Inside Out: My Photographic Encounters with JR's Global Art
Over the last seven years, I’ve been slowly collecting a number of JR’s pieces of art, and recently, I jumped at the chance to participate in one of his renowned Inside Out projects in Geneva, titled "Hope Away From Home.”
Japan to welcome skiers again in 2022
Japan opened its borders to tourists earlier this week after a complicated couple of years for those who wished to visit.
20 Photos of the Week: Grape Harvest, Mountain Hikes, Lavaux Vineyards, Becoming a Father
Volunteering for the grape harvest at La Gara, hiking the La Dole circuit in the Jura mountains, enjoying an evening apero in the Lavaux vineyards, and becoming a father to a beautiful baby girl: my favourite images from a week in October.
ADD FUEL at Underdogs Gallery, Lisbon
I was lucky to catch the final day of ADD FUEL’s solo show, Exhibition “Chronos Redux” at the Underdogs Gallery, on a recent trip to Lisbon.
Running for those who can’t
Five months ago today I broke my back in a skiing accident. Had it not been for the circumstances—I was skiing alone at night—the fall would have appeared to be largely unremarkable. I simply caught my ski on a rock, or shark as this type of danger is known among skiers, that lay below the surface.
51 billion to zero: my notes on how to avoid a climate disaster
Bill Gates does a great job at cutting through the complexity of climate change, making me optimistic that the path from 51 billion to zero is achievable. He presents his mental framework and the innovations for reducing the world’s annual greenhouse gas emissions to net zero.
Is it a case of tsundoku if your pile is neatly stacked?
A Japanese noun, /tsoon: 'doh-koo/ is the art of leaving a book unread after buying it, typically piled up together with other such unread books. I have a habit that sometimes falls under such a definition, but I’m not sure whether I feel any guilt.
Print Matters! Zurich | It sure does
Print not only matters; it's had a renaissance over the last decade as independent publishers launched niche titles with a focus on quality, crafting beautiful titles that magazine lovers search out.
Never mind the Ever Given: JR captures shipping containers in their best light
The Suez drama around the Ever Given reminds me of my Favourite JR artwork where he transforms shipping containers into a canvas for a ballet dancer from the Paris Opera.
Oliver Jeffers: The number Pi to three hundred and twenty nine digits
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March 13th 2020: Robin crash-landing signals a move to WFH
March 13th, 2020, started with a robin crash landing into my living room. Later that day, I was to be sent home from the office. One later, and I’m still working from home.