otherwise: whys

earth.fire.wind.water
move rocks. hide photos of rock from other place
visiting artist air from lecture, or darkroom.
save developer from visiting artist’s work
mail paper to
“a” series. burned. overexposed. never developed.
1 of 80, 180s on I-80
110 rolls of 110 film, never processed. shot, then discarded between 1 and 10 years later.

: Gary Metz

a conversation with gary (ca 71)
GM: You carry a lot of books.
I lived in Bridgeville, an 8 hour drive from Chestnut street, so I stayed at the institute for the 2 days I was in town, each week.

Me: I keep books by every chair. I read when I sit; I write while a walk. It’s the way I keep going.