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24 May 2012 · by · in blah

Manuel made me a quick tattoo when I visited a few days ago. Apparently it would increase my value, and when I said someone might kidnap me and ask for a ransom just to get this artwork, Manuel said they might even kill me to sell me. Then I thought from then on I should sign all my work with an additional “who was tattooed by Manuel Ocampo” – I might be able to sell for twice the price I’m selling now. I didn’t share that thought with anyone – I’ve got to keep my secret sometimes.

Everyone tried to make photos, and everyone said I shouldn’t shower for the rest of my life. But I found a better idea, and so that evening when Poklong brought me to his studio, he and I collaborated. The result: an attempt to eternalize the ephemeral.

Thanks to Poklong Anading and Manuel Ocampo.

As a result of an auction in Sarah Vanhee's The Great Public Sale of Unrealised But Brilliant Ideas, my bio has become a collective bio:

When they were thirteen, Tintin Wulia and Christiane Berndes wished that Peter Pan would lose his shadow in their neighborhood, because they thought that Peter Pan was kinda sexy. Night after night, they would think a happy thought, wishing that Peter would find them if they could fly. Nothing happened – Tintin and Christiane discovered that Peter had much preferred Wendy.

Three decades later, Tintin and Christiane are still discovering many things. One, that Peter Pan is a fictional character invented by James Matthew Barrie. Two, that the fact that Peter is fictional doesn’t mean that he’s illusory. They are also discovering that, three, it is not a happy thought that one needs to be able to fly – it is, rather, the combination of a passport and a valid visa. And also, four, that the fact that one needs a passport and a valid visa to be able to fly is just shitty.