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119<br />
VIVALEWES<br />
EDITORIAL<br />
I often wonder this: if I were transported back in time, and found myself living with a<br />
prehistoric tribe, what sort of nifty stuff could I teach them about modern life? I mean, I<br />
might have a lighter on me, and that would impress them for a bit, until the gas ran out. If I<br />
had a camera, I could show them pixelated pictures of their camp… until the battery went flat.<br />
Would I be able to teach them anything that I’ve learnt about art, with a stick in the sand?<br />
Would any of my ethical beliefs translate into their way of life, even if I could explain them<br />
properly? How could I make them believe - if they didn’t already - that we go round the sun,<br />
rather than vice versa? I’d just better hope, I guess, that they hadn’t yet invented the wheel.<br />
But then again… how do you fashion an axle out of tree?<br />
The latest time I thought about this was when I was learning to skin a rabbit, in an out-ofthe-way<br />
wood clearing, in the cause of this month’s theme: ‘into the wild’. Even though I was<br />
using modern tools - an axe, a machete, a sharp knife - the whole<br />
business made me realise that the prehistoric tribe could and would<br />
teach me a hell of a lot more than I could teach them. So this month’s<br />
message is: there’s a whole lot of wilderness out nearby: go learn<br />
something from it. Just don’t lick the wrong lichen. Enjoy the month…<br />
THE TEAM<br />
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EDITOR: Alex Leith alex@vivamagazines.com<br />
SUB-EDITOR: David Jarman<br />
STAFF WRITER: Rebecca Cunningham rebecca@vivamagazines.com<br />
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PUBLISHER: Lizzie Lower, lizzie@vivamagazines.com<br />
CONTRIBUTORS: Jacky Adams, Michael Blencowe, Sarah Boughton, Mark Bridge, Emma Chaplin,<br />
Barry Collins, Mark Greco, John Henty, Mat Homewood, Paul Austin Kelly, Chloë King,<br />
Carlotta Luke, Nione Meakin, Marcus Taylor, Cammie Toloui<br />
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