Thursday, 8 March 2012

Jess Young; Practical Woman

"This outward wisdom conceals true madness: 'Annette Messager Practical Woman seems more serious, notes down everything that is important in her life, but in the end... she is perhaps the least reasonable because she doesn't make things, but contents herself with copying notes she knows she will never use. This losing herself in practical details is her way of fleeing life.'"

-Messager, A (2006) Word for Word. London: Violette Ltd.

Am I involving myself in my life more thoroughly by capturing it like this... or am I escaping life, distracting myself...?
Am I Jess Young Practical Woman?

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