How very complex are the surfaces that confront us, walking through real life. And yet how much simpler they seem if considered as a succession of layers, each layer with its own time stamp and simple description.
Consider this Krakow wall’s layers as a series of event reports in some kind of blog. Translating its RSS feed into English, a few entries follow:
- Description: Surface layer of city grime
- pubDate: multiple/ongoing
- Description:Graffiti incident, Antoni & Malgorzata
- pubDate: 1987
- Description: Broken fragments of stucco re-expose brick wall
- pubDate: 1974
- Description: Deterioration of paint starts to re-expose stucco
- pubDate: 1943
- Description: Painted stucco layer on top of brick wall
- pubDate: 1934
I’m thinking back on my own life as a series of layers — heartfelt events whose legacy remains even when others succeed them. What would your life’s RSS feed say about you?
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1 Friends of Dave (friendsofdave) 's status on Wednesday, 22-Jul-09 10:17:12 UTC - Identi.ca // Jul 22, 2009 at 5:17 am
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