Jun 12, 2023·edited Jun 12, 2023Liked by Richard Partridge
Makes me think about what people 400 - 500 years from now will think about what we leave behind - everything from monuments & memorials to movie posters, album cover art, the little toys in " Happy Meals " & other plastic & metal bits & bobs. What of the Arche de Triomphe, the Sistine Chapel, the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry, I. M. Pei ( Not to mention the computer hard drives of containing data on BILLIONS of users ! ) ?
" The machines took over before a rust plague, the apes soon after, but mutants set that bomb off, then giant cockroaches came, then the giant snails, then the salt crystal people, the Swarovski crystal people had an empire that fractured here..... this poor little world brings out the WORST in everyone, for some reason..... ".
I absolutely love your space here on Substack. I also share visual and write poetry, although, mostly in Spanish. Its inspiring to see other artists like yourself sharing their work here. Also, must add that I love https://www.dicksdaily.co.uk/dd6/ ! What a phenomenal consistency and dedication.
Makes me think about what people 400 - 500 years from now will think about what we leave behind - everything from monuments & memorials to movie posters, album cover art, the little toys in " Happy Meals " & other plastic & metal bits & bobs. What of the Arche de Triomphe, the Sistine Chapel, the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry, I. M. Pei ( Not to mention the computer hard drives of containing data on BILLIONS of users ! ) ?
The thought makes my brain ache! I wonder, sometimes, how the world has changed in the 50 or so years I've been here!
Change is the only constant in the universe. I forgot who said it, but it does make sense. Like a Zen koan.
They might say:-
"Ah... a dead planet with scattered archaeology from primitive warring civilisations...".
" The machines took over before a rust plague, the apes soon after, but mutants set that bomb off, then giant cockroaches came, then the giant snails, then the salt crystal people, the Swarovski crystal people had an empire that fractured here..... this poor little world brings out the WORST in everyone, for some reason..... ".
Great evocative series of images.
Hope the guy on the bench was OK.
Thank you Paul ...
I absolutely love your space here on Substack. I also share visual and write poetry, although, mostly in Spanish. Its inspiring to see other artists like yourself sharing their work here. Also, must add that I love https://www.dicksdaily.co.uk/dd6/ ! What a phenomenal consistency and dedication.
Thank you Erika ... I find substack to be such a great place to share