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Kathy Change
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Today’s post is brought to you by a series of odd coincidences.
Kathy Change is an inhabiting spirit of West Philly. Whether that spirit is active and of a singular consciousness doesn’t really matter. From the most rational to the most animist definitions of “magic” she’s still inspiring great things from very interesting people. Beyond that, 10 years since her death her power only seems to be growing. (The tenth anniversary of her death is in just under 2 weeks.) Whether you agree with her or not, please take a few minutes to read about her life.
While she was around, I knew of her only peripherally. I had heard of her and moved in some intersecting circles, but didn’t really know her. Over the past few years my connections to things and people that she’s left behind have been much stronger.
The strongest of these was the performance of Ju Yeon Ryu’s, Lost Spirits. The performance was intensely powerful, so much so that I mentioned to my girlfriend (who was in it) that I saw it not as a staged presentation for an audience, but more as a ritual offering to actual Lost Spirits. Kathy Change’s flags were an integral part of that piece. Human souls were the metaphysical fabric of the performance, while the flags served as the central material aspect of it.
The photo at the top of this page is from the first half of the 2-day, 6-hour presentation of Lost Spirits.
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