experiment no. 2
SPINNING THE CLUEWEB
GOOD EVENING, DETECTIVE.
A MURDER HAS OCCURRED. WHO COULD HAVE FORSEEN THIS?
(WELL, MAYBE WE COULD HAVE.)
(WHAT WERE WE THINKING, LEAVING ALL THIS ART ALONE IN THE WOODS TOGETHER?)
NEVERMIND. WHAT’S DONE IS DONE.
THE BEST PART OF A MYSTERY IS THE RABBIT HOLE IT OPENS…
AS DIRECTED, PLEASE CHOOSE A NEEDLE & COLORED THREAD.
THESE WILL BE YOUR TOOLS IN UNTANGLING THE MYSTERY.
(I DON’T WANT TO UNTANGLE IT. CAN’T WE TANGLE IT MORE?)
(SHH, WE HAVE TO BE GOOD. WE HAVE TO DO OUR GOOD WORK.)
DURING INTERROGATION, YOU WILL GO FROM ARTWORK TO ARTWORK, ANALYZING IT, ASKING IT QUESTIONS. STANDARD DETECTIVE STUFF.
take notes about everything you see, hear, think, & ask such questions:
how does the artwork appear physically? emotionally?
there’s something strange about it. ask it a question. what does it say?
hmm, maybe you need to build some rapport. tell the painting something about yourself. can you connect with it?
does it seem to be hiding anything? what is it hiding?
what’s it going to do next? don’t let it out of your sight.
no, no, i don’t think— wait. is that…? my god, THAT’S—
any other questions you feel like asking are permissible. you’re the expert here, after all.
questions from elsewhere may float past you on the breeze; don’t be afraid to catch them & incorporate those, too.
when you’ve found a clue, or some key piece of evidence, PIERCE the artwork with your needle &
move, with your thread, to the next artwork. consider where you pierce.
repeat, at your pace, until you feel you’ve solved the mystery.
