Aperture Zero 08. Toad

Hamish Gill replied:

Comment posted: 10/09/2021

Because of the swear word…?

Daniel replied:

Comment posted: 10/09/2021

Not ony. To me. these contributions are nonsensical, devoid of any interest, and the photos are nothing to write home about. It's the kind of junk you often see in modern art museums where nobody dares to call it junk for fear of being accused of not understanding it. Well, in this case I don't feel there's anything to understand, learn, appreciate, or admire, and adding the F-word doesn't make it better. Not up to the standards of this site's usual contributions.

Hamish Gill replied:

Comment posted: 10/09/2021

I can only suggest they are ignored then. As kevin points out below, they can just been seen as akin to a comic strip in a newspaper that you might not even look at

Jesse replied:

Comment posted: 11/09/2021

Very well put. I love this site and almost everything that has run here but I can't wrap my head around any of these Pipes Man posts. Reminds me very strongly of a kid I knew way back in high school that indulged very heavily in LSD on a nearly constant basis and then wrote "poetry" and such and try to get everyone to read it and it was just shy of gibberish. These writings could almost be taken from his pages...I'm hesitant to post this because I feel like everyone has their own view of art and I'm sure some people love it, but the story just keeps rambling along and is kind of grating at this point.

Kevin Ortner replied:

Comment posted: 11/09/2021

Many comic strips don't have a point and are published daily. They are meant to be a light read that maybe you can relate to or not. A few of these "The Pipes Man" posts I have read and felt there were elements of my own experiences on a photography outing I really don't think this is meant to be a story with an arc but rather vignettes of each photo series with a bitter and insecure narrator. Also, I am mostly playing a devil's advocate here, but I have seen posts with far more swearing. My suggestion, ignore it like you might certain comic strips in your daily newspaper.

Jesse replied:

Comment posted: 11/09/2021

Yeah you are correctly assuming I was looking for this to be one specific, cohesive story, released in parts. Taken as completely individual pieces, this fits better. Thanks for pointing that out. :)

Hamish Gill replied:

Comment posted: 13/09/2021

For sure, you aren't alone, but there have been plenty of positive comments too. I for one enjoy them, and like the fact that they get both a positive and negative reaction. Life would be dull if we just liked everything.