Re: Cumpulsive Camera Clutter Disorder.

Empty space is stuff too. collect empty rooms
DP
On Saturday, May 7, 2005, at 10:35 US/Pacific, SteveS wrote:

> In the arts we call this 'cataloging.' Make lists and piles, store
> stuff and lable boxes.
>
> S.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Cremati" <johnjohnc@core.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 10:27 PM
> Subject: Cumpulsive Camera Clutter Disorder.
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>> Well, It is official! I watched "Ophra " and she interviewed
>> a
>> number of people medically
>> diagnosed with a mental disorder called compulsive "Hoarding" ....
>> These
>> people just had piles of junk around and were bottle necked to the
>> point
>> they could not function.........They were just going on and on about
>> how
>> terrible their lives were.......
>> The Psychologist would go to their houses and help them throw
>> away
>> stuff and try to figure out why they collected so much junk...
>> ...They
>> were not very sensitive to " good junk" and what they really needed
>> was a
>> Doctor of Junkology and not these " Twisters".
>> After seeing the show, all I can say is these people
>> have
>> not seen
>> anything yet! ......... They were just a bunch of short hitters
>> ...........
>> There was Nothing Photographic! .... .No refrigerator filled with
>> outdated film, pictures cameras or lenses laying around.
>> ...........No
>> surplus industrial film processing machines ! There were no
>> chemical "leakers" or spills with the shelves corroding away! ... ...
>> No
>> old but still functional back up computers .....They actually
>> still had
>> paths that had not closed up yet and the furniture was still
>> visible!
>> After seeing the show, I would be afraid to have a
>> Psychologist
>> come over to look at the " Pile" as I believe it has become a living
>> entity
>> ............ I am certain they would have me committed even though
>> I am
>> happier than a pig in a mud pit.
>>
>> John Cremati
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Received on Sat May 7 12:54:04 2005