“For the tender flower — I think of you. So far away. Where ever you are.” Many months ago, the biggest fear I had, were no match for the realities of today. These days, in the time of difficulty, in the face of a New Corona Virus, taking away those we love, and puttingContinue reading “About today”
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Being Here
Sometimes, I catch myself wondering how I got here. So many plans I had made, that lead me somewhere else. It’s as if I built my plans as destinations when they were really steps toward where I was supposed to end up.
Open Eyes
I arrived in Taipei in the night.
Swimming in the Sea
When she was pregnant with my sister, she travelled on a boat with our father to go to an island a couple of hours away.
On the Road
On the road. I don’t remember to where.
A Curve in the Sky
I left Lisbon almost suddenly. My lease was up in a week, and my internship at Terratreme had just finished. Winter was leaving. I knew it because I began to sweat profusely during my bike rides to work – that never happens in the winter. In winter, I’d bike in the biting cold morning. EventuallyContinue reading “A Curve in the Sky”
From Home
This time a year ago, we graduated from our masters. It was a very swift two weeks moving from a DocNomad, to just Nomad. In the last week of our course, we all flew to Brussels for our graduation. I remember that week in Brussels so well, so much that I feel like not muchContinue reading “From Home”
The Last Years
If I never again encounter a period of life such as this one,
The Start of Lines
The beginnings of drawings
A Portrait of Anna
A series of portraits that I’ve taken over the years, of the people who are part of me.
New Homes
A series of portraits that I’ve taken over the years, of the people who are part of me.
Budapest is Waiting
In January we moved to Budapest. It was winter and the first morning we spent in the city was one of the few days of snow. Winter was an exciting concept because I’ve never really experienced it but it was also very alien. It felt like the city was alien to me or, that IContinue reading “Budapest is Waiting”
Rivers
The Train to Szentendre
We moved to Hungary last month. We had to get used to the place so we decided to get out of Budapest for a day.
Winter
We arrived in Budapest in one of the very few days that there was snow. In the last years, snow became a less frequent visitor during winter. Within two weeks, we already had to begin making our first films in Budapest and I worked with Ida.
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