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Saturday, 19 July 2008
Sign, sign everywhere a sign
By now you all know how I am often banging on about graffiti and what it represents in youth and so forth. Well guess what?
Last nite my front wall got graffitied and here it is
So what do you do with it? I suppose when you first see it is is a bit of a shock. It is very bright and and probably covers a square meter. I guess when it happens to people’s homes they go straight into their racket. Some get angry, some get sad or frustrated I suppose.
I took a minute to look at it and it certainly is on the artistic end of the graffiti continuum. Actually I think it looks quite good. So I think I will keep it there for a few weeks/months and then get the council to paint over it and wait for the next one.
“Sign, sign everywhere a sign”
Graffiti
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Self disclosure
Roses states:
“I think it's funny how you don't disclose a lot. Actually, i'm the same.”
Graffiti responds:
My level of self disclosure Roses?
In the past have been told that I am a bit of a closed book. So I do agree with that as there are some areas that I am very private about.
But
In other ways I am not at all. I have stated openly on this blog about my life script and how I am like Eeyore and Popov the clown. Indeed in some areas I would say that I am quite exhibitionistic. Hey, I am a bit narcissistic so I have to be!
At a week long workshop recently there were some people there who were my clients, trainees and colleagues. I got up and did a piece of personal work (as the client) in front of them. I spoke in depth about my early relationship with my mother, her personal demons and how that impacted on me as a child and so forth. So I have no problem with that and that is very disclosing of self.
I always find it entertaining when therapists and trainers say they would never do a piece of their own personal work in front of their clients or trainees as it would damage them and traumatize them. When that is not the real reason at all. They just feel insecure about showing self like that in front of the client. Their perfect persona may come crashing down. Which is OK for them not to self disclose in such a way if they do not want to, but it is just funny how they give a fake reason for doing so.
Since that workshop I have asked my clients and trainees what was their reaction to seeing me do that. All of them (so far at least) have said that they admired me for doing so and indeed it has helped them therapeutically and they see me as more real now. Certainly no one has been traumatized by it.
Keeping up appearances
Graffiti
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