dig

Again, as always, when the shadows fall,

I leave the present

And seek the dim past where

I dream a … far-off dream,

And think old thoughts and live old scenes anew,

Till suddenly I reach the heart of

Memory thwarting Time and Space and Death!

after/for/with (J R Fauset, Douce Souvenance)

The Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku—literally translated as “forest bathing”—is based on a simple premise: immerse yourself in the forest, absorb its sights, sounds, and smells, and you will reap numerous psychological and physiological benefits. The Forest Agency of Japan launched a campaign to introduce the activity in 1982, and, since then, its popularization there has been matched by a stream of supporting research concerning the role that nature can play in human health. Studies have shown that regular exposure to forest environments can lower blood pressure and anxiety, reduce anger, and strengthen the immune system. The forest-bathing ethos has gained traction in the United States, too: you can now sign up to join the national Forest Bathing Club (whose registration form includes a field for “spirit animal”), or apply to become a certified forest-therapy guide. Or you can simply go to a local greenspace, disconnect, and listen to the trees.

José Ginarte, newyorker, 012518

Julien Creuzet a déjà fait vivre à son public l’expérience sensorielle, la rêverie ouverte, la poésie qui animeront son œuvre à découvrir en avril. (Le Point)

Rendre irrégulier en déplaçant le centre – cnrtl.fr

Jean-Marc Hunt at 193 Gallery

Mary-Lou Ngwe-Secke, head of curation at the Paris-based 193 gallery, praised 1-54’s Marrakech fair for its small size, which “allows a certain proximity with artists and collectors,” she said. This year, in an attempt to reach them, Secke has organized a presentation called “The Moment After,” which features three Caribbean artists who explore creolization of the world, or the means by which various cultures blend. “Why the Caribbean art scene? Simply to draw more attention to it,” Secke said.

In addition to the Bahamian artist April Bey’s figurative tapestries and the Haitian artist Adler Guerrier’s landscape collages, there is work by French painter Jean-Marc Hunt, who showed in the 2019 Venice Biennale. He has been living in Guadeloupe for the past 15 years, and draws in black on colorful backgrounds that look as tormented as they are distorted. His canvases are where his memory of French streets and his current experience of Guadeloupean gardens meet. These are works that embody the zigs and zags of history, with drips of paint and letters that refer to his beginnings as a graffiti artist.

The Best Booths at Marrakech’s 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair,
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Flickr is 20 years old. “Feb 10, 2004: Flickr is launched
Founded by Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake, Flickr was released to the public at the O’Reilly Emerging Tech conference in San Diego as a tool for sharing photos.”

“Whoever brings a poet to a battle can’t know much about war!”
“Sometimes stating the obvious has a beauty of its own.”
“But we only get one life.”

(ZS)