and that'll be that

who can say where we'll be with covid and its manifestations by the time we get to here. i restarted posting for the initial lockdown thinking, foolishly, that it'd be a short term thing. the way things are looking i could post for the same time again and we'll still be living the after effects of covid! that said my numbers are back to what they were pre lockdown so it's time to call a halt.

so, never say never, but i think that's about it for me here. the blogosphere has changed fundamentally since i started doing this and, by any standard, is much less interactive (and interesting as a result i think) than it once was which, i guess, goes along with the development of social media generally. along with blogger changing their format yet again i'm just not comfortable with it.

what's been great about the whole thing is maintaining a regular practice of looking for, looking at and listening to new music and new art. unlike the like and move on culture of social media actually taking a bit of time, getting myself out of my comfort zone, my areas of linguistic and cultural familiarity have not only improved my appreciation but contributed to what i'm doing myself.

i can't recommend that process enough.....

slift

yussef kamaal

jennifer lara

lido pimienta

zhuang hong yi

zhuang hong yi - just fabulous

rob plattel

if i was going to change my practice and fill my house with objects this is what they'd look like. i feel better that people like rob plattel are out making stuff in the world

goto hidehiko

yet again, not much re goto hidehiko online but lots of images - the simplicity and use of space and colour are just lovlely

wang huaiqing

abstracts of furniture - wang huaiqing's got you covered

nestor toro

a last joyous blue monday from nestor toro

fatoumata diawara

king gizzard & the lizard wizard

the babe rainbow

rl burnside

yukie nakano

perhaps there's more detail on yukie nakano on the non-english speaking part of the web. what there is for the anglos is sparse and not always well atributed which is a shame because these are delicate, lovely and deserve more attention.

jiri anderle

i really enjoy the fragmented, abstracted nature of jiri anderle's work which, for me, seems more representational

public service broadcasting

kokoroko afrobeat collective

shinji ando

not much biographical detail on shinji ando but an abundance of images on the likes of pinterest, absolutely worth a look.