ich war vor kurzem im hamburger bahnhof und hab anschließend im museumsshop eine postkarte mit eben diesem spruch von jenny holzer gekauft. klebt jetzt an unserem kühlschrank.
irgendwie mag ich diese textkunst.
zwei links zu jenny holzer: bei twitter und ihre truisms.
einige meiner favoriten:
AT TIMES INACTIVITY IS PREFERABLE TO MINDLESS FUNCTIONING
CONFUSING YOURSELF IS A WAY TO STAY HONEST
DREAMING WHILE AWAKE IS A FRIGHTENING CONTRADICTION
FAKE OR REAL INDIFFERENCE IS A POWERFUL PERSONAL WEAPON
WISHING THINGS AWAY IS NOT EFFECTIVE
YOU ARE A VICTIM OF THE RULES YOU LIVE BY
OFFER VERY LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
IDEALS ARE REPLACED BY CONVENTIONAL GOALS AT A CERTAIN AGE
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE IS ESCAPISM
WHEN SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS PEOPLE WAKE UP
BEING SURE OF YOURSELF MEANS YOU'RE A FOOL
SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME ON SELF-IMPROVEMENT IS ANTISOCIAL
IGNORING ENEMIES IS THE BEST WAY TO FIGHT
A STRONG SENSE OF DUTY IMPRISONS YOU
BEING ALONE WITH YOURSELF IS INCREASINGLY UNPOPULAR
A SINGLE EVENT CAN HAVE INFINITELY MANY INTERPRETATIONS
und wer bei der überschrift an placebo gedacht hat... die wurden davon inspiriert.
