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• selected and defaced art that reflected some of the most painful memories of my adult life
• drove out to Kaitoke Regional Park and burnt meat, got drunk, and burnt the memories
• thanks to Richarde Goode for the photography and Callum Agnew for the fire, food, and alcohol
• venue http://www.gw.govt.nz/Kaitoke/
• wellington region, 201

arrival. getting in the mood…

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contemplating the event. one of the things that was important here was the whole letting go of stuff process. it was about laying out my last 10 years of heartaches, understanding them, emoting about them, finally letting go. I liked it.

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the last goodbye. these are the paintings lying in wait. they are all suitably defaced and ready for their fate.

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now it begins in earnest. some of them were very hard to let go of. and yet it was time. it started deliberately.

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I said goodbye to each one and it was good

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and just like that it was done