ThaiPost2: Where Are You Going?

One of the first cautions we received in Thailand was not to stop and ask for directions, because the people are so polite they will pretend they know where you're headed, even if they have no idea. Do not ask directions from strangers. A simple rule. Except that the cities are developing so fast that roads are magically created and walled off all the time, as you can see at GoogleMaps. The structure of the system changes so often that you must regularly stop and ask for directions.

You get used to perfection in design when you live in Chicago. Clean lines, alleys behind every street, and a grid system that tells you where you are if you have an address. The Mysteriam body of work is generated with the assistance of rules and guidelines which make creativity thrive (we may think firm rules are necessary, but it turns out there are wildly different ways to utilize them.)

Cultures and languages here morph from mountain to mountain. There is no standardization as an American would know it. There is, of course, a tradition of alienness and unbalance in art, as a stay in HOTEL will demonstrate perfectly.