Philthy Conversations with Artists

Notes from 4/7/07

Anders Hansen isn’t your typical incarnation of pure goodness. He’s the kind of goodness incarnate with a wry grin, like he’s got the secret and he won’t tell…but still likes you a whole lot anyway. He takes you with him through literary journeys, linking names and movies, books and pieces of music. He wants connection. He seems like the kind of person who has waited his whole life to have these conversations, to be this person. Probably because he has.

Today I lingered for hours over Abbey De Leffe at Rembrants while Rick Wright and I tried to photographically capture the grace and wit that seem to emit from Anders. Rick, I guarantee, did a better job. I took scattered notes, messed around with my mutinous video camera, but mostly just reveled in the dialog.

1. Anders (Papa Sorce) is an amateur flautist. He is also on the board of the
Greater Philadelphia Flute Society. According to him, he’s there to crack jokes…but he also does design work for them.

2. Papa is an original member of Quattro Amici, an ever-growing group of artists connected to the Plastic Club who show work together at different Philadelphia venues.

3. Sorce brought presents of books and CDs and paintings to at least four people today, and that’s just what I witnessed while I was with him. I think it’s safe to say he is the love child of Santa Claus and Picasso.