_for the revolution

the power of the people. the capacity for change and the constant struggle that comes along with that. frustration. motivation. understanding the way the world truly is. appreciating the individual perception of the world. the will to power and the ambition in each of us.

_for the gospel

the influence of music and that expression of strong religious beliefs. a desire for freedom. the lifestyle itself as a creed. faith in the people. faith in the saints. faith in the city. understanding a set of guidelines and then living by intuition and improvisation.

_for the political

dependence of political infrastructure on cooperation of overlapping industries. different desires of each influencing layout and priority of initiatives. agriculture. wildlife and fisheries. oil and natural gas. tourism. each responding to the next. each dependent on the other.

_for the juke joint and the rambling shack

the reason behind the music. the rhythm. human survival and expression of life. the music goes beyond self pity. overcoming hard luck. saying what you feel. ridding yourself of frustration. letting your hair down. having fun.

the origins of jazz and blues in a region. in a city. then, traveling and literally being communicated through the river. the river flowing backwards. so much more than an infrastructural conveyor of industry.

laissez les bon temps roulet.

incessantly it ran

cheerfully, she looked into the rushing river. never before she had liked a water so well as this one. never before she had perceived the voice in the parable of the moving water this strongly. and beautifully. it seemed to her as if the river had something special to tell her. something she did not know yet. which was still awaiting her.

there is no time. the river is everywhere at once. there is only the present for it.

_for the cajun kitchen

the sensuality of cooking. the combinations of various ingredients. the colors and intensity of flavors. a mixing pot of a vast assortment of nourishment. comfort food. reminiscences of place. the explosion of the savory and the culture of experiencing that pleasure .

_for the surfaces of past

the history of the earth lies dormant in the geological layers surrounding the river. millennia of deposition render a section through the landscape a vast indication of conditions through time. the weight of this palimpsest that exists beneath the surface. insurmountable. i am attempting to break through that barrier and reveal the earthly modifications as transparent images of past. data to be revealed, transformed and challenged.