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Jakob

On 79th street, the American Museum of Natural History. Glide up the grand, granite steps to the gleaming, echoing entranceway. Up and over the babbling heads of centipede families queued by terse, bristling guards feeding sacs into clicking security machines. Through the main hall, spiderworks of old bones tower; the young gape and point and [...]

2007 11 20 air Comments (2)

Mariko

On an island, on a mountain, under perpetual cloud, a museum sits, damp and peaceful. Below the roof, the space is refined; acoustically perfect. An expensive sound system, keeping distance from the walls, fills the air with a selection of exquisitely resonant string pieces. A small plaque discreetly advertises the manufacturer. Violin notes dance from [...]

2007 06 28 air Comments (0)