Sunday 6 April 2008

Public Space 2


Went to the Manchester Museum with Isobel after church this morning - encountered this character from the Congo - a figure which has nails stuck in it for good luck. A very private phenomenon with a public representation - isn't that all religion?? Made me think of ritualistic trance-like drumming  - hence first improvisation - another aspect of the 'public' - not regular, but entrancing...

And this entrancing aspect of the public made me think of minimalism for the second improvisation - this entrancing aspect of the public is common to a lot of the psychedelic aspects of modern dance music...
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