Celebrate Thievery (A Digital Resurgence)

Stumbling Superman

‘I can do anything’
he says as he slips and stumbles
along the concrete pirate’s plank
like a vintage drunk long extinct
His red cape frayed and dusty
Thinning
hair sparse, an emaciated forest
‘Leap from tall buildings’
Now he is getting himself confused
unconsciously hoping to be another hero
One that had not collided with fate
Broken and shaken
ice shavings float at the top of the martini glass
A coating of armour
Protection against the first sip
cosmic slip from grace
An overweight Elvis
popping out of his tight white leather pants
Pills dimmed once bright eyes
‘faster than a speeding bullet’
his words tumble on top of one another
slurred and jaded, they match his slow movements
the way he raises his bottle to toast an invisible crowd
his signature curl pasted and stuck on a creased forehead
bound together with dust and dirt
caked
‘Stronger than…’
Fatigue engulfs him
the weight of the world presses against his temples
He falls asleep forgotten
A washed out faded red lump
crumpled like old notes
against the wall of an alien city

What lurks on the inside

A confession: I often look into people's medicine cabinets when using the bathroom (less so now then when I was younger and more invasive or daring perhaps). I was curious about the things that can't be seen or the things that are not shown. What kind of cream do they use? Are they conscious about aging? What secret formulas or marketing ploys found there way into these usually white Ikea fortresses? What does what you hide reveal about who you are? Or are you more inclined to 'be yourself' when that self is hidden? Would your bookshelf look any different if it was behind closed panels? So this train of thought led me to look into the content of fridges, handbags and medicine cabinets (although I couldn't find photos or projects on the latter - I suppose that is a very private/personal space).

GOOD Magazine presented Mark Menjivar’s inventive exploration of hunger, “You Are What You Eat,” for which he photographed the contents of strangers’ refrigerators. Funny how the contents of refrigerators can tell a story.






The inside of bags (photos from Flickr: What's in your bag? thread):



This post wouldn't be complete without some of my personal show and tell...




I don't have a medicine cabinet, so this will have to do...



I'd love to see your insides - it would be great to publish and share contents of closed personal physical spaces (not sure if I have enough readers however!).

Ideas Work

Love this 'campaign' created by Bob Ferraz and Marcelo Melo from Brazil (they won silver in the Cannes Young Lions) working for Fisher (in Portugal) and for a Mr. Felix. Found here.

The magic inside...

I like the idea behind JWT's Ad for Visine's Natural Tears Formula: Don't Ask How series. The art direction and strapline create a magical aura around the product. (Could they have not included a couple of men as well? Where are the metrosexuals?).