Currently living and working in Montreal, QC, Neal Rockwell is in Vancouver temporarily to participate Or Gallery's Clamour and Toll: Church event.
This writing-based piece consists of Neal as a young man, turning old, whilst reading and doing any number of odd things. When Rockwell agreed to participate, he was unaware of the Cultural Olympiad funding; when he realized what the backing was, panic and dread crept over him. A close friend, and local activist, Jill, consoled him saying:
"Don't worry about it - we all suck. The Cultural Olympiad is everywhere, underlying just about everything in this shit burg. We tried to boycott events, but like I said - ev-er-y-thing has been stamped with their logo around here these days and sometimes not as clearly as it should be (they are definitely sneaky). You don't suck, the Olympiad sucks - big time - and one of the ways in which it sucks is that it is tricky and covert. If anything - good for you for appropriating funds from the beast."
Photo Courtesy of Jacob Hopkins
