Not Serbian, Not Maltese
The Sun is just Right. My hole isn't underground is a blog by a self-critical Serbian living in Malta studying English and Communications at University. "Not Serbian, not Maltese either, I have no culture of my own" and the net is a portable home with an interest in literature, films, comics and visual storytelling. From Filter me deadly:
The information age makes us all filters at best. We're bombarded with so much stuff that we're forced to either be selective about what we read/hear/see or just be apathetic. And it's so easy to slip into the latter. I want to get plugged into the zeitgeist but I never feel 'qualified' enough - strange, considering how one of the main tenents of the 'net is that everyone can speak. Maybe because it moves too fast, you get left behind, there's always something you've missed. Chaos is what needs to be dealt with, primarily though, I think.
I mean I can tell myself it's because I live in Malta (as opposed to, say, San Fran, NY or London), because I didn't read enough Ballard or William Gibson novels, because I have no cash for gadgets, because I have a Mac. But obvious, glaring common denominator is that there seems to be nothing to latch onto. Commitment? Yes, maybe I want commitment/stability/predictability. But I dunno, I always took pride in being stateless and free, but it looks like I'm not channeling things properly.
I start drawing my strips but then get voices telling me 'pen and ink is SOOO ten years ago..'...







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