28.02.2010 – Sheep

You so delicately painted the backdrop, but I was a bit heavy-handed with placing the toy sheep.

Song pairing: But I Did Not – Howe Gelb

27.02.2010 – Swings

The wind barely stirs the empty swings. The sun is setting, but the children are elsewhere.

Song pairing: Apocalypse – Cesaria Evora

26.02.2010 – Stones

Soon many bare feet will tread lightly on this path.

Song pairing: Crucify – Tori Amos

25.2.2010 - Fruit Seller

Everyone knows the local fruit and vegetable seller. I am surrounded by people who are keen to get their hands on the ripest red tomatoes and fresh from the ground potatoes.

Song Pairing: Bring It On - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

24.2.2010 - Pig

We were totally surprised to awake in a world where Milly-May emerged as the giant pig of our dreams.

Song pairing: Sail To The Moon - Radiohead

23.02.2010 – Vegas

Destiny is purple dice that bring love, luck or perhaps nothing.

Song pairing: Orchard Road – Leo Sayer

22.02.2010 - Windows

Ever the rebel, you climbed out first, one leg at a time. Tentatively I followed through my designated window. We both sat down, our limbs dangling over the edge. You thought that we may be about fifteen windows to the right and five windows from the top. We shared your lunch. Ham and crisp lettuce on buttered white bread.

Song pairing: Hospital Beds – Cold War Kids

21.02.2010 - Reflection

I can’t see out, but below everyone can see in.

Song pairing: Cambodia – Kim Wilde

20.02.2010 - Summer

Behind the wall the rest of the crew follows, one by one rounding the corner before disappearing again.

Song pairing: Graduation Day – Chris Isaak

19.02.2010 - Window

I wonder who is inside the room with the open window.

Song Pairing: Digital Sea - Thrice

18.02.2010 – Rear View Mirror

So next to the car we stand, our bags packed with unnecessary things. A deep mental exhale escapes our gaping mouths when we finally reach the countryside. Onwards we drive, past the farm with the llamas. We stop for that great coffee, where I scorch your reaching hand with boiling water by mistake.


Song pairing: Power and Sacrifice - Swans

17.02.2010 – Puppy

In front of me stands a young girl looking down with slight apprehension like a protective mother. She picks up her prized puppy and places her tenderly alongside her face. The squirming little body is scrambling for freedom.

Song Pairing: Blood's Too Rich - Luke Doucet & The White Falcon

16.02.2010 – Blank Canvas

I lean forward and quietly tip these back to take a sneak peek. The bright frenetic splashes and swirled colours are overwhelming.

Song pairing: Flume - Bon Iver

15.02.2010 – Polluted Water

Whenever we ride in a row along the river bank, I can’t help but wonder if a quick buck or fright-n-flight scrambling of sinewy limbs will tip us in.

Song pairing: Broken Boy Soldier – The Raconteurs

14.02.2010 – John Deere

To the right, the two of you are sitting, ready for your tractor ride in the rain. I take a snap and then bid you farewell. How astounding to think that every small part has its place.

Song pairing: So Easy - Royksopp

13.02.2010 – Walk the Dog

If you look long enough, everything moves in slow motion reverse action. Instead of lunging forward to take the picture, I step backwards into the road.

Song pairing: My Third Eye - Tool

12.02.2010 – Hindu Doll

Focused, as if performing a mini operation, I bend the delicate broken arm back into place. On the floor in front of me lies his compatriot, both arms in tact, but looking slightly concerned.

Song pairing: Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead

11.02.2010 – Table Legs

The bare white room echoes the furious clicking of cameras.

Song pairing: Wonderwall - Oasis

10.02.2010 – Cross

I recall lying on our backs, the carpet slightly scratchy. You made me imagine what it would be like if we walked on the ceiling, lifting our legs to climb over the door and treading lightly on the pure white and footprint free boards.

Song pairing: Join Me - HIM

09.02.2010 – Needles

Each needle serenely encased in pale pink. An arm stretches past me, removes one of the packets and gently closes the glass door. I turn to see it being ripped open.

Song pairing: Teenage Wristband – Twilight Singers

08.02.2010 – Pipes

The mysterious guy with his bucket of pale grey paint seemed creatively inspired to break free when it came to the rubber.

Song pairing: Big Love – Fleetwood Mac

07.02.2010 – Piano

This piano was a gift of love. She bares her soul to us through the dry bone ribs of her skeleton.

Song pairing: Dance Me To The End of Love – Leonard Cohen

06.02.2010 – Letter Light

The gate opens with a click behind me. In walks a girl and out walks a boy.

Song pairing: Abracadabra – Steve Miller Band

05.02.2010 – Amp

My knees are making indentations in the cool, damp sand. Before long buckets of rain will fall from the sky. For the rest of the day even strangers huddle tightly together.

Song pairing: Neglekted – The Afghan Whigs

04.02.2010 – Mother and child

I have always wondered what the scar on your finger is from, but have never asked you.

Song pairing: A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - Bob Dylan

03.02.2010 – Krismisroos

Just to the right there is a muted blue one. You are pulling off hands of petals and throwing them up high in the air. I want to stop you, but you are so happy.

Song pairing: My Sorrowful Wife – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

02.02.2010 – Reflection

Around the corner a lone figure is carrying the weight of the world on his hunched shoulders. I was too late to capture him walking past, but noticed that a sliver of light shone down on him.

Song pairing: Roses From My Friends – Ben Harper

01.02.2010 – Wooden Door

With a firm hand, the old lady first unhooks the lock at the top and then the one at the bottom. She leans forward and with a creak pushes both sides open simultaneously. A gust of wind swirls up dry orange leaves from the yard.

Song pairing: Wouldn’t It Be Good – Nik Kershaw