Have you ever thought of an old friend who you hadn’t seen in years, and then met them minutes later? As I was writing this post, I was in conversation with my brother while walking down the road in Dublin, talking about this type of coincidence. As luck would have it, we were midway through… Read More Wormwood and The End of The World – Perception and coincidence
“My excellency, I could illustrate the greatest manuscript of all time for you. Since my eyes will no longer be distracted by the filth of this world.” Quote from ALIF in My Name Is Red by Ohran Pamuk “Seeing is believing”, “a lens for the world”, “visionaries”, “point of view”: The eye is a metaphor… Read More Seeing is Believing – Blindness metaphors and understanding
Departure | Displacement | Restoration SEPARATION | INITIATION | RETURN One of the regularly cited problems with modern cities is the constant feeling of displacement that can occur in the repetitive landscape of supermarkets, airports or office blocks. A restoration for this is often found in cultural movements and architectural developments that adjust a population’s… Read More Home is Where the Hearth is III – Return
Departure | Displacement | Restoration SEPARATION | INITIATION | RETURN Displacement from home is an uncomfortable feeling. It breeds suspicion and a feeling of nervousness, and rightly so. If, as previously discussed, home is a refuge, then displacement from home must create an opposing effect. During displacement there is a chaotic element. People find it… Read More Home is Where the Hearth is II – Displacement
Departure | Displacement | Restoration SEPARATION | INITIATION | RETURN You go to a place, you go to another place. You return home. You don’t return for 5 minutes to the bank. So what is the difference between home and another place? Why do we separate these two entities, and how do we create this… Read More Home is Where the Hearth is I – Departure
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