pelan-pelan, ya?

"Pelan-Pelan" (slowly-slowly), I'm attempting to jot down some stories and thoughts while living in Kupang, Indonesia as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant and a "China man," as the locals would rather call me. The views expressed on this blog are my own and do not necessarily reflect any organizations I may be affiliated with.

2 notes

Toyin Odutola, Untitled 2011, Courtesy of Jack Shainman Gallery, NY From K’NAAN’s “A Son Returns to the Agony of Somalia”: ONE has to be careful about stories. Especially true ones. When a story is told the first time, it can find a place in the listener’s heart. If the same story is told over and over, it becomes less like a presence in that chest and more like an X-ray of it.
Toyin Odutola, Untitled 2011, Courtesy of Jack Shainman Gallery, NY

From K’NAAN’s “A Son Returns to the Agony of Somalia”:

ONE has to be careful about stories. Especially true ones. When a story is told the first time, it can find a place in the listener’s heart. If the same story is told over and over, it becomes less like a presence in that chest and more like an X-ray of it.

  1. 8daysawk reblogged this from jessicahpeng and added:
    I saw this artist’s work at that gallery this summer! she’s getting big.
  2. jessicahpeng posted this