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The talented Leanne Shapton {of Elle Magazine fame} has written an incredibly innovative "novel" set in the form of an auction catalog. I'd read about this in the back of the most recent Elle and knew I had to get my hands on it. Shapton's book preps us for an auction -- to take place on Valentine's Day of this year -- of all the possessions associated with a now-ended relationship between {the fictional} Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris.I just bought this book last night, so I'm loathe to flip through it too much until I really have the time to sit down and commit to a session of reading. But I thought I'd at least tell you about it. How fascinating to render a relationship using all of the physical evidence it leaves behind ...
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how fascinating! (I love your header, too. Forever a fan of that shade of blue, with red...) adore your blog (thanks for visiting mine)!
ReplyDeleteMmm, this is sad...It's like a healing "treatment". That is how the memories remain behind too. Too bad no one buys them :)) It's a very interesting idea. Though, reading on the pages you've photographed, the approach seems a bit impersonal, distant, mercantile. It's like a struggle of looking back objectively...Tell us if you liked it ;)
ReplyDeleteDia: Yes, it's very impersonal, but the artifacts are full of emotion. I might only be able to read a little bit at a time, as it's sad and, sometimes, too realistic.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by today :)
My artifacts now lie under the bed in a plastic bag, waiting to be given or buried :)). I should write an auction catalogue too :)) You know, his best friend's girlfriend has become my best friend. Our relationships synchronized somehow and me and her shared everything about it, we made plans together, we supported one another. And for them things didn't seem to be as good as for us because her bf lives in another city and their marriage perspectives seemed to be quite distant since she is two years younger than me and sometimes she said she envied us for being so close. Yesterday she told me her bf will move in our town and in a month they will be engaged and the wedding will take place in October. I'm so happy for her, she's the sweetest and most honest girl in the world, but...the situation is quite odd :)). And hilarious, really. I'd rather take it like that, than being sad. It's not worth it. In fact, it's a strengthening experience ;) Kisees, dear Helen xo
ReplyDeleteDia: You *should* write an auction catalog, but maybe wait a while ;) Those artifacts will be so interesting to you in a handful of years, when you are happily in love and past all of this. Maybe those artifacts are the beginnings of some art projects. Maybe they'll be a solace to a future daughter when she's old enough to have her heart broken. I've gotten rid of many traces of my former loves, which was good for me at the time. But I do with I'd kept some of it, just to look back on and make sense of. Who knows ...
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