My head
reels at all these nomenclatural metaphysics! I feel strongly like retiring
from ornithology, if this is the stuff, and spending the rest of my days in the
peace of the wilderness with birds, and away from the dust and frenzy of
taxonomical warfare. I somehow feel complete detachment from all this, and am
thoroughly unmoved by what name one ornithologist chooses to dub a bird that is
familiar to me, and care even less in regard to one that is unfamiliar -----
The more I see of these subspecific tangles and inanities, the more I can
understand the people who silently raise their eyebrows and put a finger to
their temples when they contemplate the modern ornithologist in action
Just think!
This whole world of ours is only a speck of mildew sprung up on a tiny planet;
yet we think we can have something great — thoughts, actions! They are all but
grains of sand!
Wobblies believed that all workers
should organize as a class
"The working class and the exploiting
class have nothing in common. There can be no peace as long as hunger and want
are for millions of workers, while somewhat exploiting class has all the good
things of life. Between these two classes a struggle must go on, until until
the workers of the world are not organized as a class, take possession of the
means of production, abolish the wage system, and begin to live in harmony with
the Earth ... Instead of the conservative motto, "just for day's wages for
a fair job everyday," we must inscribe on our banner revolutionary slogan,
"The elimination of the wage system." Such is the historical mission
of the working class - to do away with capitalism. "
The installation was a part of a series on religious fundamentalism and
communalism. The performance was choreographed and then photographed. It tries
to define the various layers of diversity. 2 individuals playfully interact
with the same connection. It celebrates the idea of pluralism. The leaves used
were real. The story unfolds with each photograph. The first depicts curiosity,
then eagerness to come together, coming together and then celebration of the
event. For this, real leaves were used. The photographs came first and were
adapted to the theme. This was used in addition with another poster where the
mother hold sthe child and is running away to depict the aftermath of Babri
Masjid demolition and the Godhra riots.