Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Brainstorming about stones

"The Impact of Stones"

That's the theme of a show.

These are the thoughts: A rolling stone gathers no moss. David and Goliath. Avalanches. The stone age. She/he who lives in a glass house shouldn't throw stones. a stone's throw away. come on everybody lets get stoned. The Rolling Stones. flint - i.e. stones to make fire. Stones to make weapons - spear heads. Stones to build houses, fences, mark property, boundaries. The stoning of people - esp women - as punishment. jewelery - precious stones... stones used to own people, i.e. engagement rings. The earth is a big rock. stone cold. boys throwing stones. blue stone streets. the great wall of china. heart of stone. that myth about that guy (Sisyphus) who had to push the big rock up the hill only to watch it roll down and then do it again for all eternity, i.e. futile effort. Stone the crows. stone as compressed earth. Stone as mineral. stepping stone. corner stone....

moss on stones, soft on hard, alive on dead. a sign of the stone being still, staying in one place for a length of time. but should that rock move, or be moved, the moss will easily tear and give way.

avalanches, many small stones gain momentum and collectively gain a terrifying force, can change the shape and face of a mountain.

stones to build walls, shelter, protection, boundaries to fields and towns and kingdoms. keep others out. or in. so, used to mark and also to contain - property, ownership - and then to protect what is owned.

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I think I'll build a wall.

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