"You belong in the most secret part of you. Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool." (Photo: Reuters) Actor Benedict Cumberbatch read a letter during the event Letters Live, with the most dramatic flair, giving so much emotion to the words on the paper. It was written by Sol LeWitt to Eva Hesse in 1965. Sol and Eva met in 1960 and the letter was written when he found out that she was going through a creative block.
The following words can help anyone cut through their artistic blocks:
“You have every right to. Just stop thinking, worrying, looking over your shoulder, wondering, doubting, fearing, hurting, hoping for some easy way out, struggling, grasping, confusing, itching, scratching, mumbling, bumbling, grumbling, humbling, stumbling, numbling, rambling, gambling, tumbling, scumbling, scrambling, hitching, hatching, bitching, moaning, groaning, honing, boning, horse-shitting, hair-splitting, nit-picking, piss-trickling, nose sticking, ass-gouging, eyeball-poking, finger-pointing, alleyway-sneaking, long waiting, small stepping, evil-eyeing, back-scratching, searching, perching, besmirching, grinding, grinding, grinding away at yourself. Stop it and just do!”
The letter, though personal, contains beautiful words of advice which are universal. Further, he reads, “Try to do some bad work; the worst thing you can think of and see what happens but mainly relax and let everything go to hell — you are not responsible for the world — you are only responsible for your work – so DO IT. And don’t think that your work has to conform to any preconceived form, idea or flavor. It can be anything you want it to be. But if life would be easier for you if you stopped working – then stop. Don’t punish yourself.”
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