Torikago
“I wanted the cage lit from within, like a lantern. It lights everything: the golden bars, the white bird on its perch, the fingers holding it from beneat…
€800 — Popsan
“I wanted the cage lit from within, like a lantern. It lights everything: the golden bars, the white bird on its perch, the fingers holding it from beneath, then the face bent close. The rest I gave back to the night, down to the plum kimono, where only the gold embroidery on the shoulder still holds a little brightness. She looks at the bird with a tenderness that resembles sorrow. Look closely at her cheeks: tears have left shining trails there, so fine that at first you take them for a reflection of the cage. The bird is not looking at her. It has turned its head the other way, towards the dark, towards whatever begins beyond the bars. You can’t see the door of the cage. I don’t know whe…
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