Alex Nason, March 30thhhh (pictures to follow)

HEYYYYYYY,

so long time no blog, eh!? word...

so it is absolutely gorgeeous out and we went to the Specola today, which totally blows my mind. i was really taken with all of the wacky specimens and especially the wax body parts! in the projects i like the idea of making people squirm, so the fetuses were pretty sweet. . .

hmm, so for the spectacle project? i had trouble thinking about what i wanted to do, but kind of landed on the idea of the masses of tourists, poop, street cleaners and PIGEONS that somehow make it hard to pay attention to the intended spectacles in the city (im thinking duomo, piazza della signorina, what have you). I am always laughing at the tour groups walking around following one person holding a bright red stick or a flower or something. i mean, seriously how hilarious is that? or when there are tours of old ladies and they all whip out their cameras at the same time? horses running people over, followed by carts and crying children...florence is in FULL BLOOM guys!

So im making a movie on all of this, and partly because it is going to be oh such a wonderful surprise and partly because its not finished yet...i am going to refrain from saying much about it. Also, what if i jinx myself and then it totally stinks? that may already be the case....but guess well see on tuesday.

Ive been filming alot out on the streets and its amazing how many people are here from so many different places. it makes me feel alot smaller, in a way. and sometimes it just really ticks me off because im either stepping in horse poop or on someone else's foot or getting run over by a baby carriage....my oh my. so much darn inspiration, i have like 50 minutes of footage i have to cut down. just can't get enough of these tourists/attack of the pigeons deal. i am interested in the idea of what is grotesque and disturbing, even scary, but also laced with an edge of humor--bordering on the sarcastic, satirical, and then also the idea of "hilarity." You know, that which is "hilarious" and that which is a little overkill hilarious?

hmmm....

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