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Photographs of the hardback and paper back versions of 'The World of An Insignificant Woman' (Advanced Special Edition, 2011).
The First Edition of 'The World of An Insignificant Woman' by Catherine Thackray will be published in 2012 by Sabrina Press (ISBN 978-0-9571345-0-8)
July 19th
"Tell me, little flower, how you stand out amongst so many identical oxalis plants?"
"Sometimes the most insignificant blossoms carry the sweetest nectar," she said. "...And it only takes one honeybee to tell you 'you're the one'." -Sam
Blech. This is what I get for taking a photo at twilight...
Ah well. It's been a confusing day for me.
I've been contemplating a lot about lost time. About losing memories.
My Alzheimer-affected, somewhat senile, doesn't-remember-more than a few minutes-of-anything grandmother recently came to stay with us for a couple days, and while I honestly didn't say more than a few words to her, I think she sparked a new concern for me.
And while I'm not afraid of losing my memory or mind any time soon, I can't help but think about just how much we take for granted in life. I try my hardest to remember things that are special to me, but it bothers me to know that in a couple months, I won't remember what I did today, or who I was with, or what they said, or what I learned. Because in retrospect, time is constant and moves forward in a consistant manor, making each individual day relatively insignificant when compared to a month or a year. Memories must be grouped together in order to save space in the brain, and thus, the smaller details are discarded, leaving the big picture.
The problem is, I've never been one for the big picture. I live for small details and I actually feel guilty knowing that I can't possibly remember every time my mother smiles, or my rabbit ran to cuddle with me, or my boyfriend tells me he loves me, even though I know those moments mean EVERYTHING to me.
This is a lot to write on a picture that's hardly worthy of the thought. Perhaps I should make better choices in the future about this.
Ginkgo biloba 'Jehoshaphat' WW32 Ginkgo S3- (Spring Grove Arboretum, Cincinnati, OH) Dwarf Ginkgo aka Ginkgo biloba 'Spring Grove', Size at 10 years: 2x3ft., Green Foliage, Insignificant flower, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed S3 for 8.3 YEARS (MSU). Planted in 2014.
Dawes Arboretum: A selection of a witches'-broom found at the Spring Grove Arboretum in Cincinnati, OH. Growth is very slow and it is an extremely dwarf form, forming a short, broom-like specimen with a somewhat globose to bun shape with little lateral branching, consisting instead of shortened, spur-like appendages. The name refers to a character in Par Lagerkvist's book The Dwarf. A Dawes Arboretum Introduction.
From Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum, Cincinnati, Ohio. Beautiful yellow fall color. Best with full sun exposure but adaptable to a variety of growing conditions including high pH, moisture and wind exposure. Grafted 5/10/2009 by Jon Genereaux, MSU Hidden Lake Gardens. Looks quite good in 2019.
2020 Note: In good shape in 2020. Had some dead branches that I trimmed out. At 6 years old, it is somewhat V shaped and measures 4 feet tall and wide.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22:
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Today was a rough day for me. Yesterday I undertook the not insignificant task of trimming our front hedges(which were like 2 years overdue). When I got up this morning, I felt like I'd been trampled by a herd of elephants. I was achy and sore from head to toe, and felt positively geriatric. I hope to feel at least marginally better tomorrow.
I have some sympathy for Savannah getting bored with breakfast cereal, and when I saw mini doughnuts on sale at the grocery store, I purchased the requisite 2 packages. And today she also saw her favorite blueberry doughnut holes, I bought those for her too. Thankfully, I am certain that Wallace will appreciate and consume some of these over the weekend, so she isn't having doughnuts for breakfast for the entire week.
In the eight weeks leading up to my cardiac arrest I began to make a series of short films that documented my daily life, seemingly insignificant events like eating my dinner, walking to work, watching a butterfly or noticing a road sign. Three days after coming out of a coma I had my phone and laptop and began to document my new environment. I continued to make these short films for about eight weeks after I was discharged from hospital and then I just seemed to lose interest and stopped making them.
Working in palliative care gave me an insight into how people come to terms with their impending death. Usually this happens in a subconscious manner, they suddenly become acutely aware of their surroundings and take notice of seemingly insignificant instances, I believe that this is the subconscious, the body, that is aware of the winding down process that is taking place, informing the conscious mind in a gentle way, that death is approaching and preparations for this finality should be made.
Whilst recently looking back on these films I was stunned to see this process was taking place in my own subconscious, the narrowing of my mid circumflex had reached 95% and my body had known for quite awhile that I could just drop dead at any moment, I was quite literally living on borrowed time!
I have taken 40 (each one to represent one minute for the 40 minutes that my heart had stopped beating) stills from the 40 films made shortly before and after my 'event' as I feel that death not only made me aware of it's presence before my cardiac arrest, but also stayed with me for quite a while after I returned to my body after my heart was restarted.
'Treading Water' - By Katie Gilbert
This photograph was captured in the Atlantic Ocean just offshore from the island of Cayo Coco. In this photo the person is insignificant, as the ocean is so vast that by one person, swimming alone, makes only ripples in comparison to what the sea is actually capable of. Furthermore some people see water as an 'insignificance' as it is always there, however we could not survive without it and don't seem to realise that until we don't have it , just as sea creatures could not survive without it.
The Ocean is a mystery, people like me have had the opportunity to explore what appears to be deep open water as far as the eye can see with all its discoveries and wonders. However the same sections are practically microscopic on a map and are insignificant in the grand scheme of things.
The composition of this photo has a shallow depth of field as the background is blurred. It gives an idea for the unknown and how our perceptive can be altered on things that cannot be physically seen and therefore not explained. Also the colour of the ocean is very different compared to the sea surrounding Britain, showing how the insignificant, cold water we are used to can be transformed to a more beautiful and clear, significant ocean that is more explorable.
This image was actually an accidental one, I was snorkelling and I had put my camera on a timer without realising, causing it to go off while I was swimming. Resulting in this photograph which after coming across it I thought would link best to the 'insignificance' brief due to its unusual composition. After studying photographers i believe my photo isn't dissimilar to the work by Bill Brandt who is known for his peculiar focuses and camera angles.
Was amazed at how insignificant human ambitions can be in face of the nature: US highway 11 goes right on top of the bridge carrying hundreds of automobiles daily after its first owner, Thomas Jefferson, and its first surveyor George Washington are long gone.
Yang Shen (1488-1559), an ancient poet has his lines:
O so vast, O so mighty,
The Great River rolls to sea,
Flowers do waves thrash,
Heroes do sands smash,
When all the dreams drain,
Same are loss and gain.
Green mountains remain,
Under pink sunsets,
Hoary fishers and woodcutters,
Along the banks, find calm water,
In autumn moon or in spring wind,
By the wine jars, fill porcelain.
Discuss talk and tale,
Only laugh and gale...
Although this tiny, almost insignificant line spoils the viewing experience, I still suggest you see it on WHITE
“The Insignificant is Significant”, A Library and Art Installation, a continuation of the series, “The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)”.
Since 2009, Daniel Kerkhoff, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A., has been creating his own artist-in-residencies in communities in Ghana, Ecuador, and Vietnam.
Embedding himself in a community, he develops multiple connections through creating art (installations), writing poetic journals, making art with children, curating exhibitions, working with artists, assisting art libraries and community libraries, documenting walks and the community, and just being a part of everyday life.
Along with painting, collage, art installations, photography, and writing, his art practice involves connecting, sharing, and weaving people and places.
“The Insignificant is Significant”, A Library and Art Installation, a continuation of the series, “The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)”.
Assisting and creating libraries is part of my art practice.
During my art residencies, I continue to bring books and materials, art work, maps, magazines and journals, CDs, DVDs, and photos to the community centers in Adugyama, Ashanti Region Ghana and Sisid-anejo, Cañar, Ecuador. I also give a variety of art books, journals, and materials to fellow artists and art spaces.
In Accra, Ghana, I bring art books and magazines to The Nubuke Foundation and The Center for Contemporary Art, Ghana. In Cuenca, Ecuador, I'm connected to In-Arte Contemporáneo and bring art magazines and information. In Hanoi, I have provided various art publications and books to Cuci Fine Art, Chay Art, and Chaap Collective.
I bring art publications, art work, and music created by friends and colleagues of mine. I document their work in these different communities, creating another form of connection and awareness.
I consider this a weaving project, a form of sharing that can have many on-going effects. –Daniel Kerkhoff, www.danielkerkhoff.com
“Playing Catch, Giving and Receiving”
You are invited to play catch with my prints. Two dimensional prints that hang on the wall are transformed into three dimensional balls, a form of sculpture that is also performance and participatory.
Playing catch is a common past time that's relaxing and connecting. It is an act of giving (throwing) and receiving (catching) involving a ball, and, in this case, prints transformed into a ball (sculpture).
Instead of viewing the stationary print on a wall or a sculpture on the floor, it is viewed moving through time and space, dependent on the participants and their actions.
It is visual, transformative, therapeutic, sharing, interactive, and connecting, simple and playful actions of giving and receiving.
--Daniel Kerkhoff, www.danielkerkhoff.com
“The Insignificant is Significant”, A Library and Art Installation, a continuation of the series, “The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)”
“Walking the Path, Prints on Prints”
You are invited to walk on my prints, using them as a path.
It’s another way of experiencing art like a stepping stone meditation,
a different awareness may take place on an intentional walk, slower,
deliberate, a winding pathway, your prints touching these prints.
You become, in a way, the performer, the participant, the collaborator,
your soles connecting and becoming a part of these prints, adding steps,
humbling, engaging, liberating, creating another connection.
The title of this series is: "Paper Trail, A4 (All Over the Place)" from "The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)". These prints are collages made from my daily life in Hanoi -- collections of receipts, maps, brochures, business cards, food wrappers and waste.
They are my journal, a record of my consumption and daily activities, stamped with symbols that reflect my connection with Hanoi. They are painted over,
fragments remain revealed, information becomes cloudy, is lost and buried, like memory and history.
I created these collages during my artist-in-residency in Hanoi from
February 6, 2015 to October 26, 2015.
Walking is an important part of my art residencies. I document a familiar route in the community I’m living in by walking slowly, taking photos, and picking up “treasures”.
--Daniel Kerkhoff, www.danielkerkhoff.com
"To God, no matter whether a person is great or insignificant, as long as they can listen to Him, obey His instructions and what He entrusts, and can cooperate with His work, His will, and His plan, so that His will and His plan can be accomplished smoothly, then that conduct is worthy of His commemoration and worthy of receiving His blessing. God treasures such people, and He cherishes their actions and their love and affection for Him. This is God’s attitude. So why did God bless Noah? Because this is how God treats such actions and obedience of man" (Continuation of The Word Appears in the Flesh).
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Although its effect is insignificant contaminant, these chimneys are destined to disappear, but the population is opposed because it is an ancient emblem of the city, dating from the era of industrialization and progress.
Some things in life seem so insignificant like they wouldn’t make a difference to anyone and so we leave them undone or unsaid. We hold back for fear of being seen as foolish. And yet I wonder how many opportunities to make an impact in someone’s life are missed. It’s like a penny walked by and left lying on the ground because we think it is of no worth. So next time you see a penny lying on the ground pick it up and think about the kind word or kind gesture you can pass on to someone who might just need a little encouragement to get them through the day.
Couple things about me:
1. I’m feeling very repetitive typing the above line day after day, though I do try and change it up a bit. Anyway something about me…I’m really tired of trying to think about things to write about me…hmm…though I like to have a neat house, house cleaning is not one of my favourite things to do, I’d rather be outside, though ever now and then I get in the mood to really clean, but that’s a rarity :)
2. I have three siblings, one older brother and two younger sisters.
Towards the Insignificant
growing up, i never put it together that these were seeds. they were just 'helicopters' and provided some amusement in the spring--just toss 'em in the air and watch as they spiraled back to the ground. and, admittedly, the silver maple is pretty low on my list of favorite trees, but they're still trees, and that probably counts for something.
still, it can be easy to dismiss these seeds as pretty insignificant, given how ubiquitous they are around here. i guess that can happen with a lot of little things--in the end, though, it's probably those little things that matter more in the long run.
“The Insignificant is Significant”, A Library and Art Installation, a continuation of the series, “The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)”.
Since 2009, Daniel Kerkhoff, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A., has been creating his own artist-in-residencies in communities in Ghana, Ecuador, and Vietnam.
Embedding himself in a community, he develops multiple connections through creating art (installations), writing poetic journals, making art with children, curating exhibitions, working with artists, assisting art libraries and community libraries, documenting walks and the community, and just being a part of everyday life.
Along with painting, collage, art installations, photography, and writing, his art practice involves connecting, sharing, and
weaving people and places.
“The Insignificant is Significant”, A Library and Art Installation, a continuation of the series, “The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)”.
Assisting and creating libraries is part of my art practice.
During my art residencies, I continue to bring books and materials, art work, maps, magazines and journals, CDs, DVDs, and photos to the community centers in Adugyama, Ashanti Region Ghana and Sisid-anejo, Cañar, Ecuador. I also give a variety of art books, journals, and materials to fellow artists and art spaces.
In Accra, Ghana, I bring art books and magazines to The Nubuke Foundation and The Center for Contemporary Art, Ghana. In Cuenca, Ecuador, I'm connected to In-Arte Contemporáneo and bring art magazines and information. In Hanoi, I have provided various art publications and books to Cuci Fine Art, Chay Art, and Chaap Collective.
I bring art publications, art work, and music created by friends and colleagues of mine. I document their work in these different communities, creating another form of connection and awareness.
I consider this a weaving project, a form of sharing that can have many on-going effects. –Daniel Kerkhoff, www.danielkerkhoff.com
“The Insignificant is Significant”, A Library and Art Installation, a continuation of the series, “The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)”
“Walking the Path, Prints on Prints”
You are invited to walk on my prints, using them as a path.
It’s another way of experiencing art like a stepping stone meditation,
a different awareness may take place on an intentional walk, slower,
deliberate, a winding pathway, your prints touching these prints.
You become, in a way, the performer, the participant, the collaborator,
your soles connecting and becoming a part of these prints, adding steps,
humbling, engaging, liberating, creating another connection.
The title of this series is: "Paper Trail, A4 (All Over the Place)" from "The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)". These prints are collages made from my daily life in Hanoi -- collections of receipts, maps, brochures, business cards, food wrappers and waste.
They are my journal, a record of my consumption and daily activities, stamped with symbols that reflect my connection with Hanoi. They are painted over,
fragments remain revealed, information becomes cloudy, is lost and buried, like memory and history.
I created these collages during my artist-in-residency in Hanoi from
February 6, 2015 to October 26, 2015.
Walking is an important part of my art residencies. I document a familiar route in the community I’m living in by walking slowly, taking photos, and picking up “treasures”.
--Daniel Kerkhoff, www.danielkerkhoff.com
“The Insignificant is Significant”, a Library and Art Installation, a continuation of the series, “The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)”
“Playing Catch, Giving and Receiving”
You are invited to play catch with my prints. Two dimensional prints that hang on the wall are transformed into three dimensional balls, a form of sculpture that is also performance and participatory.
Playing catch is a common past time that's relaxing and connecting. It is an act of giving (throwing) and receiving (catching) involving a ball, and, in this case, prints transformed into a ball (sculpture).
Instead of viewing the stationary print on a wall or a sculpture on the floor, it is viewed moving through time and space, dependent on the participants and their actions.
It is visual, transformative, therapeutic, sharing, interactive, and connecting, simple and playful actions of giving and receiving.
--Daniel Kerkhoff, www.danielkerkhoff.com
Tourists looking insignificant on the cliff near the 12 Apostles.
Port Campbell National Park.
Great Ocean Road.
Victoria.
At the Museum Instrument Museum with Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies, Syracuse University Los Angeles (SULA), and the SU Alumni Club of Arizona
“The Insignificant is Significant”, A Library and Art Installation, a continuation of the series, “The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)”.
Since 2009, Daniel Kerkhoff, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A., has been creating his own artist-in-residencies in communities in Ghana, Ecuador, and Vietnam.
Embedding himself in a community, he develops multiple connections through creating art (installations), writing poetic journals, making art with children, curating exhibitions, working with artists, assisting art libraries and community libraries, documenting walks and the community, and just being a part of everyday life.
Along with painting, collage, art installations, photography, and writing, his art practice involves connecting, sharing, and
weaving people and places.
“The Insignificant is Significant”, A Library and Art Installation, a continuation of the series, “The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)”.
Assisting and creating libraries is part of my art practice.
During my art residencies, I continue to bring books and materials, art work, maps, magazines and journals, CDs, DVDs, and photos to the community centers in Adugyama, Ashanti Region Ghana and Sisid-anejo, Cañar, Ecuador. I also give a variety of art books, journals, and materials to fellow artists and art spaces.
In Accra, Ghana, I bring art books and magazines to The Nubuke Foundation and The Center for Contemporary Art, Ghana. In Cuenca, Ecuador, I'm connected to In-Arte Contemporáneo and bring art magazines and information. In Hanoi, I have provided various art publications and books to Cuci Fine Art, Chay Art, and Chaap Collective.
I bring art publications, art work, and music created by friends and colleagues of mine. I document their work in these different communities, creating another form of connection and awareness.
I consider this a weaving project, a form of sharing that can have many on-going effects. –Daniel Kerkhoff, www.danielkerkhoff.com
“The Insignificant is Significant”, A Library and Art Installation, a continuation of the series, “The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)”
“Walking the Path, Prints on Prints”
You are invited to walk on my prints, using them as a path.
It’s another way of experiencing art like a stepping stone meditation,
a different awareness may take place on an intentional walk, slower,
deliberate, a winding pathway, your prints touching these prints.
You become, in a way, the performer, the participant, the collaborator,
your soles connecting and becoming a part of these prints, adding steps,
humbling, engaging, liberating, creating another connection.
The title of this series is: "Paper Trail, A4 (All Over the Place)" from "The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)". These prints are collages made from my daily life in Hanoi -- collections of receipts, maps, brochures, business cards, food wrappers and waste.
They are my journal, a record of my consumption and daily activities, stamped with symbols that reflect my connection with Hanoi. They are painted over,
fragments remain revealed, information becomes cloudy, is lost and buried, like memory and history.
I created these collages during my artist-in-residency in Hanoi from
February 6, 2015 to October 26, 2015.
Walking is an important part of my art residencies. I document a familiar route in the community I’m living in by walking slowly, taking photos, and picking up “treasures”.
--Daniel Kerkhoff, www.danielkerkhoff.com
“The Insignificant is Significant”, a Library and Art Installation, a continuation of the series, “The Quiet and Ugly Artist (Hanoi, 1965-2015)”
“Playing Catch, Giving and Receiving”
You are invited to play catch with my prints. Two dimensional prints that hang on the wall are transformed into three dimensional balls, a form of sculpture that is also performance and participatory.
Playing catch is a common past time that's relaxing and connecting. It is an act of giving (throwing) and receiving (catching) involving a ball, and, in this case, prints transformed into a ball (sculpture).
Instead of viewing the stationary print on a wall or a sculpture on the floor, it is viewed moving through time and space, dependent on the participants and their actions.
It is visual, transformative, therapeutic, sharing, interactive, and connecting, simple and playful actions of giving and receiving.
--Daniel Kerkhoff, www.danielkerkhoff.com
A small insignificant red cigarette tin bound with an old shoelace.
Inside a collection of buttons that belonged to my Great Grandmother Annie Dunk. She died in her 90's, when I was about 10 years old (1960's). So my memories of her are somewhat brief. But I feel that this button collection that I " ïnherited" is worth much more than any money I could have got.
All the buttons have a story, and leave me with a lasting, loving link to Annie. My favourite is definitely the Red Indian head.
My own daughter loved to play with my button collection as a child, and I'll be leaving my Great Gran's button tin to her so the memories can linger on.
Janelle