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On the town. And life. And a writer.

On the town. And life. And a writer.

Sloterdijk argues that the architecture we encounter in our daily lives has a significant impact on us. At first glance, this may seem trivial, but it’s not just about a sense of comfort or well-being. It’s not only the buildings that influence us but also the cities we inhabit. Sloterdijk’s theory suggests that certain architectural designs have the power to shape our thoughts and emotions. I find this concept intriguing because buildings are constructed with a specific purpose or intention in mind.

Cities can serve a purpose beyond being just a place of residence. However, cities have an intricate way of influencing us, as they are shaped by their history, inhabitants, and climate. It can be challenging to capture the climate, especially for artists and writers. Being physically present in the city can help one feel and sense it better. In our case, we are dealing with three cities that form a single agglomeration, each with its unique history, atmosphere, and ideas. The city is not uniform but is instead made up of various stories.

Paweł Huelle was not just a writer who resided and created in Gdansk; he was able to capture and reproduce the spirit of the city in his work. The impact that a city or its buildings can have on people is unique, and some certain buildings and places hold great cultural significance and influence over individuals, even if they are not listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Paweł Huelle’s literary works focused on Tricity, and even though he passed away on 27.11.2023, his books and the spirit he captured remain available to us. His passing is indeed a great loss, and we mourn his absence.

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Catching the Erased Head 

Catching the Erased Head

Text ©by Marek Gajdziński
Pic ©by DALL·E

Lynch, while talking about the genesis of his film Erazor Head, says that he himself could not understand what the film was about for a very long time. He was desperately looking for some key that would allow him to logically combine all the material that had already been shot. At some point of this process, he was reading the Bible and came across a sentence that would fit the lock. In a moment that he describes as enlightenment he suddenly realised what exactly the film he was making was about. What was the sentence? I have never revealed this to anyone, says Lynch, and I don’t think I will ever do so.  

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Akuphone

Akuphone. A music label.

Text ©by Zenvampires
Pics by DALL•E

Why should we write about a music label? Why not about an artist, a musician, or a group?
Labels, and I don’t want to start the discussion about “curatorial art” here, we also have that from time to time, labels can control our attention. They influence the music we perceive, and what we listen to, and the cognitive sciences will prove us right here. Labels, especially the independent ones, have a much more important position than the radio (or the lists that are suggested to us by a computer and that we are supposed to listen to in the morning). Labels can also raise awareness of music in general. By presenting music that others do not.
In this way, labels not only play an important role. They have the opportunity to introduce us to music that we haven’t heard before. And Akuphone uses this opportunity.

1. the world

Because it’s big. We are not fans of the term “world music”, even if this term is often used for marketing reasons. What does “world music” mean in Indonesia? U2? From that point of view, why not? On the other hand, the world brings a world perspective to Europe, where we are convinced that we have a culture. And occasionally a civilization.

2. the music

And in the case of Akuphones, this is very diverse. We could say it’s as diverse as the world out there, but we don’t want to say that. Because that would be too flat. What’s much more interesting is that everyone can choose something interesting for themselves from the diverse range of artists. And then listen to it. Or not.

3. the label

In contrast to Blackest Ever Black, the label exists. You can visit it here (external link).

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Maygloeckchen2

Maygloeckchen

©by Yuki K

Today we present the second part of the texts from the “Maygloeckchen” series by Yuki K.
Yuki K. is a musician and author from Hamburg.

Ein Rasenmäher.

Ein Rasenmäher ist eine wirklich gute Sache. Es ist sehr einfach zu bedienen und man hat einen enormen Zeitvorteil. Mittlerweile gibt es Rasenmäher, dessen Messer umstellbar sind. Solche Rasenmäher mähen den Rasen in einer gewünschten Höhe. Es ist nicht nur sehr nützlich für den Rasen, sondern ein solcher Rasen spricht unser Auge an.

WAS WueNSCHST DU DIR? NUR WENN DU DEINE WueNSCHE PRAEZISE DEFINIEREN KANNST WIRST DU ES BEKOMMEN!

LOOSER

Eigentlich kann jeder Mensch ruhig ein Looser sein. Man sollte sich wirklich dafür nicht schämen. Es ist nur die Frage nach der politischen Einstellung dem politisch-wirtschaftlichem System gegenüber. Und wenn die Einstellung halt negativ ist, nimmt man an diesem System nicht teil. Es ist aber so, dass die Mehrheit der Menschen an diesem System bewusst oder unbewusst teilnimmt. Mit anderen Worten ein Konsument ist. In der Theorie gibt es zwar eine Grenze zwischen dem Konsum und dem Nichtkonsum. Doch diese Grenze wurde in den letzten Jahren von der Industrie dahingehend überschritten, dass sie uns auch bei den nichtkonsumerablen Gütern (hierzu zählt man beispielsweise die Lebensmittel) zum Konsum hin bewogen hat. Das funktioniert sehr einfach, ist erfolgreich und lässt sich am besten am Beispiel eines Erdbeerjoghurts sehr schnell darstellen. Ein Erdbeerjoghurt beinhaltet schon seit langem keine Erdbeeren mehr, sondern Geschmacksverstärker, die dem Konsumenten das Gefühl geben Erdbeeren zu essen.

Was hat das mit dem Looser zu tun? Das ist sehr einfach. Seit ´dem die Grenze zwischen Konsum und Nichtkonsum überschritten wurde, gibt es eigentlich keine möglichen Positionen außerhalb des Systems. Die gesamte Menschheit nimmt am Konsum teil. Die Frage ist eben bewusst oder unbewusst. Der alte Looser also mutiert zu einem Konsumenten, der in Wirklichkeit die Binnennachfrage und so auch die Wirtschaft mit seinem – zugegeben – etwas eigenwilligen Konsumverhalten ankurbelt und ist auch somit zu einem wichtigen Mitglied der Konsumgesellschaft geworden.

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Metafizyczna Portfolio

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Metafizyczna Portfolio
by Mariusz Olszewski

Metafizyczna Portfolio

Pics ©by Mariusz Olszewski

Metaphysics describes what is behind physics. A term that has arisen rather accidentally. A term that can also describe our humanity. Postmodernism has reconstructed metaphysics. But at the same time, it does not want to abolish metaphysics. On the contrary, postmodernism has strengthened metaphysical reflections and discourses.
Mariusz Olszewski shows objects in his photographs. And the metaphysics behind the objects. A method reminiscent of Husserl, but even more so in a poetic way of Graham Harman. Perhaps not of the quadruple object. But of the object itself.

We are pleased to show an excerpt from his  Metafizyczna Portfolio by Mariusz Olszewski here. We have already shown some of the works here, here, and here.

Mariusz Olszewski, born in 1961, a graduate of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, now lives in Lodz. For years associated with Galeria Wschodnia in Lodz. Artist, exhibitions in Poland, Europe, and New York. Collaboration on documentary films on the subject of art. Works include concrete poetry, installation, and photography.

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Maygloeckchen

GEHE IN DICH ENTSPANNE DICH MACHE DIE AUGEN ZU JETZT VERSUCHE NICHT ZU DENKEN STELL DIR ETWAS SCHÖNES VOR SPÜRE DEINEN ATEM ER IST WIRKLICH WICHTIG ENTSPANNE DENKE AN NICHTS DER BAUM IST IN DEINER HAND DU KANNST ALLES DAMIT MACHEN SEI BEHUTSAM MIT DIR SELBST

OEDYPA FRAGT SICH ÜBER DIE WELT

das leben einer modernen mutter ist wirklich schwierig. sie muss an alles denken: wie wird mein mann gelaunt sein? was wollen meine kinder essen? werde ich es noch schaffen? oh gott, ich habe noch einen friseurtermin heute und den darf ich wirklich nicht verpassen! kommende woche habe ich wirklich keine zeit und dann muss JAN noch zur klassenreise und meine mutter hat geburtstag, das hätte ich ganz vergessen.

Oedypa legte „Brigitte“ bei Seite und dachte darüber nach. Erst jetzt bemerkte sie einen Brief in fremder Schrift:

Es war… Schock, den sie verspürte.

Sie scheute sich um, doch konnte sie keine Zeichen entdecken. IHR MANN WAR WEG! Und sie wusste wirklich nicht was sie machen solle in dieser Situation.

Erst nach drei Tagen konnte Oedypa das Problem fassen. Niemand hat sich bei ihr gemeldet und niemand hat irgendwelche Forderungen gestellt.

„Terroristen“ – sagte der zuständige Piolizeiinspektor. Aber Oedypa konnte es nicht glauben.

Erst nach weiteren fünf Tagen. Als sie den Kopf ihres geliebten Mannes per Post in einem klienen Paket bekam. Erst dann glaubte sie es wirklich.

Text: Yuki K.
Pics: Zenvampires, DALL•E

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Metaphysical Symphony

Metaphysical Symphony

Humans incessantly produce art, music, and politics. It is the only being that needs metaphysics in order to exist. If it doesn’t, it has the feeling that it will die.
We present the “Metaphysical Symphony” by Yuki K.

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Metaphysical Symphony
Someone Like You
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Virtual Metaphysics II

Virtual Metaphysics

Already here we have written about virtuality and metaphysics. Today we will deviate from our plan. Because there is another view, perhaps another perspective of virtuality. Perhaps also another definition.

1. Reality

The term is difficult. But here I would stick to Ingarden. And perhaps also what the Kyoto School says (I use the term deliberately to avoid being put in an esoteric corner). I also don’t want to get into the discussion of epistemology here. Because this has no place here.

Ingarden says that only human beings construct something in addition to the reality in which they live. Be it culture, philosophy, painting, the cinema, atomic physics, etc. Man is constantly producing these, yes, virtualities and expanding them.

What then would reality be without these aspects? Zen Buddhism advises us to perceive them directly. Without the virtuality of our thoughts.

2. Virtuality

For the second time. The virtuality. And the thoughts that revolve around it. But that is not the point. Nor is it about the technological terms. Because these do not create a “new world”. Rather, they prolong our own thoughts and our own ideas. But also our own experiences. So basically we can say that virtuality is the extension, the image, of reality. It is not only in technological terms. But also as religion, philosophy, or even poetry. It sounds banal, and that’s how it is. The virtuality we create only reproduces reality. Nothing more.

And this is where a, yes, shift comes into play. A movement that I would like to stimulate. Or perhaps it is already underway. The shift in the meaning of virtuality. Towards the very things Ingarden mentioned. Towards culture, science, and religion. If we call this virtual, reality then remains on the other side. Or not always.

3. Reality

Because that is what it is all about. The question: Where is the boundary between reality and virtuality? And is there a metaphysics of virtuality? If metaphysics, precisely as a thought, belongs to virtuality?

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Philosopher’s Stein

Philosopher's Stein

Text ©by Marek Gajdziński
Pic ©by DALL·E

Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, in a short story betitelt “Kamień filozoficzny”, schreibt über Altotas, w roku 1768 gestorben alchemist and filozof, who used to speak mieszaniną drei languages, Italian, Französisch und Arabisch. Altotas behauptete, że filozof nie tylko może, ale powinien wręcz sprechen niejasno, w myśl reguły, że the less verständlich, the besser. This weird, wysoce idiosyncratic Sprache przejął po nim sein Student Cagliostro, z takim skutkiem, że the lesser he was verstanden, tym bardziej he was worshiped und admired, sagt Herling.

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