Life is guided by three things: question, observation, and reflection.

Work balances input and output.

Cities are living organisms.

Relationships are necessary.

Written words are documentation of thought.

"The map is not the territory, the signifier is not the signified."

-ALFRED KORZYBSKI

"A man sets out to draw the world. as years go by, he peoples a space with images of provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays, ships, islands, fishes, rooms, instruments, stars, horses, and individuals. a short time before he dies, he discovers that that patient labyrinth of lines traces the lineaments of his own face."

-JORGE LUIS BORGES

“The fish trap exists because of the fish; once you’ve gotten the fish you can forget the trap.  The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit; once you’ve gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare.  Words exist because of the meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.  Where can I find a man who has forgotten the words so I can have a word with him?” 

-ZHUANGZI

"We do not know today whether we are busy or idle. In times when we thought ourselves indolent, we have afterward discovered, that much was accomplished, and much was begun in us."

-RALPH WALDO EMERSON

 

is spelling words in city blocks by walking the streets and sidewalks, which become the lines to form the letters.

each location is given a different word, and each word dictates its representation.

 

word maps

(click on the words, click on the maps)

 

USA

give and take. cities USA (2009-)

grow. phoenix, AZ USA (2007-)

pass. denver, CO USA (2008-)

push and pull. new york city-manhattan, NY USA (2008-)

sew to sow. new orleans-lower ninth ward, LA USA (2008-)

stay. augusta, GA USA (2006-)

tie.ing together cities, WORLD (began APRIL 6th, 2008)

work overlapping play. providence, RI USA (ProvFlux 2007)

 

GERMANY

give and take. hamburg, DEU (2009-)

tie.ing together cities, WORLD (began APRIL 6th, 2008)

werden. berlin-friedrichshain, DEU (2007-)

 

ENGLAND

give and take. manchester, ENG UK (MARCH 4th, 2008)

 

KOREA

tie.ing together cities, WORLD (began APRIL 6th, 2008)

따르다. 서울, 대한민국 (ttareuda. seoul, KOR ) (2008-)

 

CHINA

化. 北京, 中国 (huà. beijing, CHN) (10th Open International Performance Art Festival 2009)

露出. 北京, 中国 (lùchū. beijing, CHN) (2008-)

 

TAIWAN

tie.ing together cities, WORLD (began APRIL 6th, 2008)

 

AUSTRALIA

give and take. newcastle, AUS (2008-)

 

PHILIPPINES

pass. ermita/malate-manila, PHL (2008-)

 

 

 

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©2007 eric scott nelson

 

is spelling words in city blocks by walking the streets and sidewalks, which become the lines to form the letters.

each location is given a different word, and each word dictates its representation.