ÉCLUSE

à la vie - à la mer

à la vie – à la mer

ÉCLUSE

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Coincé dans les bras de l’écluse on ne sent plus le sens du courant.
On monte, on descend, le temps s’écoule dans ce sas qui nous abuse ;
Elle coulait dans quelle sens la vie déjà ?

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On monte, on descend et passe le temps à rester là… en haut, en bas.
Entre les battants de bois et d’acier, on est plus sûr du nord, ni du sud.
On aimerai que ça dure mais regarde : les amarres s’usent sur les parois rudes.
Être en bas c’est bien, on ne les voit plus derrière ce cours horizon..
Tous disparus !

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Mais sur le parapet c’est la vie qui nous contemple du haut de notre désarrois
Et au plein haut, de l’écluse on entrevoit ce serpent, l’existence.
Il nous crache à la gueule son venin, empoisonneur serein. En bas c’était bien
Mais l’éclusier, je le sais, il va ouvrir et il n’y aura plus d’amont.
J’avale ..

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Le premier rivage, j’ai promis de m’y échouer mais je n’y jetterai aucune ancre
Rien ne s’accroche, rien ne pousse dans les roseaux, que les lentilles d’eau.
Alors s’il n’y a pas de rive, je garderai le lit et l’aventure me bordera, ivre.
Adieu écluse ! Tu n’auras qu’à dire à tous ces bateliers que j’ai plongé
Dans les rêves que l’on fait dans les lits des rivières : rejoindre la mer.

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Se sortir des écluses voir si les sentiments éclosent,
Se sortir des écluses et parler aux oiseaux,
Se sortir des écluses voir s’il reste quelque part du beau,
Se sortir des écluses pour rien, peut importe close(s).

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* STAN Boluz Pour la Wurst – train Aiguillon-Bordeaux- 21/10/2019

what ?

vu à Lorient 'port de pêche'

vu à Lorient ‘port de pêche’

«Deux routes divergeaient dans un bois,
– j’ai pris la moins fréquentée.
Et cela a fait toute la différence…»
Robert Frost

lu dans ‘Sois toi-même, tous les autres sont déjà pris’ de David Zaoui

sâdhu

Quote

petit poisson souriant : la vie est belle

petit poisson souriant sur ton dos : tu as des amis

do you have a problem ?
– no.
so why do you worry –

do you have a problem ?
– yes.
can you do something about it ?
– yes.
so why do you worry –

do you have a problem ?
– yes.
can you do something about it ?
– no.
so why do you worry –

sâdhu saying
recording heard on the emission : ‘remèdes à la mélancholie’ d’Eva Bester sur France Inter

jus instantané

quelques indices d’une création aléatoire en continue – bien à vous !

oléron - 3

petit coin du paradis
c’est ta vie
si tu veux
bien –


veuillez voir
la générosité de l’univers –

profitent de la beauté de fleurs
autant papillons
qu’humains .


savourer la vie
comme prendre un café –
efin,
c’est simple .

oléron - 7


et tu finis
comme tous les soirs –

tu baves l’amour
tu crains la mort –


mauvaises expériences ?

tu dis : merci –
et tu t’en vas !


un portail
en apparence fermé,

peut-être grand ouvert –
fallait juste essayer.

ça va finir par commencer .

blumentopf

mit einem anflug von einsicht, breitete er sich auf einer parkbank aus und ließ sich von der sonne den bauch pinseln. dieser moment totalen einklangs mit dem leben an und für sich, war ihm jetzt gewiss. was meer brauchte es denn?
für den folgetag stand ein ausflug in die wellen an, mit meer sonne auf der haut und dann noch musik auf die ohren. er hatte einfach «ja» gesagt. sorglos ließ er noch ein bisschen zeit verstreichen und zog dann ein büchlein aus dem ranzen um sich ganz seiner lektüre hinzugeben.

surfpunk invitational

setup and »judges panel«

heavy heat : darth vader, the pope, chicken-man, merlin the magician, butcher-boy

pre-heat board blessing

surf check

post-service

we happily took part in this awesome event… the surfpunk invitational :)
thank you the »switched kickout surf syndicate«!!

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SURFING COMPETITION // Call 9AM // Spot to be announced last minute

RANDOM BOARD ROULETTE + RANDOM FANCY DRESS ROULETTE /// Invitational Only.

… its old style. We talk.


on Barry Kanaiaupuni — with aloha*
Passionately involved with surfing, I try to root this love-affair in good grounds of surf-related knowledge. We learn from others and the surfing culture abounds of fascinating characters and their lives speak books of pure insight.

As surfers it is our bond to the ocean that relates us and that oceanic feeling caters our bodies and souls. The Hawaiian Islands are not only the birth place of modern day surfing, but even more so, a place that embodies the essence of the soul of surfing. Luckily this remote island chain was home to me, when I became a surfer and I soaked up as much as I could of the precious surfing spirit, that the place and its people transpire.

An avid reader of the Surfers Journal I recently came across a portrait and interview of Barry Kanaiaupuni, revered power surfer from Haleiwa, Hawai’i; world ranked # 9 in 1976, but best known for his innovative and never-duplicated approach at Sunset Beach.*1

The clearly hawaiian traits in his portrait struck a soft chord in me, called upon my attention and made me follow up my reading of the article resulting in the present glance of reflection.

Grace and power instantly come to mind as the dominant characteristics in the hawaiian style of surfing. This approach combined with the natural ability of hawaiian surfriders in the midst of the tempest — which is what their ocean-garden is to the uninitiated. Their lives have been shaped by the pacific — and their poetic sense for loving togetherness, the aloha spirit, might have been a response to the über-powerful element that surrounds them.

Sunset, 1971. Photo : Art Brewer

As far as Barry Kanaiaupuni is concerned, his biographical facts speak for themselves and there can hardly be any doubt about the ability of the man. Yet, most touching to me is his soul, the pure soul of an hawaiian waterman that approaches life like he would face the crushing peaks of Sunset Beach — with grace, power and determination.

While reserved, Kanaiaupuni is forthright and convivial. He defies penetrating inquiry. It’s something attitudinal. His values come across quietly, with power and wry humor. He simply shuns the inconsequential, keeping his opinions to himself. That said, when one of the lesser- studied chapters from his life is brought up, he leans forward. (…)

What’s your shaping program like today?
Basically I make guns and high-performance longboards from 7’4” up. Sunset guns. Some of the guys I make boards for, I’ve been shaping for them for over 30 years. One guy is a local fireman: I’ve been shaping his boards since he was a teenager. Another guy works for the post office…he’s 58 years old, he comes in and we just know what to do…it’s like a friend, you know? Nothing like a “customer.” It’s old style. We talk.
*2

North Shore, 1970. Photo: Brad Barrett

*alo∙ha
alo :: presence ; hâ :: breath
hawaiian language means :: affection, love, peace, compassion and mercy. it also has come to be used as an english greeting to say hello and goodbye.

*1 Encyclopedia of Surfing : http://encyclopediaofsurfing.com/entries/kanaiaupuni-barry
*2 Surfers Journal : http://www.surfersjournal.com/23-1/go-deeper/interview-barry-kanaiaupuni

art and growth

Image

»measuring creative opportunities« — creative workshop with children — image credits: Lucie Dujardin, photographer :: 3w.luciedujardin.fr

i have been engaging with divers public on various occasions to incite a process of mutual exchange leading to creative activities .
these interventions can take the form of planned out workshops or in-situ performances all depending on present opportunities .

this post announces a section on my website dedicated to educational projects of the past, present and future as well as some thoughts on the creativity process and experiential knowledge acquisition = personal growth (in a social environment)… coming sooon!