A Series of Questions

February 28, 2021

Initiated simultaneously by Richard Serra’s Verblist and Paul Thek’s teaching notes.

  1. Where do you come from?

  2. Where do they come from?

  3. Where do we come from?

  4. What is the smell?

  5. Why are my palms sweaty?

  6. What is that noise, and do you hear it?

  7. Why can’t I keep my eyes focused for more than ten seconds?

  8. How about a nice cuppa?

  9. Did you bring the Bluetooth speaker?

  10. Can you turn your camera on?

  11. Why is my skin bad?

  12. Why is it so damn cold here?

  13. Why did I move here?

  14. Who sees me?

  15. Who sees you?

  16. Why don’t I have decent eyebrows?

  17. Will I ever achieve my dream body?

  18. How do they do that?

  19. Can I taste your mom’s cooking?

  20. How do you normally introduce yourself?

  21. Do they understand what I am trying to say?

  22. Will you help?

  23. Should I buy an xBox?

  24. How does no one else see this?

  25. Do you know how to vacuum?

  26. Can you describe your father?

  27. How do you peel a banana?

  28. Have you ever tried boiled peanuts?

  29. Will you try this with me?

  30. What is the emergency?

  31. Why does the bus stop outside of Tesco in Deptford always have bread on the sidewalk?

  32. Who eats the chicken bones I put in my backyard?

  33. Why does someone keep dumping shoes outside the storage unit next door?

  34. What is the name of the guy who walks by my window with tea in his hand every morning?

  35. Can you describe your favorite fluid?

  36. Do you want children?

  37. What does gender mean to you?

  38. Can you win a staring contest?

  39. What was the last thing you won?

  40. What is the guy at the basketball court’s name?

  41. What is guerilla gardening?

  42. What is your middle name?

  43. Why are the eggs here that color?

  44. Where is the line between appropriation and appreciation?

  45. How can I tell if an animal is being instinctual or that is their personality?

  46. What does “organized” mean?

  47. How do I prevent the space heater from melting my blanket?

  48. Why is money so tricky?

  49. Do you play any instruments?

  50. Should I continue with this project?