BCN Week 095 _ Paraguas
March 16, 2011 bcnweek 20 other publications
Staring out at the rain through old window glass gives you a pretty good idea of what the world will look like when your eyesight’s no longer what it used to be. It’s easy to imagine that there’ll be a certain comfort in landscapes characterized by random bubbles, hazy forms and smeared edges. There’s no need to try to focus on your surroundings if you know you can’t. Once you’ve forgotten that you’ve forgotten the precise shapes of objects, you may not even miss them any more. On the other hand, no one wants to rush into blindness, does he? For all the pains in the ass that life dishes up, there’s a lot of charm in the detail. A turn of phrase, a glint in the eye, a pack of pipas on a terraza...they all make waiting worth it. The skies will eventually part and that glorious southern sun will light up our streets.
Staring out at the rain through old window glass gives you a pretty good idea of what the world will look like when your eyesight’s no longer what it used to be. It’s easy to ...
