Self-Portrait
711 words by 7 writers in Melbourne, Auckland & elsewhere
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Self-portrait, Prose
Self-Portrait of The Artist as a Self-Conscious 17 year-old.
by Ianne VillanuevaManila — She calls herself self-conscious because she does not consider herself artistic, not an artist even. And she calls herself an artist because what else can she call these words and images that she forms, takes, thinks, sees, hears, and feels as beautiful other than art? And so when she put her camera on timer one late afternoon (the room shadowy and lit up only by LCD screens) and the picture ende...
Active Writers
Jonathon Reed
Carolyn Williams
Jette Fxx
Maria Sipin
Ianne Villanueva
Other Contributors
archeology, Self-portrait, Jumping
Leaping above the birthplace of democracy
by Jonathon ReedRome — We wandered through the ruins of the Roman Forum, feeling the sun’s heat of antiquity among the chipped stone walls. The edge of the Farnese Gardens reached out above the city. Thousands of years of h...
Travel, hiking, Self-portrait
Absorbed by the wind above the valley
by Jonathon ReedSongesand — I watched the arrow of my compass as I reached the highlands overlooking the fjord. I stood on the cliff’s edge and took in the northern valley. Below me was the distant green of the pines, diluted by...
Self-portrait, Work-Life Balance
People just want me to have a job. They want to take a label and stick it on me.
by Jette FxxTallinn — People just want me to have a job. They want to finally be able to take a label and stick it on me. They want to take me and drop me into a category. This will give their mind clarity and peace. They ...
Other Stories
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Self-portrait, Work-Life Balance
People just want me to have a job. They want to take a label and stick it on me.
by Jette Fxx in Tallinn -
Self-portrait, Prose
Self-Portrait of The Artist as a Self-Conscious 17 year-old.
by Ianne Villanueva in Manila -
archeology, Self-portrait, Jumping
Leaping above the birthplace of democracy
by Jonathon Reed in Rome -
Travel, hiking, Self-portrait
Absorbed by the wind above the valley
by Jonathon Reed in Songesand
Recent Moments
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Self-portrait, Work-Life Balance
People just want me to have a job. They want to take a label and stick it on me.
in Tallinn, Estonia -
Van Gogh, Self-portrait
9am with ticket in hand at the @VanGoghMuseum for a calmer, quieter experience
in Amsterdam, Netherlands -
Self-portrait, Prose
Self-Portrait of The Artist as a Self-Conscious 17 year-old.
in Manila, Philippines -
spring, Self-portrait, Jumping
Jumping above the frozen lake
in Kingston, Canada -
Self-portrait, Jumping, sea
Playing on the edge of the Adriatic Sea
in Venice, Italy -
Travel, Self-portrait, Friends
Eating breakfast in the sun on the edge of a canal
in Venice, Italy -
archeology, Self-portrait, Jumping
Leaping above the birthplace of democracy
in Rome, Italy -
Travel, Self-portrait, Atlanta
Anish Kapoor portrait
in Atlanta, United States -
Travel, Self-portrait, Atlanta
Gerhard Richter portrait
in Atlanta, United States -
Travel, hiking, Self-portrait
Absorbed by the wind above the valley
in Songesand, Norway -
Travel, Self-portrait, Architecture
Jumping a little too high outside the papal palace of Avignon
in Avignon, France -
Self-portrait, Black and White
White is the new black.
in Melbourne, Australia