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Behind the Scenes

Posted by Adam R. Box on June 22nd, 2008

I know I haven’t written much here, and I’d like to say that’s because I’m keeping busy. But it’s not. But maybe that’s not true. Confused? Well, let me say it like this: I have an uncanny ability to reflect on things that I’ve done, and regard them not as achievements, but as things which […]

Second Wind

Posted by Adam R. Box on June 17th, 2008

Here’s what’s been going on during the Count High process.
Firstly, it’s been mentioned before, the number 123,456 is a ridiculous goal which can never be reached. In that regard - and I knew this before it started - the project will fail. To begin with, even from day 1, I would’ve had to send out […]

Count High in the press

Posted by Adam R. Box on May 24th, 2008

You see these mailboxes? They contain something. A newspaper. Which newspaper? Well, this one. And why is any of this interesting? Because, on page seven of that particular newspaper, there is an article about this man. He’s trying to collect 123,456 pieces of art over the course of a year. What an interesting person. The […]

Themes

Posted by Adam R. Box on May 20th, 2008

As the Count High progesses onwards, and as the numbers come floating back, the ideas that people come up with are always surprising and interesting to note. One large section of contributions are the “I could never have made anything that good” artworks.
Of those, and including every other, there are strange recurring themes which continue […]

One giant leap

Posted by Adam R. Box on May 19th, 2008

The Count High project is failing. There are not enough numbers going out. Not nearly enough. That means I am doing things wrong. Waiting for momentum to build has not worked, in fact, the opposite happened. In the first week, more numbers went out than over the last month. There has been a drastic drop […]