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am everythingthat camebefore meWOOF

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translation

HELLO! HELLO!hellooh my god I have missed youbut really I've just missedoh what was I saying oh manor woman he she maybe it

wait I said I missed you but look at these


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if there was water here we could talk about something like oh my the waterthe water is great see we can bond over oh wow the water is so nice

yes but it's been awhileI won't say what it's been but I happen to think it's been awhile

it's been awhile oh my god i love you itsbeen awhileI just want to whisper how long it'sbeen but oh god was I yelling it's beenawhile it's been such such a long longlong long longtime oh my god hello oh my god I justlook at you and i say IT'S BEEN.AWHILEOH GOD I LOOK AT YOU AND I SAYWOW ITS BEEN AWHILE

AND I SAY OH MY GOD JESUS CHRIST IMISSED YOU! AND I CANT STOP TOTHINK ! WOW! LOOK YOU ITS BEENAWHILE OH GOD IT'S BEEN TOO LONG

excuse me I'm sorry

that's how I react to new peoplenew people excite me

it's the part of being a puppy that I haven't been able to control,,,,,


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,,,hello

a greeting

hello hello

hello

i can't be bothered with an introduction

the feelings inside me don't need to be introduced

you might think this is notsomething to take seriously

it's a dog speaking

a human pretending

but rest assured we've felt the same things

similar to how a dog marks ones territory

in order to be remembered, through the sense of smell

i in turn want to be rememberedwhen you look at

A puppy, Advil PM, the smell of lemons, anti-bacterial gel, humidity,Platform nine andthree quarters the reflection in the mirror, Facebook, John F. Kennedy, a bird thatsomehow got inside, a sprouting seed , pixels, Felix Gonzalez Torres, the air blowingthrough a fan, hair gel, colored contacts, an imprint on your skin from laying on atextured surface,

and finally I want you to remember me

whoever I am

as the paint is drying on the canvas

the brief moment in the life cycle of a canvas


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the moment where the paint is truly a puppy

all I really want you to know is thatI am human

A human that constantly wants to escape realityA human with emotions beyond words

A human typing these words in the comfort of his own bed squinting at a computerscreen

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but I'm not a humanI'm really notI'm really really notI'm not a humanI'm really really notreally really not,really really notreally really not,really really notreally really not,

really really notreally really not,really really notreally really not

not a human,,,I just told you that because dogs aren't allowed on the S A I C campuswoof woof

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we decided it's time to tell you about four different works

work number one

A forever twenty one bagthat is filled with air


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The air is my last breath before turning twenty two,,The bag is then tied and glued,,

,work number two

A anti-bacterial gel dispenseryou put your hand up to it and press

The gel evaporates in your handsI am the gel

work number three

I sit down on top of my hand,it does not matter where this takes placeWe must be wearing Corduroy pants,,When I stand up from sitting my hand is the artwork

the lines from my Corduroy pantsare now imprinted onto my skin

work number four

putting a flower earring onto a plant

woof woof woofwooof woof woof woof wooThe reason I say wet paint is like a puppyis because the paint is young and in the moment

the moment is important to methe moment is all I have

I have one last thing to tell you

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,,,,

When I was growing up ,

I kept an enormous amount of atlases in my closet,and at night I would stare at locations all over the world

I would memorize every single place :

Wizard Island in crater lake,The waves of Halifax,Chalky cliffs of Dover,Patagonia,Easter Island by boat from Chile,The little part of Russia disconnected from the mainland,Micronesia,The Mongolian desert,

and I thought I was just tired of my current location,but in reality I was tired of being human,

I was tired of repetition

the thing about traveling to a new place,is that inevitably you feel new as well,

growing up I never wanted to be,one thing I wanted to beeverything

and in order to be everythingI had to travel within my own mind

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Thank you so much for your time

goodbye


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all paintings are

by AutumnRamseyThank you

Autumn


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