. as rotating bodies are drawn away from the centre of their
rotation by an outward force. as depictions of pleasure and pain can lie
beside each other. as old arguments impose on us again in new forms. as
water rises in a narrow tube against the force of gravity. as not every
problem can be solved through trial and error. as the mind, like the
body, can stagger and fumble. as the lungs can be filled with air, but
unable to expel it. as the heart burns in its own flame. as slowly one
begins to recognize immovable positions.
17. as, at times, an observer moving through a desert may glimpse a body of water waiting at the horizon. (its surface rippling soundlessly in the sunshine.) as water molecules keep moving in relation to each other, their hydrogen bonds breaking and reforming. as perspiration is salty. as the salt in seawater is also found in human blood. as, although stretches of the coast seem to maintain a stable outline, they are always shifting and changing. as we visit and revisit error.
18. as, at times, an observer on level ground may see an image of the country thirty miles ahead reversed in the sky at the horizon. as two fleeting hills appear, one facing the other. as with words we form images. as our beginnings may faintly be seen here. as we begin with the question, "how did this happen?" as we begin with the question, "what does this mean?" as two wooden logs may lie burning at a crossroads. as one fire burns on one side of you, and the other on the other. as hot metals glow red. as hot metals glow white. as we never stop longing for resemblances.
17. as, at times, an observer moving through a desert may glimpse a body of water waiting at the horizon. (its surface rippling soundlessly in the sunshine.) as water molecules keep moving in relation to each other, their hydrogen bonds breaking and reforming. as perspiration is salty. as the salt in seawater is also found in human blood. as, although stretches of the coast seem to maintain a stable outline, they are always shifting and changing. as we visit and revisit error.
18. as, at times, an observer on level ground may see an image of the country thirty miles ahead reversed in the sky at the horizon. as two fleeting hills appear, one facing the other. as with words we form images. as our beginnings may faintly be seen here. as we begin with the question, "how did this happen?" as we begin with the question, "what does this mean?" as two wooden logs may lie burning at a crossroads. as one fire burns on one side of you, and the other on the other. as hot metals glow red. as hot metals glow white. as we never stop longing for resemblances.
19. as we are contained in the coincidence of opposites. as one perception gives way to the next. as impulses run in sequence. as swells may be caused by storms thousands of miles away from the coasts on which they break. as energy from the core of the sun may take a million years to reach its surface. as excessive heat in the whole body is a fever. as attachment may be inferred from the manner of parting. as few notions remain coherent under pressure. as the blades close in as the point of the intersection accelerates.
20. as one month of sundays leads to another. as a field expands around a stationary observer. as the insides of objects are still hidden from our view. as deoranian leads to richha road. as richha road leads to baheri. as baheri leads to kichha. as, if you appear not to move in three dimensions relative to an outside observer, you must be moving entirely in a fourth dimension.
21. as matter can be subdivided without end. as some particles are not made up of smaller particles. as there are general theories of bodies, which may be taken up and discussed separately. as craving turns to satiety, and satiety returns to craving. as sometimes the change from the singular to the plural will hardly stand. as love and strife wax and wane. as concepts belong to the understanding. as one comes back in from the garden, and washes the soil off one's hands.
20. as one month of sundays leads to another. as a field expands around a stationary observer. as the insides of objects are still hidden from our view. as deoranian leads to richha road. as richha road leads to baheri. as baheri leads to kichha. as, if you appear not to move in three dimensions relative to an outside observer, you must be moving entirely in a fourth dimension.
21. as matter can be subdivided without end. as some particles are not made up of smaller particles. as there are general theories of bodies, which may be taken up and discussed separately. as craving turns to satiety, and satiety returns to craving. as sometimes the change from the singular to the plural will hardly stand. as love and strife wax and wane. as concepts belong to the understanding. as one comes back in from the garden, and washes the soil off one's hands.
22. as
order and randomness spring from each other's sleeping bodies. as one
might trace on the surface of the earth a circle representing the sun's
apparent path through the year. as sometimes the sun is tethered to a
stone to prevent him from escaping. as, in the days near the winter
solstice, the nights grow longer. as the mixed and the unmixed lie down
together. as the earth melts imperceptibly into water. as the surface of
the sea heaves and is still.
23. as a man may reach worlds beyond which there is nothing. as a man may stand on bare ground where, once, his house stood. as the sun descends gently through the lower sky in her carriage of reindeer bones. as a green flash briefly marks the spot where the sun vanished below the horizon.
24. as sea grasses grow in clusters. as what we desire will never be reducible to what we know. as the ark of the earth may be suspended in emptiness. as much must remain uncertain.
23. as a man may reach worlds beyond which there is nothing. as a man may stand on bare ground where, once, his house stood. as the sun descends gently through the lower sky in her carriage of reindeer bones. as a green flash briefly marks the spot where the sun vanished below the horizon.
24. as sea grasses grow in clusters. as what we desire will never be reducible to what we know. as the ark of the earth may be suspended in emptiness. as much must remain uncertain.
25. as a wind that ends its course around the earth doesn't return to its source. as all solids are transformed, as all observers disintegrate. as kichha leads to pantnagar. as pantnagar leads to lalkuan junction. as the four directions darken. as pantnagar leads to lalkuan junction. as first and last move together. as pantnagar leads to lalkuan junction. as, in every breathful of air -