Three Things: The Night Owl Edition
As I write this, I am up well past midnight, alone in my living room while the rest of my household sleeps. Yep, I’m a night owl. This week I’ve collected three (very) different night owls for you. What will your character get accomplished/caught with/away with in the wee hours of the morning?
René Magritte, The Night Owl, 1927-28. Oil on canvas. Folkwang Museum, Essen.
Michael Wolf, Untitled (#93) from Transparent City series. Photograph. www.photomichaelwolf.com
Remedios Varo, Quiador, date unknown. Oil on masonite.
Three Things: The City Apartment Edition
Life in a city apartment is a strange thing. Tens, hundreds (maybe more!) of people living stacked on top of and next to one another, sharing walls and ceilings and floors. One gets used to hearing conversations that are not your own on warm summer nights, to tolerating the sound of footsteps and furniture above your head, to looking out your window and directly into someone else’s.
This week let’s imagine a city apartment. Will this be a thrilling case á la Rear Window? Or perhaps a tale of unrequited love? In any case, here are three apartments to get your stories rolling.
Michael Wolf, Untitled from Transparent City, circa 2007. Photograph. www.photomichaelwolf.com
Daniel Seung Lee, Untitled from Life. Photograph. www.danielseunglee.com
Laurie Simmons, Kitchen / Woman in a Corner, 1976. Photograph. www.lauriesimmons.net