Riding Into the Sunset on a Dead Horse

Hello All,

I am recently finished filming in New Mexico and happy to be returning to London shortly in metaphoric cowboy disguise but before THEN its that time of year again – when I go back to Black Rock City – Burning Man. Home! Yay!

And normally I write a whole long thingummy thang about my mood and expectations for the coming adventure... However this time I will not and mainly because I am super tired as I have been hammering, bashing, plotting, planning and creating Art. I am fulfilling on my last year’s promise to put Art on The Playa this year... There were many moments during the year that made me think I would not do it but at the last (ish) minute I got it all together and an doing it.

Its the video installation piece I exhibited in London in 2007 at the Climate of Change exhibition on London’s Southbank. This time it will be in Deep Playa - out there in the dark awaiting any who dare to stop and listen to its secrets. Its called Hoarse because Death might as wellshout itself hoarse for all the attention we're likely to pay it before its oft-too untimely arrival...

If by any chance you are at Burning Man keep your eyes peeled for this piece I expect it will be out beyond the Temple somewhere...

And other than this I anticipate I will have a totally different experience of Burning Man this year as I will be there with a project. Report on THAT to follow...

Much love

Hal aka Doctor Lobster

In the meantime attached are 2 snaps ... One is of the walk in closet door in my room in Santa Fe. You will clearly see that there is a sign saying ‘Mind the Yeti’... The other is of that very Yeti inside that same closet... I had set this up as a silly joke/trap for curious folk to discover while on the way to the toilet...

Well we had a rather large and good party at this house (very well attended at 430am by the Santa Fe police department) and someone still managed to throw up on the Yeti! I mean there was a sign and everything to just not to that.

More to the point though – what fool would risk throwing up on a Yeti... Not only can they tear you limb from limb but as a shamanic god able to ramble through your sleepytime they can also rip your dreams to shreds... Show them respect! Fear them certainly!

Notes from the Yeti Overlord... Well – every Doctor has a darkside, Dr Jekyll had Mr Hyde, and Doctor Lobster has the Yeti Overlord...

Did I mention I was tired? Yes I am... But if I go to sleep then I might dream and then the Yeti...