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An outsider’s view on love at Christmas

An outsider’s view on love at Christmas

by Anita Lester | Dec 25, 2020 | Featured, Lifestyle, Loves and Lives

Christmas is defined by two things. Those who are present, and those who no longer are. It took me leaving the country, and myself, to realise this. Love is what we have, love is all we have. Cherish it.

Seeking self-discovery in Bali, I found a scam instead

Seeking self-discovery in Bali, I found a scam instead

by Anita Lester | Oct 25, 2020 | Featured, Quirky, Society

I recently travelled to Bali seeking self-discovery. I found disposable truisms, self-pollution, and a cracking facade within a completely unregulated industry.

Ultramarine dreams: The relevance of art in uncertain times

Ultramarine dreams: The relevance of art in uncertain times

by Anita Lester | Apr 22, 2020 | Art, Featured, Society

In times of short attention, art seems to be a passe institution. However, the more things change, the more we should covet the methods of the old masters.

I’m a product of the great curation, as are you

I’m a product of the great curation, as are you

by Anita Lester | Jul 24, 2019 | Featured, The Big Smoke Arena

As children, we were great devourers of the arts, of experiences and time. As adults, we’ve customised our life around devices, subjects of the great curation. 

Reflections on Mirka Mora: Child of the holocaust, mother of our Melbourne

Reflections on Mirka Mora: Child of the holocaust, mother of our Melbourne

by Anita Lester | Sep 9, 2018 | Art, Featured, Society

We might have recently lost Mirka Mora, but to me, she is inexorably linked to the past, and the memories of home that never waver.

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