Keep Your Eyes Peeled by Charlie Fish
December 27th, 2007 5:28 PMI reviewed the surveillance footage as soon as I got home, looking for anything interesting that got recorded. Normally I love people-watching, and a railway station is a great place to do it, but at first glance there was a big fat disappointing nothing of interest.
I watched the whole thing through again, taking some snapshots of stuff that got my attention (see below), but I still felt underwhelmed. I thought to myself - what's the best thing about people-watching at a train station?
THE HUGS!
So I watched the recording one more time, keeping a hawk-eye out for hugs. Fifteen minutes later I was still waiting.
But then - victory. In the foreground, the ponytailed lady in a white coat hugs her friends before they go their seperate ways. Bless her!
I've sped up the footage below so you can watch the whole thing in three and a half minutes, and I've put some pretty music on top for atmosphere. I think it's quite relaxing to watch.
If the video hasn't properly embedded below, scroll down to the bottom to see it.
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Charlie Fish is on a nigh-impossible mission to complete every single pure-EquivalenZ task by the end of the era. Prior tasks:
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- Objectify a Subject
- Attachment Theory
- Bathe Electonics
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I wasn't the only one watching...
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This dog caught my interest.
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These two kids were playing around for about ten minutes, running back and forth. Very sweet.
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There are no bins (trash cans) in Victoria Station, so there's a dude that goes around picking up junk.
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This man was running, and he scared away the pigeon that you can just about see to his right.
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This guy drove onto the platforms with a train behind him, and then...
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...came back without it.
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Yay! At last! HUGS!
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With Paolo Conte soundtrack. The hugs are two minutes in!
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paolo conte?! with charlie fish, every task is like peeling back another layer of the onion :)
As interesting as the people are in fast motion, I kept watching the shadows running and playing on the ceiling. Like wraiths playing hide 'n' go seek.
have you seen www.sonatafortheunaware.com?
this reminded me of it a lot
in a good way
How I loathe Victoria Station, I have been delayed there so many times.
Very nice completion though and I do love a good bit of people-watching.
It would probably make a v good music video to one of GY0 Ben's songs, see the Praxis.
I liked the little dance of the boy in a red sweater at 0:14. And the flowers received and smelled at 2:21. And the guy eating beef jerky near the easel from 2:31 to 2:47. Lovely.
Wow god I just love, love, love this task.
I have watched that video about 4 times now.
I love watching the paths people take.
Some walk up to the platform and then away or they go to look at Burger King. Many people make a bee-line between the underground station and the shopping centre.
Having a good knowlege of the station helps as you know ehre people are going.
This was so relaxing and I completely just kind of zoned out everything else. There were thoughts that I had while watching, but I've forgotten them now.
Beautiful.