Unbalance: Unballast
1586 B. Young The Civile Conversation of M Stephen Guazzo
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“He..without anie more words unballanced the ship.”
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1st paycheque – an Antler suitcase
£75 ticket – no place as a £10 Pom
6 weeks – the rocking ship (sick until Gibraltar)
2 years – stretched to a lifetime
Notes:The first attempt in an intended series. An investigation of un-balance – an infinite series of adjustments.
Structure based on lists – the Glossary as a list of words; text response in a list. Making and recording of un-balanced in action.
Initial text from Oxford English Dictionary – a translation by Bartholomew Young. The boat form was made in a workshop with Mary Hettmansperger (17-Sep-2018). Printed words in ballast net from Stephano Guazzo, La civil conversatione:La civil conversatione: divisa en quattro libri on books.google.com.au. Response list based on my mother’s memories of coming to Australia. On the learning curve in use of technology.
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