M al Funct i oni ng

Ti m ot hy M ort on

Part 1 M al f unct i oni ng

Envi r onm ent al i t y

 Pri or to 130 m i l l i on years ago m uch of Cal i f orni al ay beneath ocean w aters. I t w as bordered on the east by the m ai nl and of N orth Am eri ca and on t he w est by a l and m ass know n as Cascadi a. Robert D ur r enber ger, El em ents of Cal i f orni a G eography

I nt he sear ch f or t he sear ch D uri ng t he experi m ent swi t h w heel s H ol i day I nn Af t er t he scri pt ed caverns W hen w hat had been at t ached Lom poc W as no l onger at t ached Af t er choosi ng t he t ype of bui l di ng I n w hi ch no one has di ed Wer ecal l ed a l and or condi t i on one of t hose W hose shape w as f or m al t eet h bedspr eads For m al i t y gave pl easur e A shadow ' s shadow dragged i t Back t ot he sea of eyes m ost nat i ves A poem f l oat si nsi de i t s m ar gi ns
Br enda H i l l m an, Cascadi a (2001)

zuhanden t el os or ganon Ar ri vant st range st ranger obj ect

 Pri or to 130 m i l l i on years ago m uch of Cal i f orni al ay beneath ocean w aters. I t w as bordered on the east by the m ai nl and of N orth Am eri ca and on t he w est by a l and m ass know n as Cascadi a. Robert D ur r enber ger, El em ents of Cal i f orni a G eography

I nt he sear ch f or t he sear ch D uri ng t he experi m ent swi t h w heel s H ol i day I nn Af t er t he scri pt ed caverns W hen w hat had been at t ached Lom poc W as no l onger at t ached Af t er choosi ng t he t ype of bui l di ng I n w hi ch no one has di ed Wer ecal l ed a l and or condi t i on one of t hose W hose shape w as f or m al t eet h bedspr eads For m al i t y gave pl easur e A shadow ' s shadow dragged i t Back t ot he sea of eyes m ost nat i ves A poem f l oat si nsi de i t s m ar gi ns
Br enda H i l l m an, Cascadi a (2001)

Let t i ngM al f unct i on

H asn' tt he sky? Ret ur ned f r om m ovi ng t he ot her Aut hori t yr ecent l y dr opped, w r est ed as m uch of That sever e sunshi ne as you need now on t he w ay You go. The r eason w hy i t happened onl y si nce You w oke up i sl et t i ng t he st eam di sappear Fr om t hose cl ouds w hen t he l andscape al lar ound I s hi l l y si t es t hat w i l lhave t o be r eckoned I nt ot he t ot alf or t her et o be m or e ai r :t hat i s, M or ef i t ness, r ead i nt ot he undeduced r esul t ,t han l and. Thi s m eans never get t i ng any cl oser t ot he basi c Pri nci pl e operat i ng behi nd i tt han t ot he di st ract ed Ent i t y of a m i rage. The hal f m eant , hal f per cei ved M ot i ons of f r onds out of i dl e dept hs t hat ar e Sum m er . J ohn Ashbery, Cl epsydra

PaulThom as and Ti m ot hy M ort on, Ki ssi ng i nt he Shadow , Cont i nent 2. 4( 2013)

Part 2 M al f unct i oni ng

W hat const i t ut es pr et ense i st hat ,i nt he end, you don t know w het her i t s pr et ense or not .J acques Lacan

Fl ow ers of Evi l

The hal f m eant , hal f per cei ved M ot i ons of f r onds out of i dl e dept hs t hat ar e Sum m er .

Andr eiTarkovsky, Sol ari s

Bl ack H ol e Sun

t hou t hou bri de t hou unst i l l , t hou unravi shed unbri de unt hou unbri de

Thou st i l lunravi shed bri de of qui et ness ( J ohn Keat s)