Instax #4 – Matamata
Matamata

Matamata
Chronophoto, a fun photo game: guess when the photo was taken (via Kronkeling).
An Instax is a nice device after all. The photos are so expensive that it forces you to be frugal.
We are now in New Zealand. Due to circumstances, I unexpectedly became the owner of an Instax device. I set myself the restriction of one Instax per day.
This one is from yesterday.
To be read everywhere and now here because they are important. Corita Kent’s art department rules, universally applicable without difficulty.
Rule 1 FIND A PLACE YOU TRUST, AND THEN TRY TRUSTING IT FOR A WHILE.
Rule 2 GENERAL DUTIES OF A STUDENT: PULL EVERYTHING OUT OF YOUR TEACHER; PULL EVERYTHING OUT OF YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS.
Rule 3 GENERAL DUTIES OF A TEACHER: PULL EVERYTHING OUT OF YOUR STUDENTS.
Rule 4 CONSIDER EVERYTHING AN EXPERIMENT.
Rule 5 BE SELF-DISCIPLINED: THIS MEANS FINDING SOMEONE WISE OR SMART AND CHOOSING TO FOLLOW THEM. TO BE DISCIPLINED IS TO FOLLOW IN A GOOD WAY. TO BE
SELF-DISCIPLINED IS TO FOLLOW IN A BETTER WAY.
Rule 6 NOTHING IS A MISTAKE. THERE’S NO WIN AND NO FAIL, THERE’S ONLY MAKE.
Rule 7 THE ONLY RULE IS WORK. IF YOU WORK IT WILL LEAD TO SOMETHING. IT’S THE PEOPLE WHO DO ALL OF THE WORK ALL OF THE TIME WHO EVENTUALLY CATCH ON TO THINGS.
Rule 8 DON’T TRY TO CREATE AND ANALYZE AT THE SAME TIME. THEY’RE DIFFERENT PROCESSES.
Rule 9 BE HAPPY WHENEVER YOU CAN MANAGE IT. ENJOY YOURSELF. IT’S LIGHTER THAN YOU THINK.
Rule 10 “WE’RE BREAKING ALL THE RULES. EVEN OUR OWN RULES. AND HOW DO WE DO THAT? BY LEAVING PLENTY OF ROOM FOR X QUANTITIES.” JOHN CAGE
HELPFUL HINTS: ALWAYS BE AROUND. COME OR GO TO EVERYTHING. ALWAYS GO TO CLASSES. READ ANYTHING YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON. LOOK AT MOVIES CAREFULLY, OFTEN. SAVE EVERYTHING-IT MIGHT COME IN HANDY LATER.
THERE SHOULD BE NEW RULES NEXT WEEK.