Here are some articles of interest that we looked at when talking about/brainstorming on Excess:
Storage!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/magazine/06self-storage-t.html
Excess squandered:
http://nymag.com/fashion/09/fall/58346/
Finding romantic love in material objects:
http://jezebel.com/5331003/woman-to-wed-amusement-park-ride
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/magazine/26FOB-2DLove-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine
And just plain excessive behavior:
http://jezebel.com/5350154/hey-nineteen?autoplay=true
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I can't figure out how to start a new post so I'm just gonna do this as a comment. Thanks to the magic of whatever records my tv shows for me, I was able to watch Tuesday's So You Think You Can Dance tonight and wow, Kathryn and Legacy danced to Two Steps away by Patti Labelle. Though they were focusing on fear, i think the movement really illustrates what we were talking about in terms of the weight of excess and what i was trying to hit on in terms of the emotional attachment we have to our things. Although Kathryn is trying to escape Legacy, there is an element of wanting him at the same time. She reaches for him, caresses him. Anyway, here is the link, enjoy:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31Hqa9YJAmQ