prelude.
my first piece of 2018 dwells into my recent experience i had encountered on my trip to the Himalayas. having spent my New Year's at 13,000 ft. in -10 degrees Celsius with people i've never met before gave me memory i shall treasure for the rest of my life.
preta.
derived from the Hindu Mythology: wandering/disturbed ghost; hunger, thirst, anguish.
a conversation between my surroundings and i.
an eerie sensation engulfed me as i embarked upon my journey to the Himalayas that had my heart pounding.
as i began to move, a conflict rose within me; the urban cityscapes, fast-paced lives and the cacophony of sounds with our heads held down
against the serene landscapes, a space for us to hold our heads high and breathe in silence in its purest form;
the life i left behind passed before me in quick succession as stills, while the picture in front of me stood still,
such was the conversation between the transient and the everlasting.
what once felt eerie now evokes a sense of serenity within me.
interesting how "eerie" and "serene" have the same amount of stress placed on the syllables, yet are worlds apart
http://thebanginbeats.com/2018/01/aimsir-preta/
p.s. the image used is a capture i had taken and was one of the many sources of inspiration for the creation of this piece.