Estates of Emergency

The Forbidden Fruit

The Forbidden Fruit

4th August 2024 by Hugh Ardoin
Window dressing allegory under London Lockdown frenzy in the twenties Double dip under the yoke of global prohibitions The seed of the forbidden fruit exposed Paradise lost and ...
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Wildlife On The Wild Side

Wildlife On The Wild Side

21st March 2024 by Hugh Ardoin
Wild life flies to the wild side When you rise above the clouds There are no longer any lines Except for the horizon But the bastard keeps moving away Maybe we all evolved fro...
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The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

3rd March 2024 by Hugh Ardoin
In a world of mixed-up priorities Death comes under many a guise But it is always the one and only At the loneliest and last moment of life Praying under a cold rainy sky For ...
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Marketing Against Marketing

Marketing Against Marketing

29th December 2023 by Hugh Ardoin
Getting ready for the global poverty in London City A self-defeating promotion next to Somerset House The thrift stores extinction is heralded Without new there can be no old I...
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Season Greetings And Beyond

Season Greetings And Beyond

24th December 2023 by Hugh Ardoin
The Season Greetings at their best Being nice on the last days before Christmas We are propitiating underage adults  We believe in latter day's Santa just in case What are the...
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The Times They Are A-Changin’

The Times They Are A-Changin’

16th November 2023 by Hugh Ardoin
It is no longer a clash of civilizations In the storm of the rewind of history Retro-Futurism is at the door Humanity lost in its portable plasma self... Photo and Ramblings by...
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The Saturday Night Sidelines

The Saturday Night Sidelines

7th November 2023 by Hugh Ardoin
Rainy Saturday Night in Soho At the very gates of unsustainable hopes Homeless sit on the steps of gambling temples Waiting for a Prophet or a Messiah's whip or words Around th...
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Dark Night On Piccadilly

Dark Night On Piccadilly

7th November 2023 by Hugh Ardoin
A flag unfurls in the dark of night At the very centre of a circus Carried by the Eros statue The eclipse of reason The shrinking of humanity Photo and Ramblings by Hugh Ardoi...
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