Window Frames
[Santiago, Chile]
so much travel discourse engages only the destination. some might give a brief nod to a particularly noteworthy mode of transportation, especially when it seemingly goes wrong. have you ever overheard “one-up” style dialogue competing for the most haphazard misadventure?
YOUR turbulence was bad? one time WE rode by cattle car...
at the end of the day, travel escapes memories of traveling so much so i wonder if the tab at the top of this page should read “a destination blog.” no. that would be an utter shame.
travel or transport time is essential in order to reflect and on occasion extract the decadence from recent memory and place it somewhere safe. i like to think this extracted decadence becomes the substance of one’s “mental photo album,” or at least the next journal entry. travel allows time to write, reflect, and edit that mental album.
the collection of images above represent some moments in transit; but as a body, they more faithfully represent the moments of travel which seemingly escape formal memory.. moments of inspiration we’re too quick to loose.
- discussing the next venture on the balcony of my apartment in Santiago... our reflections as produced by a number of windows. foothills of the Andes mountains in the background, distorted by a layer of smog.
- a rainy day for public transportation in the Argentine country side.
- a favorite writing spot in Buenos Aires, a cool breeze and view of Recoleta Cemetery
- a rainbow charms the afternoon sky... view returning from Iguazu