5.26.2018

i write your name by karin eda sanborn

where do names for songs, poetry, art come from?
does work name itself? in my studio, yes it does, often before i have a chance to ask.
in the case where a composition is more cagey, and slow to reveal itself, a direct question will result in a direct answer.

this dialog does not under any condition imply that i know what is going on or am in charge....as Iggy Pop eloquently stated, I am a passenger, but i still have a role to play. more and more i see my creative work as a journalist. my job is to report 'being'. the 3D pen i use is especially adept at this task. it is a 21st century writing tool.

the pen's extruder, guided by my hand, creates an artifact of time. the moment becomes a curve, a dot, a connected line in resin that then hardens as the moment passes. what i love most about this device is its stubbornness. the resin jams or stops flowing completely if the speed button is pushed to extrude at a faster pace. my pen seems to only work on the slowest speed setting or else it can't function. the tool has priorities.