To draw someone’s home is to experience their different manifestations, all of which stemmed from the same DNA. Strips of dried grapefruit peel hanging under the stove scent the air with a fresh, slightly bitter fragrance; an old coriander soap bar that you bought in the last Tet slowly perfumes clothes in the wardrobe; a jar of bergamot oil sprinkles zesty notes in the bedroom…
Tag: travel
On windows
There is an accidental kindness in the Window Swap’s videos. In a subtle way, people who share videos of their window view are also allowing viewers – strangers to them – an intimate glimpse into their private life: their footsteps on their squeaky wooden floor, the clickety-clack of their keyboard, their child babbling to his toy, their hand opening the shutter slammed shut by the wind, the small round bathtub they made with wood and painted blue, embraced by the thick vegetation in their garden.