The Step In

“Self-expression is central to existence. Without the sound of human voices, without warmth and color in our lives, without attentive glances, Earth is just an insensate rock suspended in space.”

"1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows" is Ai Weiwei's manifest for and freedom of speech in an autocracy like China.
A story of life, his and his father's, that intimately speaks about endurance, defeat, , art as a vivid argument for saving our own , and... so much more.
As for Ai Weiwei's art (snapshots included), they have their own stories to tell. Just take your time and listen to them. 💙






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Since we have been challenging more and more the term 'normal', here's a bit of history behind the birth of 'normal' and about its 'grandparents', Norma and Normman.😊

Worried you’re not normal? Don’t be – there’s no such thing | Psyche Ideas The history of ‘normal’ tells a tale of prejudice and bad maths. The most usual thing about people is how much we differ

Who do you want to be when you look in the mirror?

When we look in the mirror When we look in the mirror, who do we see? [A note I sent to a young friend.] The person we see when we look in the mirror is the person we become, the person we fight to defend and persist with. I…