Limits no Limits_050

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A handwritten page from a notebook discussing the insignificance of Earth in the solar system and broader cosmic context.

Title: Limits no Limits_050
Alternative Title: Limits no Limits
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2019
Description: The image shows two pages from a spiral-bound notebook. The left page has handwritten text discussing the insignificance of Earth in the solar system and the cosmic perspective. The right page contains more handwritten text, discussing the absurdity of human conflicts and ambitions in the grand scheme of the universe. There are no visible art, photos, or doodles on the pages.
Identifier: 011_070419-091519_limits_no_limits
Dates Completed: July 4, 2019 - September 15, 2019
Keywords: Limited; No limits; Death and loss; Barbara Boster Phillips; Missing Barbara; Fourth of July; Fireworks; Mourning Don; Grieving with Poppy; Mending quilts; Stitching and bleeding; Non-profit struggles; Artist conflict; Solitary tree; Communion; Dark days; Giving up dream; Joy in 29 Pieces; Reframing work; Will Richey; Baby Sol; Family tree; Surgery recommended; Mass shootings; Kindness; I have a dream; Fashion diversion; Christian Dior exhibit; PINK banner; Right action; Kelly and Joe mosaics; Phoebe Little paintings; Kinder world logos; Teachers as love; South Dallas Cultural Center; Epiphany; Injured wings; Consciousness; Betrayal; 29 Pieces compilation
Transcription: Left Page:

In THIS SOLAR SYSTEM,
TITIS GALAXY, OUR LITTLE
PLANET is a SPICK.
WHEN VOYAGER TURNED AND
PHOTOGRAPHED EARTH FROM
THE DISTANCE OF SATURN
OR JUPITER, EARTH WAS
a SPICK. SCIENTISTS THOUGHT
IT was a PIECE OF LINT
AND all of our known
HISTORY HAS PLAYED
out on THIS SPICK OF
LINT. HISTORY OF INDIA,
Russia, America, ALL
PLAYED OUT BY

Right Page:

US - MICROSCOPIC ORGAN
ISMS, AMBITION, GREED,
VIOLENCE ARE ABSURD
in TITIS, WE ARE BACTERIA
in THE BIG PICTURE.
WITH THAT KNOWLEDGE,
WHAT DO WE WANT TO
DO WHEN WE WAKE UP
in THE MORNING?

Bottom Right Corner:

[some brown spot]
Rights: To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
Is Part Of: Limited no Limits
Relation: Image Gallery