‘Faraway, so close’. This is what I thought when I looked through these pictures. I recalled a sentence of Maximiliam Voloshin, Russian poet /painter: ‘One first heard and only then saw art.’ This voyage is about visiting a very special place…when traveling merges with music created by artists that musically responds to the landscape. The [...]

Article by Simone Autera Illustrations by Ellen Timothy Wong Pizza, Mafia, arts, Berlusconi, mandolino  – words the world associates with Italy. Or, at least, what Italians think the world associates with Italy. But what do Italians know about their country, when most of them use television to get informed on what happens every day? TV [...]

The Bible is the most widely read and translated book in the world. It is the most interpreted, analyzed and contested one. It is the first book printed with movable type. Whatever you may think, and anywhere in the world you may live, you cannot remain indifferent to its charms. If the basic texts of [...]

This time we have a few film recommendations from Derek Kwok, an emerging film director in Hong Kong who directed award-winning films such as The Pye-Dog and Gallants. His story and recommendations are going to provide positive energy to welcome in a new year. 今期執導獲獎電影《野·良犬》和《打擂台》的香港新晉導影郭子健，為我們介紹幾部電影，希望他的故事和誠意推介，為新一年帶來一些積極的生氣。 Let’s first enter Derek’s dimension to get a behind the [...]