For every step away we need to take as many back<\/p>\n
to here,<\/p>\n
now.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
and yet, dendrite connections below the surface search for openings, build structures that may someday break through.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We must produce things,<\/p>\n
of course,<\/p>\n
but only with the knowledge that they are merely devices that we can put our mind around in order to produce change.<\/p>\n
Mental levers<\/p>\n
and pulleys<\/p>\n
pulling on the structure giving them reality,<\/p>\n
defining possibility until it breaks.<\/p>\n
Or is abandoned.<\/p>\n
We take each to the end of the line, where it crushes back in<\/p>\n
on itself.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
If we can see the structure of the self, get a glimpse<\/p>\n
of this self construction,<\/p>\n
then the borders become malleable.<\/p>\n
Of course, the borders are malleable anyway,<\/p>\n
but to become aware of this<\/p>\n
is the difference between<\/p>\n
openings<\/p>\n
and orthodoxies.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
So we have to look at the membranes.<\/p>\n
Membranes defining<\/p>\n
self\/other,<\/p>\n
belief\/landscape,<\/p>\n
object\/space.<\/p>\n
And therefore at their construction.<\/p>\n
How they are put together. How we restore them daily. How we push and pull on them.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We zoom in on the porous link-separators.<\/p>\n
We expose the limitations of each of freedom’s constructions,<\/p>\n
and search for a way out.<\/p>\n
The paradox is that we expose the construction of freedom as impossible,<\/p>\n
and yet attempt to articulate freedom.<\/p>\n
In some ways this is only a paradox if we see art\/education\/research\/life as<\/p>\n
a product<\/p>\n
rather than a process.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We reflect<\/p>\n
on tactics, strategies, perceptions, processes, products, tools, vehicles, selves, others.<\/p>\n
We appropriate. We ride the positive lines. We embrace both the theoretical and practical, the rational and artistic.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We overlap,<\/p>\n
and we respect the parts that don’t. We will not speak for each other. We recognize that other is a category like the self,<\/p>\n
capable of movement.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We take risks.<\/p>\n
We have to. So we must see failure as part of the process. We don’t need more cautious success. Instead – How far out can we go? How much can we change?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We try out different modes,<\/p>\n
different ways to live, different possibility sets, lateral jumps.<\/p>\n
A thousand plateaus.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We bet pieces.<\/p>\n
How deep?<\/p>\n
How much?<\/p>\n
How close?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We practice<\/p>\n
an interaction that oscillates above and below the surface, a re-writing of the text,<\/p>\n
a realization of self not as definition,<\/p>\n
but as<\/p>\n
force,<\/p>\n
movement,<\/p>\n
life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For every step away we need to take as many back to here, now. and yet, dendrite connections below the surface search for openings, build structures that may someday break through. We must produce things, of course, but only with the knowledge that they are merely devices that we can put our mind around in order to produce change. Mental levers and pulleys pulling on the structure giving them reality, defining possibility until it breaks. Or is abandoned. We take each to the end of the line, where it crushes back in on itself. If we can see the structure of the self, get a glimpse of this self construction, then the borders become malleable. Of course, the borders are malleable anyway, but to become aware of this is the difference between openings and orthodoxies. So we have to look at the membranes. Membranes defining self\/other, belief\/landscape, object\/space. And therefore at their construction. How they are put together. How we restore them daily. How we push and pull on them. We zoom in on the porous link-separators. We expose the limitations of each of freedom’s constructions, and search for a way out. The paradox is that we expose the construction of freedom as impossible, and yet attempt to articulate freedom. In some ways this is only a paradox if we see art\/education\/research\/life as a product rather than a process. We reflect on tactics, strategies, perceptions, processes, products, tools, vehicles, selves, others. We appropriate. We ride the positive lines. We embrace both the theoretical and practical, the rational and artistic. We overlap, and we respect the parts that don’t. We will not speak for each other. We recognize that other is a category like the self, capable of movement. We take risks. We have to. So we must see failure as part of the process. We don’t need more cautious success. Instead – How far out can we go? How much can we change? We try out different modes, different ways to live, different possibility sets, lateral jumps. A thousand plateaus. We bet pieces. How deep? How much? How close? We practice an interaction that oscillates above and below the surface, a re-writing of the text, a realization of self not as definition, but as force, movement, life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3687,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/wadetillett\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/wadetillett\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/wadetillett\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/wadetillett\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3687"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/wadetillett\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/wadetillett\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/wadetillett\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/wadetillett\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}