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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

The white priestess of black magic

i found this amazing story here. An Austrian woman becomes the spiritual leader in Nigeria and she claims a return to a pre-Christian pre-Muslim faith. An example of hysterical creativity that brings empowerment.

Copyright is invalid: intellectual property is a legal fiction created by the state. Please take whatever you want from here, I will take it from you also. As a director once said:

"Nothing is original. Steal from anything that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do, your work and theft will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable, originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery; celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean Luc Godard said: It’s not where you take things from, it’s where you take them to." (Jim Jarmusch)

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

The white priestess of black magic

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