It’s now already June. This year is blowing by and catching a day, hoping to let it last longer than a few moments seems to be an impossibility. Yesterday, I wrote my May’s Moments on the back of my May month calendar page. It’s now something I’ve come to enjoy. As I looked back at…
Author: Lisi-Tana
yoshitomo nara
I first learned about Yoshitomo Nara when I visited the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo in 2024. Yes, I know. I was late. In my defense though, I’m always the last to board the train. Nara was born in Japan in 1959. He grew up in a rural town in Aomori prefecture (northern Japan)…
ma 間
The character for ‘ma‘ is written with the Chinese character for door and the character for sun, giving the impression of sunlight filtering through a doorway. The concept of ma is integral to the Japanese culture and aesthetics, appearing in many different domains – from art to architecture, gardening to interior design, and from conversation…
brawler
It’s been a while since I enjoyed a book as much as I did Lauren Groff’s Brawler. Her writing reminds me of (a bit) of Jhumpa Lahiri’s. Clean and crisp – never overly emotional, trite or dripping with adjectives. Every now and then though, she drops a lyrical line here and there reminding you that…
waiting…
Often, I stand at my window and wait for the shadow of the neighbour’s tree to fall on the street below. I love that moment when the shadows slowly materialize and then evaporate — like painting with water on a hot stone. As the clouds move, the shadows show themselves again. Like magic. Copyright ©…