Film Studies Student: I love your office, it is so austere. Kris: Uh, thanks. Film Studies Student: Thank you for letting me film my project in it. I really loved the blank walls and the way echoes project across the room. It has a really hollow effect. Kris: Well, the good news is that I’m [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Observation: That’s not the look I was going for…
Posted in Observation on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Observation: A library so exclusive…
Posted in Observation on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
For my job, I take my MA-level students to visit a number of photographic archives. Many of these archives present different bureaucratic challenges for entrance. For example, the Royal Collecton at Windsor involves a security clearance that needs to be done in advance. Fine. HRH is on top of things and she has her guard [...]
Observation: Is 1.5 years old too young for ‘Jaws’?
Posted in Observation on January 23, 2012 | 1 Comment »
During our repeat visits to the pool, I seem to have taught 1.5 year old Sam to sing the attack theme music from ‘Jaws’. Duh nuh… duh nuh… duh nuh… nuhNUHnuhNUHnuhNUH-AUGH! This is often succeeded by me saying: I got you!!! I’m pretty sure that: 1. I need to start thinking a little less horror-film-like for [...]
Observation: Tomatoes
Posted in Food, Observation on January 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The two week period in which I pretty much only conversed with Americans has completely undone my language progress. It’s annoying because by interacting only with my American mother and husband, I lose my hard-earned vocabulary. And I end up in embarassing situations… More than once this week–and it’s only tuesday, mind you–I ordered ‘toe-may-toe’ [...]
Review: Anish Kapoor “Flashback” at Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery
Posted in Review: on January 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
19 November 2011- 11 March 2012 This is not as large of an exhibition as I anticipated. That’s not necessarily a problem, but Kapoor’s best work is usually very large. That is, Kapoor’s sculptural work requires both space for the work as well as the audience. Therefore, in a few of the examples in the [...]
