“Rosy and Posy, Inked Feet, Misères Humaines (1974, 2012, 2013)”, by Augusta Wood. Wood’s series “Whether it Happened or Not” is made up of layered images (contemporary and archival) that look beautiful and spooky. The article is illustrated with some gorgeous photographic works by Augusta Wood. Also that our memory often isn’t quite as accurate as we think it is and that if it is on point, then frequently it doesn’t matter. The point Dyer is making is that depending upon what your aim is as a chronicler, you might need a little fiction to make the fact feel factual. “A slight discrepancy is often the sign of truth,” Dyer writes, as he wanders his way around literary non-fiction and ends up as “star witness” in a “car-bike antagonism” case. “Nothing But” is about the unreliability memory and the memoir. I love how Dyer is witty, insightful and never makes the mistake of showing off how much he knows and has read. The ever-delightful Geoff Dyer wrote about memory here. It’s been a fortnight of article reading more than book reading and here are the ones that stood out.
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