I confess I was slow to twig that this must be one of those tv ads or maybe
also a hoarding. Perpetrate! I shall ponder that word for a while. Meantime
thanks for a developed snap of the sort I appreciate...(along with other
sorts)
Max in Melbourne
On 7/04/11 12:18 AM, "Lawrence Upton" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> An apparently joyous woman,
> leaning on large percentage signs,
> placed for lustıs interpretation:
> we perpetrate her with desire.
>
> Behind her, one window is shut,
> reflecting generalities,
> a mirror of our bland nature:
> she is there, wordless, to emote.
>
> She prides herself; and we watch her
> who is now, purchased, selling trust.
>
> Perhaps, tomorrow, itıll be fresh fruit
> or her own lack of employment.
>
> Yesterday, it was sexy clothing.
> Soon, sheıll be portrayed in 3d
>
>
>
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> Lawrence Upton
> AHRC Creative Research Fellow
> Dept of Music
> Goldsmiths, University of London
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