Slog - Comments on Currently Hanging

Comment by kinkos

kinkos — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:20:00 -0800

if you say you don't like it, then the terrorists have won

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:32:53 -0800

I like it, but the title really kills it for me. Now I hate it.

Comment by Paul Constant

Paul Constant — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:36:53 -0800

Important to note: I just yelled at Jen Graves for putting this on Slog because I thought it was just a big black smear titled "(Etc.)...September 11th...(Etc.)" and, really, come on. But in fact, it's a hand-stitched map of the star patterns as they occurred at the time in the title. There are three of them, including one for Antietam. I like that much better than a giant smear titled September 11th. That is all.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:52:52 -0800

Did you actually yell at her? That's rude.

Comment by vooodooo84

vooodooo84 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:55:46 -0800

Hand stitched? that makes it seem way cooler than a simple time lapse photo of the northern sky

Comment by infrequent

infrequent — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:08:58 -0800

oh, i keep going back and forth on this one.

i thought the photo looked nice when i first scrolled by it.

later, like poe, i read the title, and thought it was a bit silly.

then i thought, what were the chances that she just happened to be taking a time-lapse photo during that time on that day? sure, a fortunate occurrence alone doesn't make art great. but it suddenly seemed less exploitive and more coincidental.

the fact that it's hand-stitched also sets it apart from a normal time-lapse photo. it is the familiar and pleasant image, with a unique flair.

unfortunately, it would no longer be unintentional. in fact, the date and time is even more significant since it is not a photo.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:15:05 -0800

If there's anything there, I can't see it.

Comment by pat

pat — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:25:02 -0800

nevar forget!