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Wandering Time – ∞

Even before I start writing, I need to remember my rule of writing. The rule is to write in first person and present tense and second rule is to not show it to anyone.
In Bengal, when I saw transmission towers during the car drive on roads with Krishnendu, I decided to make a catalogue or a montage of these towers’ photos. I think I had it coming, While those times in bengal, the amount of cultural depth that I experienced probably made me rethink the things I want to do. Wait, i dont think rethink is really the right word. I should say, realize. It made me realize the things I had wished to do while I was in college.
The book shared by Kim, on the Korean perspective of India, made me push my boundaries to write something similar for the college project. It felt like i was doing something designer-ish, as per my thought process on what designer-ish was at that time. Doing something has never been done. Being the pioneer in a design development which probably has no monetary return and still be able to live a content and fulfilling lifestyle. Just like those creative people who are usually seen in the interview of some design documentary. Like those Illustrator’s hired by New Yorker Magazines.
I think this would sum the meaning of designer-ish for me here.
In Bengal, when I saw the details and depth in the visuals their, it made realize the same designer-ish feeling. I also thought of documenting those visuals. I took many photos from Bengal. Those visuals I had never seen before in my whole life. And they deifinetely stayed with me. Did they? I am not sure what does staying means. But they sure had an impact on my movement in this physical world.
I want to document the transmission towers. I think I have always been fascinated by them. Fascinated? I do not know the meaning of that word. But these towers, they always take me somewhere, I feel.
When we used to go Pahadi, Rajasthan, the long horizons which were visible on our ways felt so calming and somewhere uneasy also. But in those horizons, the towers were always there. Those towers, no, they were just very thought provoking.
Why were they though provoking? I need to ask myself that question.
I do not have a simple straight forward answer to that. I only have analogies to define it under my scope of logical thinking.C