You see the thing of the thing is is
Gertie•Apr 11, 2026 — May 24, 2026
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YOU SEE THE THING
OF THE THING IS IS
When I think of Liz and Locky I think of scanning.
I think of finding.
I think of collecting.
I think of looping.
I think of repetition, not to repeat oneself, but to contain oneself.
I think of the prefix “re-,” meaning again, back, or anew. It is added to verbs or nouns to indicate that an action is being repeated (e.g., redo) or to signify a return to a previous state or place (e.g., return, reclaim).
I think of routine as religion.
I think of the digital archive as a landscape, with an accompanying digital shovel.
I think of MiniDV tapes, sitting in boxes, waiting to be transferred.
I think of thumbnails, QuickTime players, loading, storage. I think of lists, lists of words, lists of images, lists of titles with machine-generated names including DSC. IMG, 2122, 003234. I think of provisional titles like Bag Flip iPhone Landscape.
I think video is the best way to extend a memory’s surface, although it would be much easier if the camera was built into our…
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You see the thing of the thing is is
Gertie•Apr 11, 2026 — May 24, 2026
Press Release
YOU SEE THE THING
OF THE THING IS IS
When I think of Liz and Locky I think of scanning.
I think of finding.
I think of collecting.
I think of looping.
I think of repetition, not to repeat oneself, but to contain oneself.
I think of the prefix “re-,” meaning again, back, or anew. It is added to verbs or nouns to indicate that an action is being repeated (e.g., redo) or to signify a return to a previous state or place (e.g., return, reclaim).
I think of routine as religion.
I think of the digital archive as a landscape, with an accompanying digital shovel.
I think of MiniDV tapes, sitting in boxes, waiting to be transferred.
I think of thumbnails, QuickTime players, loading, storage. I think of lists, lists of words, lists of images, lists of titles with machine-generated names including DSC. IMG, 2122, 003234. I think of provisional titles like Bag Flip iPhone Landscape.
I think video is the best way to extend a memory’s surface, although it would be much easier if the camera was built into our…
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