there's a conceptual difference between the abstract ideas of flux & flow
that I think Candice is getting at; it's something I've thought about at
times too. flow is taoistic & nonchalant, faceless because it 'just is' --
when people speak of stream of consciousness or inspiration the word 'flow'
is often thrown around, but I think it's a bit of a misnomer. the biggest
difference I see between flux & flow is that flow is one-directional by
implication (either that or just ubiquitous), while flux implies movement in
many directions, skirting the line between haphazard & controlled.
I used the phrase 'a sun in flux / around cliffs & clouds' in a recent poem.
KS
2008/9/21 MC Ward <[log in to unmask]>
> Judy,
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> I doubt that Fluxus is much interested in the literal relationship between
> flux and flow in the same sense that I am. What interests me is the
> relationship between flow and flux, which is continuous and yields an energy
> in the poetic and other pressurized spheres of art.
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