Mad/Demente - for Grigori Antonin

[Marie Wintzer]

[Marie Wintzer]

Yes it is all very dark isn't it, kind of contrasts with the flashy singer just beside. I don't know what happens to people when they get caught, I think most of them get away with it, very sadly.

[De Villo Sloan]

Wow, Marie.. the baby lockers are absolutely macabre - knew nothing about it but will not soon forget. You out-Grigstaired Le Grigstaire with that one (I like your translation given that he has added translation of ancient texts to his list of purported talents). They made me think of lockers in bus terminals, where all sorts of parcels (but not babies!) are abandoned by shady characters perhaps in flight, never to be retrieved - how appropriate now that I know the truth. You managed to write a little noir novel with this one.

[cheryl penn]

That's shocking! What were the consequences for persons caught? On a brighter note, I am the AGAIN ecstatic recipient of one of your miniature books. You're good!

[Marie Wintzer]

Thanks Sloan, you're as sharp as usual, your sense of observation has no limits. Yes, I thought this one would match Le Grigstaire. Do you know the "baby lockers"? Sadly big in Japan (although I think there are becoming less "popular"). People used to abandon unwanted babies (or dead ones) in coin lockers. Ryu Murakami wrote a novel (Coin Locker Babies) about twins that were found in such lockers, I read it several years ago and remember liking it, although it was quite weird and violent.

[De Villo Sloan]

Dear Marie, before this blog went fully into the archive I wanted to comment on this piece in particular. I admire the way you make mail-art FOR your friends: things that match their interests and the kind of artistic styles they like. I'm seeing that it is also your way of interpreting your friends' work too. In addition to being a great deal of fun, I think I understand GA's work better as the result of having seen this - it captures the essence of what he does. The dated-looking rock star is hilarious - a character right out of Grigsterland. My favorite is.. are those lockers or something? GA's world is this rundown, urban landscape out of pulp detective novels (Raymond Chandler) illuminated by empty but flashy images of popular culture - I had not fully recognized it or appreciated it until I saw it through your eyes - excellent. I'm sure he'll love it.

[Marie Wintzer]

You're right S&A there's a thin line between dip and trip. In this case the little taggy thing is just hanging there and not a main part so decided to call it a dip. Maybe arbitrary?