haven't packed for the trip to hanoi tomorrow. haven't reread any of my notes, feeling completely unprepared... pondered now and then about what questions to ask, but between researching for my own work, finding my own thesis, writing and translating for others, and acting as liaison it is hard to focus.

the work for Lap Xuan's show lies unfinished on the desk. It is coming out well and I'm pleased but if I don't finish most of it tonight, it will end up looking incomplete (as indeed, it is at the moment). the nice thing about participating in small shows like this is that i can just let my sense of aesthetic take over, and not have to worry as much about concept.

concept. my god. as if this is philosophy. it's unimaginable how much research and reasoning i have to do for each project. and still, i haven't managed to get into the deeper layers. everything is still skin-deep - more or less surface skimming at the moment.

sigh.