The Symmetry of a Bird’s Call
Imagine each person is a bird–
sit down in a crowded public area
spot a crow, a raven, a nightingale, a lark, and a robin
hear the sound of their footsteps as birdsong
compose lyrics to accompany their twittering melodies.
Sing: song ; unfurl: feathers
never return to that public area.
Spring 2020
Imagine something you could make while inside all day
Go make it
Repeat until we are free :p
Knock on all the wood in your house
Internalize the pitch and the tone
Imagine each different piece as a different intsrument
Play a concert for your family
Erin Brooks
Imagine the earth were flat
Speak a thought into four jars and seal the lids
Place each jar at each point on a compass
Which way will the Earth tip?
Play a note on the piano… or record a sound
Every hour. Play them all together at the end of the day.
In sequence or as a cacophony
By Vivian Priestley
Go to your front door. Open it Wide. Imagine a thousand people standing outside Now listen to them shuffle Record the sound, and play it for a friend. Shuffle together.
Spring 2020
By Chris Barlow
-Cut off a piece of hair
-Think about the last time you were really angry
-pause-
-Collect 3 objects that you love
-Throw the hair in the trash
-pause
-place all three objects in a new place –make sure you can see them-
-pause-
-Admire these objects from afar.
-Pause-
SPRING 2020
by Daniel Reinstein
what do you have that can record sound? (phones, computers, tape recorder, a friend with a good memory)
collect as many as possible (at least 2) and place them around you
hit record on all of them
have a conversation with yourself (or a friend). yell, laugh, whistle, cough, cry.
stop recording
start recording on only one device
hit play on one of the remaining devices, wait 2 seconds, hit play on another
do this until all are playing
talk over them
yell, burp, scream, curse
once the last device has stopped playing, stop recording
send the file to someone who doesn’t need it
Trainer Thompson
1. Go onto the street
2. Pick up two pieces of trash
3. Combine
4. Document your art
5. Throw your art away
6. Wash your hands
DISCLAIMER: These instructions are meant to be impossible. Some are physically impossible. Some are socially improbable. Most are ridiculous.
Plant
plant a thought in your friend’s head,
take em outside
don’t forget to water
(check back for growth)
growth = gain
Stop
quit talkin shit,
thanks
Pretty Cheap
buy happiness (check for sale prices)
or
invest in sadness today (stocks are at record lows)
Carry On
if you’re not content
with the contents
of your continent
your proper context may be in contention!
contact your local charisma contractor
(common call rates may apply)
and continue.
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be the star
of your own
infomercial
In
tired of giving up?
try taking down.
Taxes
email your dean
ask em why school costs so much
Taxes 2
burn something you love
(money)
Careful
don’t
think too much
but
don’t
think too little
Show Don’t Tell
read a book with
your eyes closed
it helps with
visualization
Taxes 3
don’t file your taxes
see what happens
Waste
don’t waste food
stop eating
it keeps you hungry
hunger = success
–Jacob Hartman