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Tonglen

Vallejo Nocturno 2019- A recent concert by Tonglen-Derrick Michaels, Sarah Hughes, Zack Branch, Derek Wiegmann at An Die Musik Live

Evolution Garden

Vallejo Nocturno-Botanic Gardens in Singapore

In Singapore

Vallejo Nocturno 2019 - Big Buildings in Singapore

In North Carolina

Vallejo Nocturno 2019 - In the middle of the park

Biography

Vallejo Nocturno 2019- Singapore Botanic Gardens

So truth to this photograph is semi-strange. I had just had a long conversation with a gentleman who sported some big, powerful cameras at the Singapore Botanical Gardens. He was admiring mine and was questioning my shooting practice. I told him the truth. The camera I had was adjusted to take Infrared fotos. It was an ideal context at these garden and I was looking so much for this opportunity. The day was hot and I was lugging two other cameras. The lighting however was perfect. He congratulated me and said I should visit the other gardens in Singapore. Delighted with the encounter I walked over to a varied patch of vegetation and took the above. It was then that my camera indicate I had no more battery life and I knew my replacements were dry.

The Logic of Guilt

 

Vallejo Nocturno 2019 - Baltimore MD

The Logic of Guilt

It was true, but I would contest.

The blue car, the red lipstick, the receipt, all were false. Fake.

I was in Singapore. Not in NYC.

There were photographs to prove it. A hotel bill.

There were things that no one notices. The broken lock, her misguide eye, some dirty laundry.

The image was very blurry but I was not there.

I had witnesses, all with good recollections and solid reputations.

They provided their depositions. We had several translators.

They all knew what they thought and what they saw.

My lawyer advised me not to to talk.

It was a simple process.

The evening was getting late, the mountains spoke another language.

The prosecutor obtained some lies from others.

We had some shots of Bowmore No. 1 to celebrate.

But there was more, some stolen jewelry, the perfume spilled in the bathroom, and the missing painting.

The morning afterwards, a walk in the park and some sunlight.

End of story

 

Ivy City Evening

Vallejo Nocturno 2019 - Sunday night stroll

Dot Figures

Vallejo Nocturno 2019 -Singapore at Dusk

The New Violence

 

Vallejo Nocturno 2019 - Chorrillos

The new violence has yet to be identified. Obvious but deception is its ruse. Like the pretty woman coming down the street it invades your mind hours after. Smoke or a smell that permeates the room. I saw it once on television singing happy songs. But it comes at odd hours also. I lost my finger in front of the cashier. Also when we brought out that fish from the sea that was full of sores. The experts and graduate students knew they had finally located its lungs but during the long surgical procedure it infected them. The philosopher in the lobby said its best to understand the map of the city. Coming back to the lost country we need to unwrap that package now.

 

Distant Hope

Vallejo Nocturno 2019- Lima, Peru

When I look at the old people like me I can't comprehend how my years traversed faster than light. The young, with firm bodies, and  distracted eyes are the future someone said once. They play the saxophone collecting the distant histories and sing something coherent to my ears late at night. Those are the artists. The business men like always will dress in their contemporary uniforms. Why is their purpose any better than their ancestors? Quickly they will send an army of elegant algorithms through the subway to eat away at our photographs. I think they will leave only something for themselves.