creator
On my way to work every morning, my bus always passes by Magallanes on the South Superhighway side. I used to see a lot of the shanties lined up along the railroad tracks back when I was still going to college. Those living there would go about their usual stuff unmindful of the backyard, which, in their case, was the Highway--and consequently, the travellers out for some nice viewing. Their sight would always make me squirm a little, I suppose, only because we used to live in such a place in Alabang. Only, our railroad track was the small creek behind the "house." After the construction of the Skyway, concrete barriers were erected to block the view from the Hiway. Still, the shanties just adapted. Now, they are two-storeys high, using the concrete barriers as sturdy back walls.In Graduate school, I remember one enlightening discussion about creation. Claude Levi-Strauss talked about "bricolage," from the the French word for "tinkering." Levi-Strauss' metaphor for bricolage is an instructional handy person, a do-it-yourself craftsperson who can put to use a host of materials lying around at various stages of construction or (dis) repair. This craftsperson works by continuously shifting according to the everchanging requirements of the task as a function of the ways in which the task has been addressed.
The person who creates by way of bricolage is a bricoleur. The bricoleur, as Levi-strauss explains it, is contrasted to the architect, who designs with a grand plan on hand before actually executing it. An architect works logically, while a bricoleur works intuitively.
I was driven to remember these thoughts because in our discussions, it was remarked that our shanties were created by way of bricolage. Tires are found atop the roofs. Old cooking oil cans have been flattened and nailed together to form one wall. Electric fan covers have been used to form a part of windows.
Function takes precedence over aesthetics. Budget over safety.
What is created is order in disorder. Some sort of bizaare logic from chaos. Aren't our lives like that, anyway?
I just had a beloved aunt die of brain aneurysm. She was 41, with 5 kids whose youngest is merely 7 years old. But I suppose I trust that her husband can take care of the kids. They have a business anyway to take care of the finances. What cannot be compensated for will be the love of a mother. But they will live with this, and come up with fairly good lives in the future.
My aunt was very nice, very healthy, very loving. But I suppose there is really no point asking questions.
We all have to live with our own tragedies and we can.
Advancing in years into my nearly-thirties, I can't help but feel walls are tumbling down around me. Walls of ideologies, of hard-fought beliefs, of heroes, of loves. They're all tumbling down like the walls of Jericho. What is left?
I am left. Right? (nyahaha! baduy na joke na naman) And some trust that no matter what, there are people who love me and whom I love. I suppose that is more than enough.
Indeed, God himself is a bricoleur, not an architect. And He cracks baduy jokes sometimes.
Good morning everyone. :)
posted by dyeproks @ 6:08 PM
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refreshing!
best way to start a chilly saturday morning.
we need more of this - not tons of entries from dingbats. why i bothered reading them in the first place still puzzles me at this point. hehe. i'll rant about them next time. this is not the time to spoil the fun!
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