Seythur's mark: a red, black and bone cross-stitch diamond

seythur

read in silence

Epistle I, copenhagen · cisternerne

A large screen glows in the dark Copenhagen cisterns, showing a swirling eye, its light reflected on the wet stone floor.

copenhagen · cisternerne

she waited for me to watch her seven deaths

Epistle II, matera · the sassi

The stone cave houses of the Sassi of Matera climb a hillside under a deep blue evening sky, a single bird above.

matera · the sassi

they dance here to sweat out the poison

Epistle III, polignano a mare · 35mm film

The cliff-top houses of Polignano a Mare above the sea under a stormy sky, shot on 35mm film in warm amber tones.

polignano a mare · 35mm film

brought to sea salt saw it kept.

Epistle IV, bari · black and white

Black and white: a bearded priest in white vestments reads from a small book behind an iron grille in Bari.

bari · black and white

our saints come down we do our best not to burn them down again

Epistle V, bangkok · yaowarat · 2567

An elderly woman in a red blouse sits with a walking stick in a lucky-cat shop in Bangkok's Chinatown, surrounded by rows of maneki-neko, looking at the camera.

bangkok · yaowarat · 2567

a hundred cats waving at you. she isn't.

Epistle VI, Sofia, in transit

in transit

sofia · in transit

the next letter is on its way.

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