Category: Story


Dialogue: Burnt Norton

“All the roads we have to walk are winding.” Isn’t that what they say? Let’s walk down that path, the one we never took. The one you said we couldn’t see the end of. Is it so important to know the end of something when you begin?

I don’t see what you mean. I don’t know where you’re going with this.

You never know the way. That’s exactly what I’m saying. No one ever does. He, she, you, me, we don’t know. We won’t know. And when we do, do you think we’ll turn back? No. We’ll keep going until we reach the end. An end we can’t see. It seems pointless doesn’t it? Endless? We’ll eventually get tired you know. Not tired of walking. Just tired; maybe of each other; maybe of not knowing. Maybe not knowing means something. Maybe it means that we’re not ready

Not ready for what?

Not ready for knowing. Not ready for not knowing. Who knows what we’re not ready for. Do you reckon there’s something to look forward to? Is it possible to look forward to something you’ve never known? Is it possible to leave here and now and leave for something then and there and unknown? It’s five o’clock. I wonder what time we can leave. Can we leave immediately do you think?

We can leave whenever you want

Good ‘cause I can’t wait to start. Tomorrow’s going to be a long day and I want to get there as soon as we can.

Crease: Scenography in a Book

This is a small side project I’ve been working on. The idea came to me one Saturday morning when I was contemplating my stationery (yes, I do this often), and since it refused to leave, I went and found a Moleskine to put it in.

The thought was to create a small piece of dramatic scenography contained within a book. The performance consists of opening the book when instigated by a four-line verse which tells the story of a man who takes a walk amongst it pages.

This is the verse followed by images from his journey:

He walked in, to the trees

over the undulating crease

of a landscape lit with time

fading on a sinking golden line



All images and text are copyright Ruchita Madhok, 2010. All rights reserved.

If you wish to reproduce these images for any purpose, including research, please request permission at contact[at]ruchitamadhok[dot]com

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