Thingmaker

Robert Mapplethorpe in front of his cover for Patti Smith’s Horses c.1975

Three Pair of Pants Hung to Dry, Photo by William Gedney, 1966

They play it, we listen. We are absolutely stunned. We feel, and they know more than anyone can say.

Photo by William Gedney

William Gedney, Appalachia, 1968

“I see nothing. We may sink and settle on the waves. The sea will drum in my ears. The white petals will be darkened with sea water. They will float for a moment and then sink. Rolling over the waves will shoulder me under. Everything falls in a tremendous shower, dissolving me.” ― Virginia Woolf 1934 by Man Ray

I lay in slumber charged with death

Hausu (ハウス) 1977, dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi

Lady Gaga Monster Ball “Dance in the Dark/Finally” Intro

Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

I know all about it, so you don’t have to shout it I’m gonna straighten it out somehow Yeah, I wanna do right but not right now

 Pasolini’s Eye, 1977 drawing by Patti Smith.© Patti Smith

Virginia (left) playing cricket with her sister Vanessa Bells.