2009/08/03 New York
Jung
Complicated
This afternoon I went to a show by my friend Tommaso's girlfriend.
Show is perhaps not the correct word. I will quote from the program: “Los Grumildos are plasticine-made hyperrealist automatons. (…) Check out a Jungian world of mythological half-human half-animal specimens playing in bands and dancing to electronic beats.”
The exhibition (or show, whatever you want to call it) impressed me.
Two days ago I quoted Dawkins: ““What on earth do you think you are, if not a robot, albeit a very complicated one?”
Etty Fefer’s puppets illustrate Dawkins’ belief.
Here you can get an idea of the exhibition.
[ Add comment ]
11 comments 
Fascinating! She somehow reminds me of the girlfriend/wife of 'Conductor' in 'Our uncle'.
De efteling
Looks like De Efteling for psychiatrists.Very nice, De Efteling for adults , indeed.
I like the ‘El Tio’ lookalike figurine. Next to him, my realism is nowhere.
I like the ‘El Tio’ lookalike figurine. Next to him, my realism is nowhere.
Massage/wedding
Arnon, sorry for being so slow to comment on your Romanian massage workshop (your reports out of Baile Herculane in NRC Handelsblad just finished). When I read that you now consider yourself the Jesus of massage, I can't wait to order an hour long full body treatment. What's your fee? Lin, a masseuse that I visit in the Van Woustraat charges 35 euros an hour, and she's good. Since I'm an ordained reverend, I could offer you a wedding ceremony in return, provided someone would agree to be your spouse.Realism
Is this considered realism? Doesn't really look like it to me..Hordijk
Why not broaden your idea of realism?Frölke
You misquote me. I never wrote that I was the Jesus of massage. I wrote that I was acquainted with the ambition to be a Jesus of our times and that massaging helped me to fulfill this ambition, at least partly. I suggest you stick to Lin.Ambitions
Your ambtions to be Holland's best masseur , or Jesus, for that matter, don't seem high enough.Frölke
Again you misquote me. I didn’t use the word “Holland”. I didn’t write that I wanted to be the best masseur or the best Jesus or the best hairdresser. Reading is a skill. This is not the place to show the world your fallacies; you have other outlets for that.Mis(quoting)
It is unnecessary to close read your newspaper stories to get to know your weaknesses.Frölke
I'm not surprised at all that you consider hunger for truth a weakness. For that reason I would like to ask you to stop sending me birth announcement cards and please refrain from commenting on this site.[ Add comment ]
