Listen "41 - chasing wonder, reflected"
Episode Synopsis
I wanted to write a lengthy essay about the recent SAIL event in
Amsterdam—[…] about the wounds woven into all our histories, and about how
we search for beauty in a broken world—how violence and beauty coexist in
that fragile space.
But then summertime sadness arrived, carried by shifting winds: warmth
fading into chill. We’ve reached that moment when you wrap a scarf around
your neck yet still insist on one last ice cream of the season, holding
onto the hope of one more outdoor swim before it all disappears. For me, it
always brings a deep melancholy. The essay on decolonising SAIL will have
to wait…
Amsterdam—[…] about the wounds woven into all our histories, and about how
we search for beauty in a broken world—how violence and beauty coexist in
that fragile space.
But then summertime sadness arrived, carried by shifting winds: warmth
fading into chill. We’ve reached that moment when you wrap a scarf around
your neck yet still insist on one last ice cream of the season, holding
onto the hope of one more outdoor swim before it all disappears. For me, it
always brings a deep melancholy. The essay on decolonising SAIL will have
to wait…
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