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The idea to leave a small pot with a poem and my email address came | The idea to leave a small pot with a poem and my email address came | ||
from my perpetual urge to leave something behind, as a message to the | from my perpetual urge to leave something behind, as a message to the | ||
great “anyone”. | great “anyone”. Like Kilgore, the pots have a quirky appeal, but they | ||
probably appear a little more serious, with the rolled scroll of | probably appear a little more serious, with the rolled scroll of | ||
Kabir’s “The Pottery Jug” inside. | Kabir’s “The Pottery Jug” inside. Perhaps not many people will take the | ||
pot, thinking it is a prayer left in silent appeal. | pot, thinking it is a prayer left in silent appeal. But I like that | ||
ambiguity, and the gesture of possibility. | ambiguity, and the gesture of possibility. So far, there has been one | ||
response: | response: “Good Morning, Taboch gow”, from Belgium. Surprisingly, while | ||
I tried to remain nonchalant about the project, I found that it gave my | I tried to remain nonchalant about the project, I found that it gave my | ||
days in Mexico a particular focus of appreciation and wonder. | days in Mexico a particular focus of appreciation and wonder. | ||
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[[Image:Potpic1.jpg|thumb|Description]] | [[Image:Potpic1.jpg|thumb|Description]] | ||
Friday March 11, 8:30pm. | Friday March 11, 8:30pm. Hotel Maria De La Luz in Valladolid, | ||
on the Parque Principal. | on the Parque Principal. After a dinner of Mayan chicken in banana | ||
leaves. | leaves. | ||
[[Image:Potpic2.jpg|thumb|Description]] | [[Image:Potpic2.jpg|thumb|Description]] | ||
Saturday March 12, 5pm. | Saturday March 12, 5pm. El Castillo, Chichen Itza. Left in a | ||
niche at the very top, facing east. | niche at the very top, facing east. Immediately after leaving the pot, | ||
a woman picked it up and exclaimed “A pot! | a woman picked it up and exclaimed “A pot!” She then returned it. | ||
[[Image:Potpic3.jpg|thumb|Description]] | [[Image:Potpic3.jpg|thumb|Description]] | ||
Sunday March 13, 4:45pm. | Sunday March 13, 4:45pm. Iglesia, Coba. Could only climb half | ||
way, due to severe erosion. | way, due to severe erosion. “The church” was built to the rain God and | ||
is still used in Mayan ceremony. | is still used in Mayan ceremony. Covered with iguanas. | ||
[[Image:Potpic4.jpg|thumb|Description]][[Image:Potpic5.jpg|thumb|Description]] | [[Image:Potpic4.jpg|thumb|Description]] [[Image:Potpic5.jpg|thumb|Description]] | ||
Monday March 14, 9:45 am. | Monday March 14, 9:45 am. Nohoch Mul, Coba, 42 | ||
meters. | meters. Left at the very top, beneath a Diving God carving. This pot | ||
was was also picked up, examined and returned to its ledge while I was | was was also picked up, examined and returned to its ledge while I was | ||
climbing down. | climbing down. | ||
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[[Image:Potpic7.jpg|thumb|Description]] | [[Image:Potpic7.jpg|thumb|Description]] | ||
Tuesday March 15, 1pm. | Tuesday March 15, 1pm. Temple of the Winds, shrine to | ||
Kukulcan, Tulum. | Kukulcan, Tulum. The only Mayan ruin built on the ocean. Later I swam | ||
at the base of the cliff. | at the base of the cliff. | ||
[[Image:Potpic8.jpg|thumb|Description]] | [[Image:Potpic8.jpg|thumb|Description]] | ||
Thursday, March 17, 5:30pm. | Thursday, March 17, 5:30pm. Copal, Tulum. Left a pot in a huge | ||
piece of limestone on the beach. By Sunday the pot was gone. | piece of limestone on the beach. By Sunday the pot was gone. | ||
[[Image:Potpic9.jpg|thumb|Description]] | [[Image:Potpic9.jpg|thumb|Description]] | ||
Friday, March 18, 4:30pm. | Friday, March 18, 4:30pm. Casa De Los Pajaros, Xel-Ha. Only | ||
recently excavated, with many more unexcavated sites in the | recently excavated, with many more unexcavated sites in the | ||
group. | group. Found a pot sherd! | ||
[[Image:Potpic10.jpg|thumb|Description]] | [[Image:Potpic10.jpg|thumb|Description]] | ||
Saturday, March 19, 2:30 pm. | Saturday, March 19, 2:30 pm. Diamante K Beach Resort, Tulum, | ||
after a lunch of rice and fried plantains. | after a lunch of rice and fried plantains. Left at the ocean beside a | ||
small iguana who peered out at me from her little cave. | small iguana who peered out at me from her little cave. | ||
[[Image:Potpic11.jpg|thumb|Description]] | [[Image:Potpic11.jpg|thumb|Description]] | ||
Sunday, March 20, 2:30pm. | Sunday, March 20, 2:30pm. Left a pot at the village school, | ||
after returning from the Reserva del Mono Arana, a wildlife preserve | after returning from the Reserva del Mono Arana, a wildlife preserve | ||
north of Coba. | north of Coba. Saw Spider and Howler monkeys in family groups. | ||
[[Image:Potpic12.jpg|thumb|Description]] | [[Image:Potpic12.jpg|thumb|Description]] | ||
Monday, March 21, 6:30 am, Vernal Equinox. | Monday, March 21, 6:30 am, Vernal Equinox. Copal, Tulum. The | ||
final pot, left on our door step. | final pot, left on our door step. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:30, 3 April 2006
The idea to leave a small pot with a poem and my email address came from my perpetual urge to leave something behind, as a message to the great “anyone”. Like Kilgore, the pots have a quirky appeal, but they probably appear a little more serious, with the rolled scroll of Kabir’s “The Pottery Jug” inside. Perhaps not many people will take the pot, thinking it is a prayer left in silent appeal. But I like that ambiguity, and the gesture of possibility. So far, there has been one response: “Good Morning, Taboch gow”, from Belgium. Surprisingly, while I tried to remain nonchalant about the project, I found that it gave my days in Mexico a particular focus of appreciation and wonder.
Friday March 11, 8:30pm. Hotel Maria De La Luz in Valladolid, on the Parque Principal. After a dinner of Mayan chicken in banana leaves.
Saturday March 12, 5pm. El Castillo, Chichen Itza. Left in a niche at the very top, facing east. Immediately after leaving the pot, a woman picked it up and exclaimed “A pot!” She then returned it.
Sunday March 13, 4:45pm. Iglesia, Coba. Could only climb half way, due to severe erosion. “The church” was built to the rain God and is still used in Mayan ceremony. Covered with iguanas.
Monday March 14, 9:45 am. Nohoch Mul, Coba, 42 meters. Left at the very top, beneath a Diving God carving. This pot was was also picked up, examined and returned to its ledge while I was climbing down.
Tuesday March 15, 1pm. Temple of the Winds, shrine to Kukulcan, Tulum. The only Mayan ruin built on the ocean. Later I swam at the base of the cliff.
Thursday, March 17, 5:30pm. Copal, Tulum. Left a pot in a huge piece of limestone on the beach. By Sunday the pot was gone.
Friday, March 18, 4:30pm. Casa De Los Pajaros, Xel-Ha. Only recently excavated, with many more unexcavated sites in the group. Found a pot sherd!
Saturday, March 19, 2:30 pm. Diamante K Beach Resort, Tulum, after a lunch of rice and fried plantains. Left at the ocean beside a small iguana who peered out at me from her little cave.
Sunday, March 20, 2:30pm. Left a pot at the village school, after returning from the Reserva del Mono Arana, a wildlife preserve north of Coba. Saw Spider and Howler monkeys in family groups.
Monday, March 21, 6:30 am, Vernal Equinox. Copal, Tulum. The final pot, left on our door step.
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