Published in:
Mother Pelican: The Journal of Solidarity and Sustainability, 2021
Summary:
“We fear that when we stop, even for a moment, the sheer enormity of our lives will overwhelm us. Our outspoken and unspoken fears, they speed up our lives. …And so we think that our speed will save us from the void. We dance around the security that is offered from touching what is underneath the speed.” – Rabbi David Ingber, Shabbat Behar sermon, Romemu
Departing my solo photography exhibition in Antwerp, Belgium, I arrive at Seoul’s Incheon Airport in an exhausted stupor—unsure if anyone from the yoga studio is at the airport to pick me up; unsure if the yoga studio even exists. Much relieved, I see my name on a sign held by a gesticulating Korean man who speaks no English. I follow Mr. Sung to his car and sit in traffic, gesturing pleasantries while trying desperately to stay awake. Both of us sweltering….
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