Winter is here. The
flowers are sleeping, and the storm clouds pour out snow. Temperatures below forty
degrees have settled in to calm our New Year's cheer; and, the indoors are the
places we escape to for our great adventures. This season of ice and freezing
rain has compelled artists, at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, to come from out
of their introversion, to bring the heat of themselves together, and share tidings
of comfort and joy with one another. New to the space are studio interns, Janet Ibrahim and Lew
Is Ckool. To break the ice, they thought to make a game of introducing
themselves.
(The following is a
true transcription of events.)
Lew Is Ckool: Hey
Janet! There is a game that I like to play to get to know my students better. It’s
called Would You Rather. Have you
heard of it?
Janet Ibrahim: Yeah. I’ve heard of it.
Lew: Would you like
to play?
Janet: Sure. Sounds
like fun. Share with me the rules and we can play a few rounds.
L: I’ll present you
with two options in the form of the question “would you rather...” You’re allowed
to choice one, and only one. It would nice if you could explain why…it’ll make
for interesting conversation. I’ll answer the questions you present to me, and
in turn you can answer the question I present to you.
J: I got it.
L: Ok. Would you
rather have no hair or no teeth?
J: Lol… I would
rather have no hair. My teeth are dear to me. I can easily wear a wig to cover
my head.
L: The same is true
for me. I think eating would be difficult with no teeth. And I might look as
nice as Mike (Jordan) if my head were bald :)
J:Would you rather
be stuck as an old person or an infant?
L: I would rather be
stuck as old person. I’d rather a life full of memories than a life with none
at all.
J: I think I’d prefer
the experience of an infant. That way everything is new and wondrous.
L: Would you rather have a lot of money and no
friends, or friends and no money?
J: I’d rather have
friends and no money. We need each other, and if my friends are truly friend
they’ll help me out in my time of need.
L: I like that. I
agree.
L: It’s nice to meet
you Janet Ibrahim :)
J: it’s nice to meet
you too Lew Is Ckool.
* Janet Ibrahim
Janet is from Fredrick, MD and she really likes trying new things and
exploring the arts. Janet is a senior at the University of Maryland, College
Park, where she studies Art and Education. Her hobbies (and interests) included
crochet, knit theory, and listening to Beyonce.
#Lew Is Ckool.
It’s true. He is a poem…a myth…a
constellation of ideas made to pull together the dual/complimentary aspects of
the cosmos. He is a philosophical system.
.JPG)
