John Xaviers Arackal
weltlandschaft – wide angle – vast panorama
I have always been fascinated by wide-angle shots in films, like in Nuri Bilge Ceylan films. It has an art historical antecdent, for which the term is Weltlandschaft
capriccio – architectural fantasy
I have always been fascinated by the perspectiveally accurate architectural universe in post-Renaissance paintings. Good to know that there is a term for it. Capriccio.
native american artist demands indian lands
Nicholas Galanin The artist is demanding everything that have been taken away from them, including the lands. Nicholas Galanin was one of the artists who boycotted the Tear Gas Biennale. He feels that addressing the biological warfare is not sufficient, …
joan didion exercise
Chanakya Vyas told me about Joan Didion exercise. In order to understand how to practice it, I asked Gemini, “hi! please advise me on the joan didion exercise of copying great writers using handwriting. where can i find resources on …
feldenkrais method vs yoga nidra (NSDR)
Feldenkrais method is a somatic method, but different from Yoga Nidra or NSDR
kat kitay’s critique of speculative futurists
“I don’t want to be a cyborg or haunting alien; I’m barely scraping by in this human form. I can’t follow artists into the imaginary while real war rages across every sector – military, ideological, economic, symbolic. Yet the speculative …