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The Sheltering programme, kept from that night in Brisbane.

We Are One

Three separate works, poured into one evening. A show about shelter that paused so a room of strangers could become one. Notes from Bangarra's Sheltering, and the quiet line running from Meanjin to Madurai.
Coffee in a grey ceramic cup beside an iPad showing a draft in progress, on a wooden café table

A Short Education in Coffee (Or: How a Simple Drink Taught Me I Knew Nothing)

From filter kaapi in a steel tumbler to Kopi Luwak in Bali, coffee turned out to be the most humbling education I never signed up for. Avvaiyar, the ancient Tamil poetess saw this coming. I did not.
Raked sand bunker with concentric circles, a visual metaphor for attention and focus.

Pay Attention

In German you gift attention. In Arabic it means waking up. In English, you pay it. What that says about how we think.

Both Sides Now, by the Fire

You light a small fire for warmth, and end up watching the clouds drift across the moon, thinking about life instead. Somewhere in the glow, it feels perfectly fine to admit that none of us really know it all.
A serene Sayalkudi beach with gentle waves, empty sands, and a wide, calm sea meeting the sky.

The Road Ends, the Sea Begins: Notes from Sayalgudi

Some beaches ask for attention. Sayalgudi behaves like it has better things to do.

The Light Within Resilience

The Hidden Costs of WiFi (and Other Stories of Progress)

I visited Keezhadi recently. And became very present to this: we rarely keep track of what we lose. We almost never count the things that disappear.

Standing Still at Meenakshi Amman Temple: A Place Beyond Time

the feeling of standing in a place that has stood for centuries. A place that has seen time pass but has remained unwavering. A place that, even in its silence, speaks.

Drum Beats

How Many Umbrellas to Block One Sun?