A yearlong observatory for an occupation of time
1 “किताबों को देखना क्या है?” The cover of a book is both an aesthetic and commercial decision. It’s a portal to the text; an ‘optical echo’ of the literature inside. The cover signifies that the text is not abstract meanderings in a head or draft anymore, that it is definitive and contained in a … Continue reading Text & Tongues
By Sultana ZanaActant (Blogger's note: You can opt to read the following piece here for an alternative reading experience: https://sultanazana.github.io/fieldness.io/tiem3.html) The passing of time is neither slow nor fast in this quaren-time. In the beginning, I thought it was slower than usual, but I was mistaken. It is largely eventless, and so it feels warped. … Continue reading TIEM | Guest Post
In Uyuni, Bolivia, there’s a large expanse of land covered with salt crust and several inches of water. The expanse extends beyond one’s range of vision and merges with the sky while also doubling it in reflection. You may be familiar with the image; the horizon disappears and the standing body looks suspended in a … Continue reading Edible Bodies
The human anatomy is amusing; with skin as an enveloping membrane, it is a constantly mutating exterior with a relatively constant, organic interior. Our exterior is shaped by the forces and gradations of esteem, prejudice, reflection and absorption, and our personhood is often transposed to objects external to our bodies. Our feelings and desires are … Continue reading Membranes & Morsels
“I would like to be transformed into a polyglot and am still waiting for a basel fish to stick into my ear”— anonymous visitor, MMB What does it mean when someone says, “I saw you in my dream”? My appearance in their dream happens without my knowledge or consent; I become a ghostly apparition without … Continue reading Another Gaze
