Poet, Collagist, Photographer | French Tutor & Interpreter | Educator Bridging Art, Nature & Cultural Healing
"Wintering brings about some of the most profound and insightful moments of our human experience, and wisdom resides in those who have wintered."— Katherine May - Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times I don’t know about you, but this year more than ever, I have leaned into the rhythms of the seasons. [...]
“Let us be the ancestors our descendants will thank.”— Winona LaDuke - Anishinaabeg, Minnesota. Fall is the time of letting go and release — the season of the Po, the “corporeal soul,” expression of sorrow, governed by Venus, the star of metal.It mirrors the actions of both the lungs and the large intestine, the paired organs of the Metal element [...]
“The strawberry arose from [Skywoman's] heart. In Potawatomi, the strawberry is ode min, the heart berry. We recognize them as the leaders of the berries, the first to bear fruit."— Robin Wall Kimmerer in Braiding Sweetgrass. Here begins the most abundant of seasons—spirit of the heart, expression of joy, governed by Mars, star of fire.This year, [...]
Cultural appropriation of space in NYC - Appropriation culturelle de l'espace à NYC This project speaks about emotion and modernity which come out from my very first vision of New York City. This work is about my exploration of spaces owned by a vibrant and polymorphic culture, fruit of 3 wandering years of fascination and interrogation [...]
A propos de la représentation sociale à un vernissage ou à une exposition... « Tout homme, disait un jour M. G. dans une de ces conversations qu’il illumine d’un regard intense et d’un geste évocateur, tout homme qui n’est pas accablé par un de ces chagrins d’une nature trop positive pour ne pas absorber toutes [...]
Clara-Julia Peru 