The circus you read about as a child The one full of laughing, lovable characters, their biggest crime a little ‘untidiness,’ their caravans so colourful, their lives so pleasantly (not threateningly) exciting. The questions you ask yourself Where do they go to the toilet? How does sex work? What if they don’t make any money …
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Rituals and the Performance of Being
A wedding ritual I don’t often get to see the actual ritual of a wedding, in its entirety. One of the rare times that I did, I watched it in a rage, and towards the end I started to feel desperate for escape, almost like I was suffocating. The smoke, the chanting, the oppressive need …
Permission to Work on the Street
Chapter 1: Of Streets, Statues and the Notion of Work What is a human statue? A human statue is an anachronistic presence, an unlawful occupation of time and space. An imitator of a statue or sculpture, a shadow with its own life. The statue is placed before a hat, on a street, and the tinkle …
The Gnoose 