Resto Gasy by Harry Ravelo
If you ever travel by car in African urban landscapes, these little shops are a common sight. Also called 'Spazas' in South Africa they are simply known as "Resto Gasy' in Madagascar which means 'malagasy restaurant'. I was in the car when I…
The Weight of the Waning Year
In the final hours of December, there is a peculiar stillness that settles over the earth, as if the world itself is holding its breath before the turning of the calendar. We often speak of time as a river, a forward-moving current that carries…
A Beautiful Tableau of Colors by Shahnaz ParvinThe Alchemy of Pigment
We are all, at our core, vessels waiting to be marked by the seasons. Think of how the earth takes on the ochre of autumn or the bruised violet of a coming storm; it does not resist the change, it simply wears it as a second skin. To be painted…