Pronounced "Gatherer", but, hey, it's web 2.0 and we leave the last
"e" out right? Gatherr collects the best of this and that from here and
there on the web for no other reason than sharing. It's about stuff
that seemed interesting at the time. Enjoy.
ABOUT
My
name is Tony Johansen. I am an artist. I like art and science and
poetry and books and history and technology and lots more besides.
Every day I am excited by the marvelous things I see in this wonderful
world and beyond. I love the Internet for giving me access to so much.
I am like a sponge for wondrous things or things that make me wonder. This site is really just a
scrapbook. Being on the web, however, means being able to share the
treasures I find. That's me, Tony Johansen, artist who likes to share
my excitement of being alive.
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Po-mzWonderful poetry collected and shared by Tony Johansen
Archive
Censorship is on the rise everywhere. Recently Chinese authorities drew attention to the way they monitor what performers can say and sing on stage when they over reacted to Bjork yelling “Tibet, Tibet, Tibet” during a performance in Shanghai. Danish political cartoons are under attack in most of the Islamic world. As the world becomes more integrated as a global community hard won artistic freedoms are facing challenges from cultures that are not used to people saying what they think. Yet looking at our own history shows it is not long ago that censorship was rife in the West and we should not be surprised by the impulse to censor. As artists we need to be very concerned by the trend.
