Sunday, February 5, 2012

Captains of Dystopia: a tail of a whale's heart


On view February 8th-10th, 2012
Closing reception Friday, February 10th, 2012 5pm-8pm



Having looked around his flat, the bleak tugboat captain breathed a low sigh and laid his cap upon the entry table. Having come back from another short journey to the city limit’s outskirts, he slogged his way over toward the worn daybed where he sat down and turned on the lamp. He looked upon the shadowed yet brightly colored heads mounted upon the wall. Shifting his eyes to the fireplace, he gave a mournful glare at the portrait of his beloved dead dog. Without the help of good eyes or his lamp, he did his best when it came to reading his favorite books, kept within reach from the daybed.
          Little did the tugboat captain know another captain was out on the rough oceans. The other captain navigated her vessel over the seven seas, through towering waters as deep as the sky was high. She spent months trying to find the ultimate beauty. Each country led to a new understanding, but she remained unsatisfied.  The vessel’s instruments buzzed with the static from the monitors. She stared out her vessel’s window, watching the waters collide, and dreamed of complacency.

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