olafur eliasson has taken over the southernmost end of the golden valley for one of his art pieces (working on a slightly larger scale than usual). he has pumped hundreds of tons of water vapour into the valley and then shone a giant light into it (from a giant crane atop the hill due east of horsemouth's parents' house).
a number of lighting effects are possible.
horsemouth thinks it is a wonderful piece but he wonders where the audience will stand - up on the common maybe? perhaps they will pedestrianise the valley road with a cafe in the abbey.
meanwhile there has been a documentary piece on the architect/ philosopher cedric price (his fun palace, his economic restructuring of the potteries as a peripatetic al fresco university etc.).
at a smaller scale of artwork (but for a longer duration) horsemouth was interested in the north pond hermit - a man who could survive at - 25C without a campfire. had he been self-sufficient the north pond hermit would have been a hero, but he supported himself by robbing the cabins so he's a villain and was promptly jailed on his capture. there is a north pond hermit song (horsemouth should learn it).
he read a little from gabriel mckee's pink beams of light from a god in the gutter an appreciation of the religious elements in philip k. dick's life and writing having watched an outlaw bookseller vid on ubik.
today horsemouth should get on with the things he's not been getting on with. yesterday a visit to town to buy a suit and shoes.
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