Last night

Last night I walked through the woods and saw some teenagers standing shouting loudly and laughing round a fire that they'd started. A girl with a grey hoodie pulled up over her blonde hair was standing and squealing, giddy from the pop bottle full of vodka and lemonade that was being passed round. It was a strange coincidence I guess, but it seemed to link a dream I had the previous night. What was really kinda cool was that they didn't notice me. I don't know if it was because I was wearing this big black coat that I've been wearing a lot recently because it's starting to get cold over here, or just because they were really pre-occupied with the good times they were having. Either way, it was very cool because I felt invisible and just managed to walk by them and get this really cool, peaceful vibe without disturbing them.

Visitor's children

-----The visitors stayed for five hours.
-----They talked about
How their younger children
Were getting on at school and
How their older children
Were getting on at work.

"Yes"

Held him against the back wall. He told me to be more gentle which I half took on board.

He was stoned. He said not to get cum on his clothes.

Afterwards when we were in the light, I noticed how tiny his pupils looked.

He said something to me that I couldn’t make out.

Rather than ask him to repeat himself, I just said “yes”//////////////

Ectoplasm

Ectoplasm (from the Greek ektos, "outside", + plasma, "something formed or molded") is a term coined by Charles Richet to denote a substance or spiritual energy "exteriorized" by physical mediums. Ectoplasm is said to be associated with the formation of ghosts, and asserted to be an enabling factor in psychokinesis.

Ectoplasm is said to be produced by physical mediums when in a trance state. This material is excreted as a gauze-like substance from orifices on the medium's body and spiritual entities are said to drape this substance over their nonphysical body, enabling them to interact in our physical universe.

Ectoplasm is a term for a material coming out of a physical mediums's nose, ears & mouth.

Although the term is widespread in popular culture, the physical existence of ectoplasm is not accepted by mainstream science. Some tested samples purported to be ectoplasm have been found to be various nonparanormal substances, including chiffon and flakes of human skin. Other researchers have duplicated, with non-supernatural materials, the photographic effects sometimes said to prove the existence of ectoplasm.

Ectoplasm has become a staple in fictional supernatural lore. Notable examples include Noel Coward's 1941 play Blithe Spirit, and the 1984 film Ghostbusters, in which "ectoplasmic residue" is secreted by ghosts and portrayed as a viscous, cloudy, greenish-white substance similar to nasal mucus. In the film, Bill Murray says the famous line, "He slimed me!", after an angry ghost charges him in a hotel corridor. The sequel, Ghostbusters 2 revolves mainly around the discovery of a new form of ectoplasm, "mood slime", which is shown as being pinkish and amplifies humans' emotions causing them to become either extremely outgoing and pleasant or aggressive and murderous, based on positive or negative emotions the substance is exposed to. It is also capable of bringing inanimate objects to life and used to animate the Statue of Liberty.

Paul Dearman

My good friend Paul Dearman recently had some of his wonderful work on display at Alexandra Palace. I managed to get down there to have a look. These are the fruits.

xxx

long

I'd wanted this shit for so long
that when it started happening
I almost missed it

easy to
light steps
easy trips

blurred movements
trails of red
smudged in
the air

My new favourite place

Assorted shots of a fantastic new art space that has recently been used for a couple of shows locally. Unfortunately so far the art that has been in there hasn't really been my thing, but the actual building, an old out of use railway station, is a brilliant space with a lot of potential - lots of room and also lots of secret little rooms. Here's hoping that it gets used for some interesting things. As for the last few shots, I had a couple of emails from people recently saying that whenever I do days of photographs I never put in any of myself, and asked me to do so next time, so I've thrown in these 3 of me that friends took at said art space. Heh. OK. Take care.

TM x