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Look at those crow feathers in the spring sun. So beautiful.

Vintage wind-up toy bear (USSR, 1920s-30s)

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Andrea Gibson, "DEPRESSION [VERB]“, Lord of the Butterflies

Salt Lake Danakil, Ethiopia

Roussel made this little memento after he had lunch on July 29th, 1923 with the astronomer and writer, Camille Flammarion. He saved a star-shaped cookie from the occasion which he encased in a silver pendant with glass. The piece was sold after his death in 1933 and discovered by chance by Georges Bataille at a flea market. Bataille gave it to his then-lover, Dora Maar who kept it for the rest of her life.

Emma Thomsen, Danish (1820-1897)

when you drop the act the world rushes to you wide open and wet

For context: this is written within a work regarding the siege of Beirut in 1982. “Memory for Forgetfulness is an extended reflection on the invasion and its political and historical dimensions. It is also a journey into personal and collective memory. What is the meaning of exile? What is the role of the writer in time of war? What is the relationship of writing (memory) to history (forgetfulness)?” (x)