One man's seasoning is another man's medium

It's so hot in our apartment, I think the salt from my sweat could be enough for Motoi Yamamoto to create another one of his Labyrinth installations. (TMI? Sorry, but it's the truth.) I can't imagine the amount of patience and concentration this guy possesses in order spend around fifty hours creating these salt mazes. I can't even draw a maze on paper without it looking like a pile of spaghetti.

At the end of an exhibit, Yamamoto allows visitors to take the salt and throw it into the sea as part of a project he calls "Return to Sea". I love how he lets the salt to return to it's original place, with the hope of it one day coming back to him:  "The form as the work disappears. However, this salt dissolves in seawater and will support the life of various creatures. Possibly the opportunity when we eat it may come. Of course it is the best joy for me if it can meet again as material of the works." 

I think it would be amazing to see one of these installations in person. More than that, just having the chance to obliterate the work would be a bit heartbreaking but way too entertaining.

Click here to go to Yamamoto's website

Just gotta fight your way through.

Wise words from Ira Glass

Everyone has those days -- the ones where you want to drop everything and move to a tropical island, spending the rest of your life drinking coconut juice and fishing for a living. Today, and almost every day since I graduated, is/was one of those days. I've been debating my options for a career path and have come to a decision where the most logical thing for me to do right now also happens to be the most boring. But I hope to continue to pursue a creative career in the meantime, even if it isn't top priority. I really don't want to give up on my dreams of being a photographer. This quote by Ira Glass has really inspired me to continue on the path I've worked so hard for, even if it means trudging through artistic slumps.

Watch this video that the above quote came from.