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Portland, OR - ea - Friday, May 27th, 2005 : goo
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it's really just a scrawl on an electrical box
but I know where I am when I pass it
and I love to watch the daylight change on the reflective surface. sometimes it makes the script fade to negative space. hot pink streaks in sunset, orange glow in night lights.
art will happen in spite of industry and flowers will grow up along highways
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jeeff: 27th May 2005 - 01:07 GMT
wow, are all the electrical boxes in portland chromed like that? it looks like the bad terminator from T2 is playing hide and seek.
ea: 27th May 2005 - 01:16 GMT
nope there's a lot of stencil art and paste-ups beautifying the bland painted ones. really more things should come with a chrome option. if it works for classic cars and classic furniture...
elaine: and it makes a fine background for art
Peter: 27th May 2005 - 13:14 GMT
i like where you said: "...art will happen in spite of industry and flowers will grow up along highways..."
kobe: anything looks better chromed.
elaine: dance of the sugarplum beetles. zuper
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