The Authors

The current authors of Outside Context are married couple; Cesca and Basho

First, the creator and webmaster is known to his friends as Basho:

Bio: Martial artist, philosopher, writer and IT expert.

Age: The wrong side of 30, the right side of 35.

Occupation: Traveller.

Interests: Debate, cooking, computer gaming, reading, writing, videoing, karate, airsoft, movies, diving, skiing… (The list goes on – Basho is a philosopher and therefore into everything!)

Favourite films: Dune, Blade Runner, Violent Cop, Ghost in the Shell, Being There, Heat… too many to list!

Statement:

How many ideas, moments and thoughts are lost forever?

One of my greatest regrets is that I didn’t know my two Grandfathers as well as I could have. I originally started Outside Context to be a “memory bank”; something my grandchildren would read when I was gone. Something in which there maybe a small grain of wisdom for them to find and through that get to know me, how I thought and felt.

Special Skill: When Basho uses his special skill the opponent finds themself teleported to the centre of a large and beautiful field. Suddenly, from all corners, will come everyone they know and love and they will be surrounded and finally realise that life isn’t all that bad really.

The second, and most brilliant, author is Cesca:

New author and future designer for OCJ is known to her friends as Cesca:

Bio: Branding/Graphic Designer

Age: Cradle-snatcher

Occupation: Ninky (no income no kids) Flashpacker

Interests: Basho (wink!)

Creativity: visual communication, photography, calligraphy, art, architecture
Humanity: people, culture, learning, volunteering, enlightenment
Activity: watersports, skydiving, paragliding, skiing, tramping

Favourite medium: Creations that enliven the senses. Simple beauty. Anything that involves your hands.

Statement:

The meeting of contrasting elements;
East meets West, Wood and Metal, Art and Science, Religion versus Evolution, Rich alongside Poor.

Writing is something new to me and a wonderful creative outlet in a different way to what I’m used to.
I’ve discovered a great deal of enjoyment in verbalising my visual and emotional understanding.

“A picture can speak a thousand words”, but it cannot convey smell, sound, taste, touch, temperature or feelings or deeper understanding of the photographer.

Special Skill: Empathy. Awareness. Understanding. Visual comprehension. A great awareness of others. To take people as they are. Putting people at ease. Feeling that I’ve known someone forever.