There are words and concepts, in the world, that seem to be “universal”. Expressions and metaphors that, somehow, you can find across cultures and contexts apparently very far from one another.
I’m a language nerd, which means that – amongst other things – I enjoy finding those words to look closely
Over the last few weeks I felt drawn to observe more closely some of the events that are shaking our times, and in particular our behaviours and reactions to them. To my surprise, that brought me back to my Fine Arts years and, in particular, to the practice of photography.
Have you ever noticed? There’re many social and environmental challenges around the world that we are aware of today, and while we rationally acknowledge all of them as very important we personally resonate more with some, and not so much with others.
We all have causes that make us
These days, as lights go down, some voices get louder.
“If only…”
“when finally….”
“once I/he/she will, then…”
Sometimes, we go through periods characterised by a (more or less conscious) constant tension towards something… else.
An allegedly better set of circumstances, a better state — of mind, heart, resources,