Re: Cumpulsive Camera Clutter Disorder.

Can nothing exist ?
hal

Dennis Purdy wrote:
> 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.
>>
>>
>>> 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 outdated film, pictures cameras or lenses laying around.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 21:38:36 2005