IRIS: coloring the rainbow
November 2021. In some forgotten offices a name suddenly breaks the silence: “Iris!” a voice is heard from somewhere in the background. They look at each other for a moment. They look around the room in question. The name, as far as they know, does not belong to anyone there. “Iris!” someone repeats timidly from […]
Minimalism: The end of character?
Minimalism is the art movement which commenced post World War II, in visual arts and design, architecture, fashion, music, film, literature and other media. The movement became prominent in Western art of the 1960s and 1970s, even though the term “minimalist” has been used since the early 20th century. Minimalism quintessentially describes any object, work […]
”The masks have fallen” Photo-Episode B, pt.3
The indeterminate figure approached her, sitting by her side. Her facial features were absent. In their place there was a void instead. An empty anthropomorphic canvas, a terrifyingly scarce image. Uneasiness came over Rosalia. Blurred thoughts overwhelmed her. Questions danced in her mind in a state of utter frenzy. A foray of speculations and queries […]
”The masks have fallen” Photo-Episode B, pt.2
…Rosalia blinked. But when her vision recovered, she was no longer in the closed and gloomy theater in which she had chosen to spend her afternoon. Its four walls had been replaced by rows of trees that spread out for as long as she could see. Its high and ornate ceiling had given its place […]
”The masks have fallen” Photo-Episode B, pt.1
It was one of those spring days where nature itself seemed to conspire for your happiness. Rosalia woke up quite early that morning, she is one of those people who enjoy their routine and find relief in the eternal repetition of their movements. So she made her favorite drink, black tea with two spoons of […]
Overthinking my overthinking
Overthinking. A rather imaginative term to describe excessive thinking. Or perhaps even better I would say, overanalyzing. Over everything. You are considering and calculating every parameter in a way that probably stresses-confuses-harms you rather than leads you to a conclusion. And the truth is that I can confirm that. You see, I consider myself one […]
The magic of being human
A while ago, I found myself in a place with people from at least 20 different countries and I immediately thought that the biggest thing that separated us was the language barrier. Nevertheless, we were all willing to overcome this obstacle and willing to connect, get to know each other, exchange ideas and collaborate. But […]
We are Schrödinger’s cats with unlimited capabilities
I am not a physicist, especially a quantum physicist, but I do have a fondness for cats and a love for Schrödinger’s cat, especially for what it represents, metaphorically speaking. Schrödinger’s cat is a mental experiment, also described as a paradox. It was invented by the Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935. It represents what […]
To what extent has the pandemic changed us?
As June is approaching, and seeing the latest measures slowly retreating, all of us hope and rejoice at the ending of a great problem, a very harsh situation, and a different everyday life we have experienced lately, during the quarantine. One would say that it was a storm, a disturbance in our lives that stirred […]
We all face problems – It’s not a competition about who is dealing with the worst
“You young people have no right to talk about problems”, “At your age we didn’t have all the comforts you have today”, “We didn’t have electricity, TV and mobile phones when we were 20” Really, who has not been a witness to these perceptions at least once? Who has not been in a debate involving […]