২৭ জুলাই, ২০২৬

"I was searching for an idea.... So I decided to follow people.... just to use people's energy as a motor.... I loved not having to decide. I loved that errance, that promenade through other people's decisions...."

৪০টি মন্তব্য:

Aggie বলেছেন...

So in other words, she's a stalker.

rcommal বলেছেন...

My first "gut" when I read the headline was: "Creepy!"

But then I listened to her, and it was pretty fascinating and thought provoking. I'll have to noodle it over.

jim5301 বলেছেন...

What if you have two people who decide to follow each other?

RCOCEAN II বলেছেন...

So she's a stalker. But harmless.

Kai Akker বলেছেন...

Does a visual artist -- of real artistic level capacity -- speak this way? "I loved that relation without reciprocity." And not in her native language.

Or, sorry to stephen cooper et al, is this the language of grant applications, media maneuvering, and over-intellectualization over the artistic impulse?

RCOCEAN II বলেছেন...

The observer. The eavesdrooper. Living vicariously through them. Making other people into characters into a movie inside your head.

She makes it seem cool.

rcommal বলেছেন...

“ l[start italics]What if you have two people who decide to follow each other?[end italics]

I Palindrome I

RCOCEAN II বলেছেন...

I want to go to Paris and follow her following other people. Let me get in on the action. And my wife can follow me.

Quaestor বলেছেন...

louisianachannel badly needs an emergency dental visit followed by a lawsuit.

Smilin' Jack বলেছেন...

“ What if you have two people who decide to follow each other?”

You need more than two to make it work. Army ants do this when they’re on the move; each one follows the one in front of it. You can trick them into forming a circle by nudging the first one around to the end. Then they’ll just march around in a circle till they die. Or so I’ve heard; I’ve never tried it myself.

Quaestor বলেছেন...

May she promenade through another person's decision to bust her square in her festering gob.

Howard বলেছেন...

It's all fun and games until you follow some hipster hiking at night in grizzly bear country.

Disparity of Cult বলেছেন...

Postmenopausal French woman, funky eyeglass frames ✓

Howard বলেছেন...

It's so lovely to let us all know that your first thoughts are to hit a helpless, frail old woman in the face. Yet you would never think of criticizing Maori tattoos directly to a Pacific islander built like American football linebacker.

Stick to the self-flagellation over minor grammatical errors, it's much more manly

Dust Bunny Queen বলেছেন...

SO...a sort of an energy vampire?

Temujin বলেছেন...

I love the photographs. And I get it. I will sometimes get out early to walk (with my camera) around our town down here. And just walking the streets, take random photos of the city waking up, people moving about, or sitting on a park bench, or sipping coffee outside a cafe. People who don't see you don't care if you're taking their photo. No one has hit me yet.

Kai Akker বলেছেন...

The grizzly was a gruesome story. It's amazing how risk-free so many Americans think the world is.

Kai Akker বলেছেন...

"I've got my Mace Ma!"

Kai Akker বলেছেন...

---- Yet you would never think of criticizing Maori tattoos directly to a Pacific islander built like American football linebacker.

I disagree. Quaestor's diction would make his sentiments impenetrable to Maoris. So, he might think of it.

Kai Akker বলেছেন...

Ah. Thought I was in a cafe post of some sort. Don't TOSE me Ann!

Beaver7216 বলেছেন...

Sad seeing these comments. Errance is how I like to travel, without realizing it. Have seen enough Eiffel towers and fjords. Just seeing people go through life. Stalking, I guess.

Rosalyn C. বলেছেন...

It’s the same principle as watching movies. You get caught up in other people’s dramas in a fictional world. That could be considered kind of creepy too, but we call it an art form. In her mode she’s watching silent films of real people in real space.

Fred Drinkwater বলেছেন...

Daring rcommal does not break any rule, but taunts the ruler with a dance at the very edge of the abyss.

Fred Drinkwater বলেছেন...

That's art.

Fred Drinkwater বলেছেন...

Dirk Gently stated he often got out of being lost by following people who appeared to know where they were going.

Interested Bystander বলেছেন...

Errance? New word for me. I'm a voracious reader and I love my Kindle because I can look up unfamiliar words so easily. "Errance" isn't a work I know. Oh okay. It's French. No wonder. I don't speak French. I just finished reading "The Count of Monte Cristo". I had to look up something on nearly every page. I guess that's how I learn.

Lazarus বলেছেন...

"Following," an early film by ... Christopher Nolan ...

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

It has a David Lynch ‘Blue Velvet’ vibe to it.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

ai “Follow that cab”: “If you are looking for a specific movie that used this exact line, or if you want to explore parodies of the trope, please let me know!”
The idea of following someone in the socials as a parody. Or following anybody at all in the socials is a parody.

Not Illinois Resident বলেছেন...

Good thing she's a harmless looking little French white old lady, not a hulking recently-arrived migrant with a petite knfe.

Quaestor বলেছেন...

Errance in English is wandering. A knight errant, a warrior who wanders looking for adventure or valiant deeds to perform, incorporates the French connotation, thanks to Middle English. Errance doesn't mean to follow someone. It just doesn't, and it takes either a simpleton or a dishonest person to insist otherwise.

Rabel বলেছেন...

Every breath you take
And every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I'll be watching you

FullMoon বলেছেন...

Friend used to pick a car and follow it around. It was a creepy hobby.
Prior to internet , he would advertise is local papers across the country "Good Jobs in Califonia" Requiredfive bucks and self addressed envelope. Then send back a few help wanted ads cut out of San Francisco Chronicle

Lazarus বলেছেন...

As hobbies go, it probably is better than hiking alone at night through bear country ...

john mosby বলেছেন...

Come on, she stole the idea from Phil Collins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9zj11gf9Qk&t=1s

CC, JSM

Skeptical Voter বলেছেন...

The French might call her a flaneur--a sort of aimless wandering. OTOH I might call her a parasite.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

"As hobbies go, it probably is better than hiking alone at night through bear country ..."

Instagram: for example

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

You know. My father used to do this errance type of thing. When we lived in Mass, early 80s, we thought we were going somewhere not too far and our father would be taking us to the Bronx NY to visit our grandparents. He seemed to be making up his mind as we went.

Stephanie A. Richer বলেছেন...

I think this is intriguing and if you are the sort who does street photography, this would be a wonderful exercise.

Biff বলেছেন...

Sounds like the setting for a spy movie. "French woman of a certain age inadvertently gets caught in a high-stakes countersurveillance operation. Hijinks ensue. Starring Liam Neeson and Isabelle Adjani."

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