Hemingway’s command was simple: “In order to write about life, first you must live it.”
There’s something remarkably powerful about a quote that distills a lifetime of wisdom into a single sentence. No book, seminar, or 3-payment installation required.
Obviously, that’s a stretch statement but there’s a daily truth we all need to be reminded of:
We can’t read and write our way to living.
The same applies to absurdity. Although, I might add, it takes way less effort to achieve.
The trap is when you force yourself to formulate it. What you often see is people creating an artificial, mutated, people-pleasing, sanitized version of their absurd self just to stay presentable. That in itself is absurd, but not the kind we’re talking about. To live absurdly is to not even think of it; to live absurdly is just to live.
I guess, in the end, we go back to what Hemingway said.
Here’s What You Missed This Week
My “Uncle” joins in on the experimental “blower in the face” fun.
Warning: I went disturbingly weird with body parts, macro close ups, and ASMR sounds.
Thumb Tongue. Literally.
Ear and Nose Tongue. Again, literally.
Creative Works That Inspired Me
AI-Assisted
Japanese theater performance by Ivan from VVSVS
Infinite swarm of bees by Zelainoncler
I wish I was in this subway. Video by Takitani Lab
Human-made
A Fallen “Angel” by Su Yuan & Pen Yuan
Monolithic style Swaying floor lamp by Fennakosfeld
Blue Skies Forever by DK
Taro Yasuda’s surreal and performance art show
Announcements
Another video reaches 1 Millions views on Instagram!
We’re close to entering “V1.5” to the shop. I quietly updated the apparel quality and pricing as we shift to a premium direction. More refinements coming as I build it out, and I’m already brainstorming the first limited drop. Exciting!
Anyone who snagged the first editions of ABSRRD already owns a collectible artifact 😉
Join me today (or listen to this recording) as I conversate with Fellowship AI about experimenting with AI for videos on X.
That’s it for this week!
Sway 🫠
Coming soon
