artwork by Olga Fedorova
your life is a lie
artwork by Olga Fedorova
What about your life ?
it’s a fkng mess
On the island of Hokkaido, the mouth of the Tokachi River freezes each winter, causing blocks of ice to form and wash up on the beach in the city of Toyokoro. This natural phenomenon, nicknamed ‘jewellery ice, is unique to Japan.
I leave, I leave—
At the end of this story,
I walk into the sea
and it chooses
not to drown me.— Jihyun Yun, from “The Leaving Season,” Some Are Always Hungry
to drown me*
Sung Hwa Kim (Korean, 1985) - Untitled (2022)