Speed of Life

But We Had Music (The Universe In Verse, 2024 feat. Nick Cave) from Daniel Bruson on Vimeo . How, knowing that even the universe is dying, do we bear our lives? The finitude and yet vastness of both our deeds and the cosmos through a fleeting moment of contemplation. "But We Had Music" is a poem written by Maria Popova, performed here by Nick Cave and transformed into animation by Daniel Bruson, using charcoal drawings, light caustics and optical distortions with glass. The film was made as part of the seventh annual Universe in Verse — a many-hearted labor of love, celebrating the wonder of reality through science and poetry, that took place on April 7th, 2024, on the eve of a total solar eclipse. More information on The Marginalian:  themarginalian.org/2024/04/06/but-we-had-music/?mc_cid=4012e1f8d6&mc_eid=dee49e1ab2 Poem by Maria Popova Reading by Nick Cave Animation and Direction by Daniel Bruson Music by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Voice edit by Pêu Ribeiro C...

From Maria Popova at Brainpicker: Patti Smith Reads Letter to Robert Mapplethorpe About How He Taught Her What It Means to Be an Artist “You drew me from the darkest period of my young life, sharing with me the sacred mystery of what it is to be an artist.” brainpicker · Patti Smith reads her letter to Robert Mapplethorpe Patti Smith by Robert Mapplethorpe (Courtesy of Tate Museum)