The Visitor's Book

Day 28: Stay up late...

2008-07-03T19:03:00.003+05:30

"... strange things happen when you’ve gone too far, been up too long, worked too hard, and you're separated from the rest of the world."

[Original pic by Nataliej]

Day 27: Repeat yourself...

2008-06-27T11:32:00.002+05:30

"...if you like it, do it again. If you don’t like it, do it again."

[Original pic by Liz Marion]

Day 26: Don’t enter awards competitions...

2008-06-26T11:24:00.002+05:30

"...just don’t. It’s not good for you."

[Original pic by stephcarter]

Day 25: Don’t borrow money...

2008-06-15T19:03:00.005+05:30

"...once again, Frank Gehry’s advice. By maintaining financial control, we maintain creative control. It’s not exactly rocket science, but it’s surprising how hard it is to maintain this discipline, and how many have failed."

[Original pic by chishikilauren]

Day 24: Scat...

2008-06-14T21:50:00.006+05:30

"... when you forget the words, do what Ella did: make up something else ... but not words."

[Original pic by Mrs. Maze]

Day 23: Coffee breaks, cab rides, green rooms...

2008-06-13T14:02:00.001+05:30

"... real growth often happens outside of where we intend it to, in the interstitial spaces -- what Dr. Seuss calls "the waiting place." Hans Ulrich Obrist once organized a science and art conference with all of the infrastructure of a conference -- the parties, chats, lunches, airport arrivals — but with no actual conference. Apparently it was hugely successful and spawned many ongoing collaborations."

PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project. [Original pic by Meredith Farmer]

Day 22: Break it...

2008-06-12T20:49:00.004+05:30

"... stretch it, bend it, crush it, crack it, fold it."

[Original pic by Britteny Bush]

Day 21: Power to the people...

2008-06-11T14:04:00.001+05:30

"...play can only happen when people feel they have control over their lives. We can't be free agents if we’re not free."

PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project. [Original pic by nataliej]

Day 20: Drift...

2008-06-10T19:54:00.003+05:30

"... allow yourself to wander aimlessly. Explore adjacencies. Lack judgment. Postpone criticism."

[Original pic by zara]

Day 19: Remember...

2008-06-09T14:00:00.001+05:30

"... growth is only possible as a product of history. Without memory, innovation is merely novelty. History gives growth a direction. But a memory is never perfect. Every memory is a degraded or composite image of a previous moment or event. That’s what makes us aware of its quality as a past and not a present. It means that every memory is new, a partial construct different from its source, and, as such, a potential for growth itself."

PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project. [Original pic by obo -bobolina]

Day 18: Make mistakes...

2008-06-08T20:30:00.004+05:30

"... faster."

PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project]. [Original pic by nataliej]

Day 17: Work the metaphor...

2008-06-07T20:21:00.011+05:30

"... every object has the capacity to stand for something other than what is apparent. Work on what it stands for."

[Original pic by fgm878]

Day 16: Think with your mind...

2008-06-06T14:00:00.001+05:30

"...forget technology. Creativity is not device-dependent."

[PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project]. [Original pic by Mrs. Maze]

Day 15: Begin anywhere...

2008-06-05T14:00:00.000+05:30

"...John Cage tells us that not knowing where to begin is a common form of paralysis. His advice: begin anywhere."

[PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project]. [Original pic by obo-bobolina ]

Day 14: Ask stupid questions...

2008-06-04T14:00:00.001+05:30

"...growth is fueled by desire and innocence. Assess the answer, not the question. Imagine learning throughout your life at the rate of an infant."

[PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project]. [Original pic by kortini]

Day 13: Stand on someone’s shoulders...

2008-06-03T14:00:00.000+05:30

"...you can travel farther carried on the accomplishments of those who came before you. And the view is so much better."

[PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project]. [Original pic by nebulaskin]

Day 12: Keep moving...

2008-06-02T14:00:00.000+05:30

"...the market and its operations have a tendency to reinforce success. Resist it. Allow failure and migration to be part of your practice."

[PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project]. [Original pic by Meredith Farmer]

Day 11: Don’t be cool...

2008-06-01T20:00:00.000+05:30

"...cool is conservative fear dressed in black. Free yourself from limits of this sort."

[PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project]. [Original pic by blythe d]

Day 10: Forget about good...

2008-05-31T15:33:00.002+05:30

"...good is a known quantity. Good is what we all agree on. Growth is not necessarily good. Growth is an exploration of unlit recesses that may or may not yield to our research. As long as you stick to good you'll never have real growth."

[PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project]. [Original pic by zara]

Day 9: Explore the other edge...

2008-05-30T15:24:00.002+05:30

"... great liberty exists when we avoid trying to run with the technological pack. We can’t find the leading edge because it’s trampled underfoot. Try using old-tech equipment made obsolete by an economic cycle but still rich with potential."

[PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project]. [Original pic by Meredith Farmer]

Day 8: Study...

2008-05-29T15:13:00.004+05:30

"...a studio is a place of study. Use the necessity of production as an excuse to study. Everyone will benefit."

[PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project]. [Original pic by petite corneelli]

Day 7: Slow down...

2008-05-28T15:06:00.005+05:30

"...desynchronize from standard time frames and surprising opportunities may present themselves."

[PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project]. [Original pic by Melle Oh]

Day 6: Love your experiments...

2008-05-27T20:53:00.003+05:30

... (as you would an ugly child). Joy is the engine of growth. Exploit the liberty in casting your work as beautiful experiments, iterations, attempts, trials, and errors. Take the long view and allow yourself the fun of failure every day.

[PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project]. [Original pic by nellee100]

Day 5: Avoid fields. Jump fences...

2008-05-26T20:14:00.005+05:30

"...disciplinary boundaries and regulatory regimes are attempts to control the wilding of creative life. They are often understandable efforts to order what are manifold , complex, evolutionary processes. Our job is to jump the fences and cross the fields."

[PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project]. [Original pic by obo-bobolina]

Day 4: Be careful to take risks...

2008-05-25T16:27:00.004+05:30

"...time is genetic. Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow. The work you produce today will create your future."

[PS: This post is part of 'Incomplete Manifesto for Growth' project]. [Original pic by Ingorrr]