LU Chronicles
I remember the day I was chosen. It was bright outside. I could tell because the shop door kept opening and closing, and sunlight fell on my cover in intervals, like applause. I stood straight on the shelf, my spine unbent, my pages crisp and arrogant. I knew I was […]
In a world where womanhood is often measured by marriage, what happens when that identity is taken away from a woman? This is the subject matter of the painting ‘I Cannot Be A Bride Anymore’ by Yuko Tatsushima, whose works are often explorations of femininity, identity, trauma, and societal expectations. […]
By the age of sixteen, every girl weaves a dream for herself — “I’m going to get out of here.” Why, it doesn’t matter. Perhaps the bloody contraption nestled beneath her ribcage wants to pump blood that aches for foreign air. Perhaps she no longer wishes to be constrained by […]