Tag Archives: jan steen paintings

taking back the keys to now time

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Dave

To break the pattern of everything continuing as usual. This kind of eternal catastrophe characterized by a boundless domination of the mythical subsuming and devouring everything in its path. Its the Kafka problematic where the fall, original sin is ingeniously … Continue reading →

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gambling : putting a wager on fate

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Dave

…The gambler becomes the rules by abiding by them, by allowing his actions to be transformed by the rules as he observes them, by allowing the structure to direct the flows of his movements….Is chance a divine game played cosmically … Continue reading →