Blog
Reality, as they say, is stranger than fiction — and that’s precisely what makes almost everything worth looking into. This is where I write about whatever has crossed my path and refused to leave quietly: something I stumbled on, couldn’t shake, and wanted to understand better. The writing is how I figure things out. I’ve tried to keep things categorised, though that’s easier in theory than in practice, which is why there’s an “Observations” section at the bottom catching whatever didn’t fit anywhere else.
Categories
- AI (7)
- Art (6)
- Finland (7)
- Food & Fuel (4)
- Observations (10)
- Tea (3)
- Uncategorized (1)
All posts
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The Soul in the Machine – Why Art is Our Most Radical Human Glitch
Art remains our most profound way of navigating what it means to be human. In a world of infinite ‘content’ and algorithmic loops, true art exists as a radical friction…
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Protecting your creative fuel
A reflection on Laura Valojärvi’s doctoral research. This post explores the six states of the “Cycle of Creative Resources”—from Flow to Depression—and the importance of recognizing when we are “overfishing”…
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Leonardo’s biological fingerprint
As an artist and former gallery owner, I find the recent discovery of DNA traces in Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings fascinating. It turns out the legendary inventor and polymath left…
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The Monk, The Eyelids, and the First Tea Bush
Discover the dark legend of Bodhidharma and how his sacrifice created the first tea plants. A fascinating story from 520 CE about Zen, meditation, and the steady focus provided by…
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Why I Traded the “National Drink” for the Big Mug
Why I traded Finnish coffee culture for tea. Discover the story of the Great Tea Heist of 1848 and how Robert Fortune smuggled 13,000 plants out of China to break…
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One bite at a time
I’m currently very busy, among other things finishing my studies. I’m still working on getting this site in shape the same way you eat an elephant — one bite at…
