SIX MEMOS for the NEXT MILLENNIUM Italo Calvino
1 LIGHTNESS to show what is meant by: the gravity of existence has to be borne lightly if it is to be borne at all. the duality between lightness and weight
‘life seems to be have become heavier – physically and psychologically – than ever.’ in the bubble. j. thackara. p.9
2 QUICKNESS a deftness in combining action (Mercury) with contemplation (Saturn) the duality between imagination and speed (of events)
3 EXACTITUDE a precision and clarity of language *a clear plan *images of language as form and meaning as clear and memorable *precise language
there are no appropriate images of our times… werner herzog
4 VISIBILITY the visual imagination as an instrument for knowing the world and oneself experience aesthetic experience distribution access ugliness – comes from not knowing?
5 MULTIPLICITY attempt to convey the painful but exhilarating infinitude of possibilities open to humankind
multiplicity of relationships overambitious projects could be objectionable too much is freedom or constraint choice is a form of control
6 CONSISTENCY
6 AUGUST