THE PARTICIPANT PORTRAIT

PAUL HUFFER - DENVER





Name
Paul W. Huffer

Age
28

Religion
No affliation (raised protestant, but I learn toward Yen and Tao philosophy)


Family
Clark and Lynda Huffer (parents) live in Topeka, KS
Doug Huffer (brother) lives in Chicaco, ILL


Profession
Coors brewery - I work in the maithouse where the barley is steeped into tanks where it is allowed to germinate before being sent to kilns for roasting


Passion
Mountain biking, good literature, travel, and experiencing nature whenever I get the chance. I also enjoy films and visits to the museum whenever I get the chance


How do you live
I live in a house that a friend owns


What did you do on the day of recording
I worked the day before and daz after the recording at the cors brewery in Golden, CO


What would you normally be doing at the time of recording
Usually at 4 am, I would be asleep, and would be geting up to go to work at 5 am when the recording was finished


What do you prefer for breakfast
Omelettes with msurooms, onions, green peppers and tobasco when I get the chance. Usually I only have time for coffee and a donut


What do you prefer for the day`s most important meal
For supper, I like a variety of food, although mexican guesadillas, or a thick american steak would be my preference


What do you believe in
I believe in that the highest goal for mankind is to discover the self and to restore the relationship to nature that has been lost. I believe civilization has used and exploited the earth to attain goals that are contrary to our own needs and desires. Wealth and greed are not our domain, but rather to reside in harmony with all our fellow creatures and humans


Your favourite TV show
Seinsfeld, a sitcom about nothing. Actually, it's about 4 friends who live in NYC, one of whom (Jerry Seinsfeld) is a comedian, George is an angst ridden city dweller, Kramer is a free spirit, and Elain is usually the only normal person, although even she is usually drawn into the problems of the others


What did you do in your last vacation
Memphis, Tennessee. I went to Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley, and went to Beale street where the blues was born


What does the word "Time" mean to you
To me, the passage of time haunts our mortality, but frees us from the experiences of the past as we are able to shape the future. Just as space reduces time to the speed of light, time reduces our existance to a brief moment. In the brevity of our human existence forces us in our daily lives to exaggerate the effects of time, which is in reality, only the effects of space


Why are you interested in the WorldVideo 40North Project
The global scale, simultaneous tapings of the videos fulfilled my desire to create a band of sorts with others throughout the world who were all engaged in the same activity at the same time, and to explore the differences that each video revealed


Whishes for the world
Wishing the world peace and love seems a little ?, but through a true understanding of other peoples and cultures, I believe we can all recognize that the hopes and dreams of all humans are basically the same. So I wish for respect and understanding for others as my wish for the world