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Certainly there is not another state in this Union that has commanded more attention and fostered more connotations about what it is and isn't than the monstrous Pacific Coast-hugging California. Whether it is through the media coverage or extreme sports or natural disasters or political spotlighting, California is a place and an ideal that cannot be ignored in the American and worldwide spectrum.
My object with this project is not to explain what California is or pretends to be. It is not meant to be a detailed assessment. I wanted to take a realistic look at my home through snapshots taken on a weekend excursion, in a way that allowed me to remain somewhat removed and aloof from the world outside the confines of my car. We listened to songs about California, and some of the lyrics accompany the pictures below.
Each of us are heavily influenced by our surroundings and environment, and I feel that through the attitudes and ideas presented through the photos and the music, I was able to portray California in a way that is both interesting and honest.
I am a Californian, whatever that may mean.
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars, and in the middle you see the blue centrelight pop and everybody goes Awwww!
ReplyDelete- Jack Kerouac
i am so glad to have friends who are totally and completely mad.
brilliant. times one bazillion. and thank you for quoting jacky, barret--the original roadtripper.
ReplyDeleteglad you guys had fun, and that you can share it all with us.
California knows how to party.
ReplyDeletelooks like an epic trip.
That is so awesome... You forgot california dreaming though.. definitely my theme song.
ReplyDeletei agree with bare three hundred percent, exactly.
ReplyDeletelet's go back. or at least on another.
life is an adventure. and we are so good at it.
"if i was young, i'd flee this town...let the seasons begin"-beirut
also - i love seven. especially as Rachel just pointed out to me, the fact that i am holding my Perrier bottle.... which at this point - i think had been empty for about an hour or two.
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