conVERSEverse {
aurèce vettier: var (mount dialogue, line 5);
// triangulated dialogue technique: each line from the poem prompts ES (Elisabeth Sweet) to create a dataset of resonant texts, quotes & questions. PM (Paul Mouginot) uses the resonant dataset as input for his dialogue with the poem, making invisible connections within aurèce vettier’s Potential Herbariums ecosystem visible.
“well, be comforted; we are saying this to you:”
PM: When we think of the solar system, we often imagine the sun at the center, and the planets orbiting it, forming peaceful ellipses.
In reality, if we take the galaxy as our frame of reference, the sun itself is in motion, and due to gravity, the orbits of the planets are not ellipses, but rather spirals, rather like springs
It’s all a question of frame of reference.
I don’t see the four seasons as a cyclical phenomenon, and more generally, I don’t see nature as a fixed frame of reference. Plants and animals adapt to ever-changing temperatures and environments. However, it’s true that time constants are much longer than those of humans even if they tend to accelerate.
I don’t think it’s repetition that’s crucial in the seasonal cycle, but rather a form of permanence, an enveloping aspect – in short the fact that nature is present at all times evolving gently. This offers us many possibilities for anchoring ourselves.
Sometimes, a long walk in the forest can help us overcome an anxiety attack or come up with new ideas.
}