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“In order to discover truth, art has to push into unexplored territory.” (An Interview with Human Kitten)

“In order to discover truth, art has to push into unexplored territory.” (An Interview with Human Kitten)

Take a crucial idea, distill it down to its skeleton, and then just let the listener project their own flesh onto it.

Art, Interviews, MusicKate WilsonOctober 7, 2018elijah llinas, human kitten

In This Gentle Light, Be Reminded of the People You Miss

In This Gentle Light, Be Reminded of the People You Miss

Consider yourself the moon’s caretaker, and you will understand how I felt on that hill.

Art, Music, Personal EssayHana WidermanSeptember 6, 2018mitski

“The painting needs to be alive.” (An Interview with Allen Forrest)

“The painting needs to be alive.” (An Interview with Allen Forrest)

I’ve learned from music to feel something in your gut. Then you know what’s what.

Art, Music, InterviewsChristina ImMay 18, 2018allen forrest

“Dreams are my sustenance.” (An Interview with Alexandra Eldridge)

“Dreams are my sustenance.” (An Interview with Alexandra Eldridge)

"Truth is paradox," says Henry Miller. I choose to embrace both the dark and the light… the creative tension of the two.

Art, Interviews, MusicChristina ImNovember 30, 2017alexandra eldridge, antony and the johnsons, arvo pärt, henry miller, leonard cohen, sigur rós, william blake

“Words sound so much more beautiful when sung.” (An Interview with Hunjiya)

“Words sound so much more beautiful when sung.” (An Interview with Hunjiya)

Honestly, I feel that with every song I write, I learn something new about myself.

Art, Interviews, MusicChristina ImOctober 6, 2017hunjiya

“I’ve been searching for that narrative that doesn’t go from A to B, but is allowed to wander.” (An Interview with Anouk Vercouter)

“I’ve been searching for that narrative that doesn’t go from A to B, but is allowed to wander.” (An Interview with Anouk Vercouter)

I am at my best when the evening falls. I love the way it smells outside, the air of mystery that it creates.

Art, Interviews, MusicChristina ImJune 14, 2017anouk vercouter, arvo pärt, bill callahan, lars von trier, nick cave, philip glass, radiohead

A Million Things: The Uncertain Eternities in Harold and Maude

A Million Things: The Uncertain Eternities in Harold and Maude

I am living with them. Because of them. Because of them.

Art, Film, MusicLydia EileenMarch 25, 2017cat stevens, tchaikovsky

"These are the most tender and exciting moments of creation." (an interview with Linden Eller)

"These are the most tender and exciting moments of creation." (an interview with Linden Eller)

Memory shifts in forms of translation and recording—in how pieces are positioned and what shape everything becomes.

Art, Interviews, MusicChristina ImDecember 12, 2016goldmund, grouper, linden eller, sibylle baier, sufjan stevens, sun kil moon

"I think I am a part of every photograph I take." (an interview with Ilana Newman)

"I think I am a part of every photograph I take." (an interview with Ilana Newman)

I love capturing the essence of a person in that moment.

Art, Interviews, MusicChristina ImMay 12, 2016ilana newman