Day 15

(Fri, June 10, 2011)

Today I woke up around 8:30 and we left in our smaller group (5 people went to Rome today), to go see some more stuff. I really did not feel well today and didn't take any pictures of the places we went. There were a few moments where I almost passed out and felt so nausious. I don't know why, I think my body just went through a lot this week and it was time to take a rest. We went to the Future Generation Art Prize first, even though Emily and I already went there last week. We didn't go in and look around, but there was a "performance" type piece out on the lawn before you go inside that we didn't get to do the first time around. There were these holes in the ground with table cloths around them and you sat "in the hole," to be served biscuits (cookies) and iced tea or water. The server would come over and tell you the story of the tablecloth. It was about his city in Czech that had been "taken over" by a car dealership. They built the car dealership in the very center of the city and people had different views on this dealership, as in if they liked it there or not. The tablecloths were all handmade by people and they were of maps expressed from their point of view-so they were all different. The hole was in the center of the map, exactly where the dealership was. It was a sad little story but also beautiful the way they created this work about it. The girl told this story so much more beautifully than the way I could.

After that we went and grabbed food and headed over to two other collatoral events. The first being "Future Pass." I really didn't like this exhibit too much. It was based on Chinese art and basically looked like over-the-top anime to me. It is probably stereotypical to say that but I am just not a fan. And by this point I was feeling like shit so I didn't think too deeply about what I was seeing. There was maybe a few pieces that somewhat stood out, but didn't have the energy to care. I also was bugged because everytime I tried to sit down the show people would come tell me I couldn't be there and I didn't understand why because I wasn't in the way. Then I found out it was because it was a "private palace," but I still thought it was dumb. There was another weird pavilion next door that was about...fish? I'm not really sure but it had a nautical theme to it. We were going to go see "Future of a Promise," after all that (Man there's a lot of 'future' shows around here!), but Matt read that you had to pay to get in and he wanted to research more before we spent money on something that may not be that great. So we all kind of seperated.

Em, Lil and I got some snacks on the walk back. Emily ended up with a beer in one hand and ice cream in the other. We were laughing and taking pictures of it because back in the states there is no way you could walk down the street with a beer in your hand.

When we got back I laid in bed and napped for maybe an hour and a half. I feel so much better now that I rested, and I don't feel sick anymore. I think I just needed to rest my body and eat some food. I didn't have an appetite earlier walking around and I'm mad because everyone got the best looking pizza when we were out and I just couldn't eat. I seriously thought I would throw it up. Oh well, I will just have to get Matt to show me where it is again this week. The rest of the night was spent catching up on some homework and just relaxing.