Five Bullets 5.3.24
Five Bullets 5.3.24
Arc of Oblivion, Civil War Negatives, Notes With Attachments & more
Good Morning & Happy Friday!
This week I had a chance to check out The Photography Show by AIPAD and the Brooklyn Museum’s Eyes of the Storm exhibit of Paul McCartney’s 1963-1964 photography (thanks V!).
Coincidentally I also received two rolls of film I had developed. Most of the shots aren’t great and the cameras I used leave much to be desired (as well as my photography skills!) but I enjoy using film every now and then. Perhaps I’ll include these in a future photo essay.
I managed to publish two blogs earlier this week, both of which are included in this week’s bullets. If you’re a subscriber to Circles In Space, I hope to publish more weekly posts in addition to the Friday newsletter.
I’m still reading Walter Isaacson’s biography on Benjamin Franklin but I’m making headway since I committed to finishing! The book is the perfect companion to the Franklin Apple TV series. The show is well done and Michael Douglass makes for a convincing Franklin.
Bullets this week:
Documentary: The Arc of Oblivion. A filmmaker builds an ark while searching for answers behind humanity’s drive for self-preservation. Can we save the archive of mankind?
DIY: I blogged about making a DIY percussion shaker for my musical projects.
History: The U.S. Navy’s most decorated battleship U.S.S. New Jersey was moved from Camden to Philadelphia for restorations so it can continue operating as a museum and memorial. There’s something about the sheer size and power of these ships that’s always fascinated me.
Music: Earlier this week I revisited Notes With Attachments, the 2021 collaboration from Pino Palladino and Blake Mills. It’s a sonically rich album and I enjoyed giving it a spin.
Photography: The National Archives preserves nine thousand Civil War glass-plate negatives including Timothy O’Sullivan’s photo A Harvest of Death. At AIPAD’s Photography Show this week I saw Alexander Gardner’s Abraham Lincoln portrait taken only a few days before Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
