<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[shape+colour]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Jeremy]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/author/shapeandcolour/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[tim etchells.]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>There&#8217;s something about the confessional nature of <a href="http://www.timetchells.com"><span style="color:#00ccff;">Tim Etchells</span></a>&#8216; neon signs &#8211; usually the vehicle for &#8220;Open&#8221; and &#8220;Beer&#8221; and &#8220;Ladies Ladies Ladies&#8221;, statements as obvious and mono-layered as they are intended to be seen &#8211; that make me feel like a voyeur when the typically surface-meaning-only tubes of light present us with a feeling much more nuanced. A sad voyeur. Like all hope or possibility of retribution has been sucked out of what&#8217;s being said, as if it&#8217;s placement into neon has rendered them without any second chances or chance for defense.</p>
<p>Like stars, they shine as brightly as they are lonely.</p>
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<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="2807" data-permalink="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/tim-etchells/lets-pretend-tim-etchells-neon-sml/" data-orig-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/lets-pretend-tim-etchells-neon-sml.jpg" data-orig-size="500,375" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1203016514&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="lets-pretend-tim-etchells-neon-sml" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/lets-pretend-tim-etchells-neon-sml.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/lets-pretend-tim-etchells-neon-sml.jpg?w=500" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2807" title="lets-pretend-tim-etchells-neon-sml" src="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/lets-pretend-tim-etchells-neon-sml.jpg?w=500&#038;h=375" alt="lets-pretend-tim-etchells-neon-sml" width="500" height="375" srcset="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/lets-pretend-tim-etchells-neon-sml.jpg 500w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/lets-pretend-tim-etchells-neon-sml.jpg?w=128&amp;h=96 128w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/lets-pretend-tim-etchells-neon-sml.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></p>
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<p>Via <a href="http://www.pan-dan.blogspot.com"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Pan-Dan</span></a></p>
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