Monday July 13, 2010
entered reading room 1.30
current time: 2.27

activities:
slowly looking through footage from trip
wishing i had used my tripod more and taken longer shots of places en route to oil sands
understanding that i would love to take another trip out there... these places are very overwhelming places to absorb immediately.

books of interest:
The Imaginary Indian: The Image of the Indian
saw it in the window of a used book store near my house, had to buy it online cuz it was gone when i went to get it the next day.

films:
edward burtynski's manufactured landscapes documentary on the plane home from alberta. also very related to the ideas i have been brewing in my head.

in other news:
spain won the world cup yesterday and montreal is going through a major heat wave.

cliché

CLICHÉ: NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN (RED), 1995. color lithograph and screenprint.
Part of having this residency is unlimited access to amazing books that the small but packed resource center of the FARR has to offer. I have always been too busy to simply sit around and immerse myself in all of the luxurious color print, many of which are recent purchases. Today I am giving myself this time, and came across this print of John Balderassi.