the worst thing of all is the light

they’re from an article on bruises

»the same for everyone« by nathan coley (+)

Someone spoke to me last night, told me the truth. Just a few words, but I recognized it. I knew I should make myself get up, write it down, but it was late, and I was exhausted from working all day in the garden, moving rocks. Now, I remember only the flavor — not like food, sweet or sharp. More like a fine powder, like dust. And I wasn’t elated or frightened, but simply rapt, aware. That’s how it is sometimes — God comes to your window, all bright light and black wings, and you’re just too tired to open it.

Jethro Buck (British, b.1986)

Audrey Bialke (American, b. 1991, based Ithaca, NY, USA) - Under Ever-Changing Skies, 2025, Paintings: Oil on Panel

Edward Ruscha      The End #23          2002          

painted mixed media sculpture - 7½"x 6¼"x 2½" - 1978

untitled by james baldwin, who was born 100 years ago today. happy birthday <3

Kiki Smith, Columba 2025.

Sophie Ristelhueber - Fait: Koweit 1991 (Aftermath: Kuwait 1991)

Dark Room (Roots), by Lynn Skordal

Simone Weil, 'Void and Compensation' (in Gravity and Grace, trans. Emma Craufurd)

The Living Series, Jenny Holzer, 1989