Today I had some further gifts to buy for Japanese friends, work, a bit more work but the focus of the day was plans to see a new documentary, Regarding Susan Sontag.
I have read Susan Sontag for many years, stretching back to her book AIDS and its Metaphors, which I read with a friend then dying of HIV (it was a long time ago). From that book I went on to read her On Photography (no surprises there) and then on it went, reading whatever I could. Of course, when she ended up with one of my favourite photographers Annie Lebovitz in the last years of her life, well, what a creative partnership...
I've made some interesting connections with Sontag's work and the work of Hannah Arendt too. I wondered if they met and shared conversations. Both wrote about the tragedy of war. Both make us think.
We took a slightly different route along Grey Street to get to the GOMA Cinema tonight, just as the wispy clouds showcased some of the architecture, old and new, along that street. It's a pleasant light for a pleasant night (and a bit of a change from the backyard, for once).
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| A Centre, by Convention |
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| Clouds, knowing their Station (South Brisbane) |
Now, back to Sontag and Arendt...imagining conversations, imagining the courage to live their public intellectual lives...
[Camera : iPhone 6, 6.19pm]
