The Descent of Winter

The Descent of Winter mirrors the structure of William Carlos Williams' The Descent of Winter. Williams composed The Descent of Winter from September 27th, 1927 to December 15th, 1927 - the piece is a document of Williams' thoughts during a tumultuous period of American history. Employing Williams' multi-formulaic approach, it will be a serial document of today's corrupted political climate, both historically and culturally - focusing on activism largely unreported by the mainstream media, government and military operations - both clandestine and full-frontal, profiles of events and individuals, observations and actions, and more.

Each installment of The Descent of Winter will be composed of visual documentation, a piece of writing, and sources. It will possibly incorporate the work of others beside myself, as well. This project will act as an archive, reference, and historical document - as well as a reorganizing, understanding, and filtering of today's confused state through language (through new channels on new surfaces). - Ed Steck
Click the image above to download a long overdue installment of The Descent of Winter featuring King Crimson and John Jackson.

Click the image above to download a long overdue installment of The Descent of Winter featuring King Crimson and John Jackson.

Click the photograph above to download a collaborative installment of The Descent of Winter by Ed Steck and David Horvitz. It is comprised of installments 17 to 25 in one larger installment.

Click the photograph above to download a collaborative installment of The Descent of Winter by Ed Steck and David Horvitz. It is comprised of installments 17 to 25 in one larger installment.

Click the image above to download Installments 1-15 of The Descent of Winter in one file.

Click the image above to download Installments 1-15 of The Descent of Winter in one file.

youranonnews: After 2 tours in iraq, US marine Scott Olsen has his skull fractured by domestic police in #OccupyOakland

youranonnews:

After 2 tours in iraq, US marine Scott Olsen has his skull fractured by domestic police in #OccupyOakland

Installments will be once a week now. It seems to work better that way.

youranonnews:

NYPD use strobe lights on RT camera at #OWS

Wait for a massive post.

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Julian Assange pays homage to the work of Anonymous.

Click the image above to download the 16th installment of The Descent of Winter.

Click the image above to download the 16th installment of The Descent of Winter.

Click above to download the 15th installment of The Descent of Winter.

Click above to download the 15th installment of The Descent of Winter.