Slightly Disappointed

In an attempt to maintain a consistent outlet with the world through my blog, it is working out that this space is being used to kill two birds with one stone; not only am I trying to stay connected with a weekly exercise, where I write about something that is on my mind or I find appealing, but in addition one of my courses is requiring a blog type response to the weekly lectures that we attend. So sorry if I disappoint you, but sometimes you just have to do, what you have to do. I will do my best to infuse a bit of educational information with humor, to keep your reading light and enjoyable.

Maria Nordman, arrived to the SFAI campus last Monday, either on a broom, in a space ship or out of thin air. I’m going to let you think about this. Inherently, a mysterious woman due to her beliefs that no one should record or document her (work), Nordman stresses the necessity for one to experience her (work) for your self. At the lecture, she was dressed in an all white utilitarian/nun attire that covered most of her skin (neck to toe) and she was also wearing polarized aviator shades through the entire evening, including the grand finale roof top performance that took place underneath the stars, where she read in English and French with the help of a flashlight and a couple of students. I’m not actually sure what I witnessed that evening, or if I learned anything new. I think I might have set my expectations a bit high for the night, because everyone that had seen her speak before or had an interaction with her all used the same language to describe her. Before witnessing her presence for the first time, I was personally intrigued by her conditional yet divine, poetic attitude towards life and art. If she comes around to campus again, I may have to pop in and check it out just out of curiosity and if you’ve never seen her speak I would recommend that you do as well, just so you can say that you have experienced occupying the same space as the infamous, Maria Nordman..