Pissaro's Flowers

"When we talk I’m recreating the world I just saw, and if only you were there to see it
with me because then we could make everything together and the two of us would
have been the only ones existing, and alive, at that small space of time with only a
fraction of the universe inching in to see us."

‘Autumn Sonata’: An Exploration of Grief Between Mothers and Daughters

There is no other relationship in the world like the relationship between a mother and a daughter. A mother’s love for her daughter, or any of her children, is “supposed” to be the strongest force, an unbroken bond, a thread that can never be cut — yes, yes, and yes, but if all of these phrases are taken out of their romanticised context, does not the mother-daughter bond appear quite stifling, claustrophobic, and possessive?

SUMMER OF THE SEVENTEENTH DOLL at Union House Theatre: Nostalgia comes with a price

Ray Lawler’s Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1955) is revived at Union Theatre, 58 years after it was first performed at the University of Melbourne’s original venue of the same name. Set in 1950s Carlton, Lawler’s play broke the boundaries of its time by presenting an authentic portrayal of Australian characters living Australian lives.

Entah

"Entah mengapa, 
Aku pengen berbahasa Indonesia
Inggrisku terbenam tenggelam
Aku ingin menguburkannya
Aku hanya ingin mengetahui bahasa orangku sendiri
Aku tidak ingin lagi mengenal bahasa-bahasa lain
Hanya satu bahasa supaya diriku tak terpecah"

Keberangkatan – Lebih dari Kisah Cinta

Keberangkatan oleh Nh Dini jauh melampaui ekspektasi dan harapanku. Ketika pertama kali aku belajar tentang novel itu, melalui mendengar sebuah cuplikan darinya, aku pikir ia akan ‘sekedar’ bercerita tentang hak dan posisi perempuan dalam masyarakat Indonesia. Meskipun kedua tema merupakan tema besar dalam novel itu, tapi ada tema ketiga yang tidak boleh diabaikan: penelusuran jati diri.

Becoming Frida Kahlo – Kisah Hidup Sang Srikandi Rasa Sakit  

Frida Kahlo adalah sebuah nama yang telah menjadi akrab bagi kita semua. Ketika kita mengucapkan nama Frida Kahlo, sebuah gambar akan serta-merta muncul di benak kita atau kepala teman-teman kita. Maka itu, kita melupakan siapa sebenarnya seniman Meksiko itu. Intinya, we’ve taken her for granted; beliau dan seninya.