As someone born in Australia, educated at US universities, living in London and currently plotting retirement in France, this really resonates with me. I want little pieces of all of these places to be my whole.
"I want little pieces of all of these places to be my whole." --> That's the line right there. You said it more precisely than I did, Luke. Also appreciate how intentional you are about bringing all of those places with you.
Hi Kay, I'm also really interested in the relationship between place and time, the longing for old places, and the feelings that arise when you go back "there" but it's not the same, or you're not the same. If you're interested in modern art there is a Korean artist called Do Ho Suh who creates installations about what you describe, how the places still live within us after we've left, his work is so powerful
I didn't know Do Ho Suh's work, Cecile, I just looked him up and I can see exactly why you connected it to this. The installations that reconstruct rooms from memory, the idea that space is something you carry in your body... what a beautiful physical representation of that chronic liminality I write about here. Thank you for sharing!
Yes! That’s the thread I was trying to hold, Anna Luiza... not just the leaving, but the way certain places keep occupying us in quieter ways. Thank you for saying that and sharing that it resonated, it means a lot :).
As someone born in Australia, educated at US universities, living in London and currently plotting retirement in France, this really resonates with me. I want little pieces of all of these places to be my whole.
"I want little pieces of all of these places to be my whole." --> That's the line right there. You said it more precisely than I did, Luke. Also appreciate how intentional you are about bringing all of those places with you.
I appreciated your long-form approach 😊 much more nuance.
You know as I get out I believe that we don’t carry places with us as much as we carry versions of ourselves that only existed there.
That’s why returning can feel so strange.
The city still exists.
You still exist.
But the intersection between the two is gone.
This piece captures that feeling and reality succinctly
Couldn't agree more! Well said and beautifully written, Kay. 🫶🏽
Ah I appreciate that, Susie! Thank you for reading.
Hi Kay, I'm also really interested in the relationship between place and time, the longing for old places, and the feelings that arise when you go back "there" but it's not the same, or you're not the same. If you're interested in modern art there is a Korean artist called Do Ho Suh who creates installations about what you describe, how the places still live within us after we've left, his work is so powerful
I didn't know Do Ho Suh's work, Cecile, I just looked him up and I can see exactly why you connected it to this. The installations that reconstruct rooms from memory, the idea that space is something you carry in your body... what a beautiful physical representation of that chronic liminality I write about here. Thank you for sharing!
This touches me so deeply… I lived in quite a few different countries and you couldn’t have expressed it better
Yes! That’s the thread I was trying to hold, Anna Luiza... not just the leaving, but the way certain places keep occupying us in quieter ways. Thank you for saying that and sharing that it resonated, it means a lot :).
So well said. <3
So glad it resonated with you :)