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tags: precinct, splat, location
place: latent and physical space
source: gaussian splat from data collected on location
"Miner's Journey" is one of many journeys through (an)archive. (an)archive is not static. It exists as curated data and that which will never be seen outside of the curation. It is in data, in place, on site, in (latent)space. (an)archive is presented as fragments, with an invitation to explore or simply observe.
Refreshing the page reveals new content from the archive:
the one(<portal>), leading to the many(<views>).
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these limestone walls whisper a conglomerate fragmented journey that has lead us, toward this day, surrounded by precious gifts like these images, these hanging skirts, these glass bush-yams, these baskets, and now, in this moment, I call on you to reflect on the very walls from which they hang….
Cultural Precinct [preface]
Natalie Harkin (2016)
“Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away.”
Smalltown Boy
Bronski Beat (1984)
(XVII)The Star}
"Hope"
A glimmer of inspiration emerged after a fall.
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(XI)Justice}
"Truth"
The hero must deal with consequences and seek fairness.
{ NOW
CHAPTER 2: "NOW" (magical realism) Section 2: "Challenge search" 7 Cups. dreamer, clarity hidden in dreams, to envision, bewildering choices. Miner moves to the buildings and realise they are all made of stone. A realisation takes place and a search begins.
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Site of (one of the) government quarry, source of "field" limestone
Location:
The River
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In this case, our river is the Karrawirra Parri. Marking the northern edge of Miner's world. Miner experiences River's significant changes over time, at the same time River remains a constant and one of the few things Miner has to hold on to between "Then", "Now" and "Later" .
(I)The Magician }
"Mastery"
The hero will fully control their fate and abilities.
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"Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
Glossy black and white. Plover-like walk. Congregates in winter flocks. Dimorphic. White bill, eye, eyebrow. Black face, throat. White wing-bars show great individual variation. Slender black legs. F White face, upper throat, edged black. Size 27 cm.
Juv./ Imm. Dark bill and eye, white eyebrow and throat. Face-pattern somewhat resembles smaller White-eared Monarch.
Voice 'pee-wee'; also 'pee-o-wit'. Pairs perform wing-lifting duets - antiphonal song. Hab. Open areas, roadsides, often near water."Simpson, K., Day, N., & Trusler, P. (2010). Field guide to the birds of Australia (8th ed.). Viking.
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"Whether they wander, saunter, stroll, dérive, crusade, trespass, or consciously follow the coordinates of a map; whether they bring with them a camera, facial recognition software, audio recorder, pen and paper, or nothing at all; walking can provide designers and artists with ways to think and make in solitude, to talk and exchange with others, or to simply co-exist with non-human companions."
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Alice Twemlow, Walking as Method
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Many of the paths my own walks have followed are traced in the archive, much the content too was chanced upon along these very same paths.
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"The most famous of all the Lullian figures is the combinatory figure (Fig. 6). The outer circle, inscribed B to K, is stationary and within it revolve circles similarly inscribed and concentric with it. As the circles revolve, combinations of the letters B to K can be read off. Here is the renowned ars combinatoria in its simplest form."
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Yates, F. A. (1966). The art of memory
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Chapter 1, Section 3 "Refusal": The Hermit: Peewee has withdrawn, leaving Miner alone with the question. World does not give an answer, only silence.
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(I)The Magician }
"Initiation"
The hero begins harnessing their power but has yet to master it.
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