island atoll of Hikueru
length: 15 km (9.3 miles)
width: 9.5 km (5.9 miles)
photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan
On the way to Nubri Valley, Nepal
photo: Yune Leou-on
island of Anaa
photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan
Garden of Liminal Delights
collage for Lillian Howan by Jen Soong
The Bluebird by Agnes Martin, 1954 ~ “The enigmatic Agnes Martin, who spent parts of her life in this small mountainous enclave and died here in 2004, gained international acclaim for her spare, luminous canvases, fields of washy color traversed by delicate hand-drawn lines, generally in the shape of a grid. These understated works can carry a big impact, producing a meditative response in viewers and inspiring reams of appreciative criticism. Like many of the Minimalist artists with whom she is often associated, Martin could extract infinite variations on a theme, producing both small drawings and huge paintings that use the grid as their underpinning.”
Arutua
photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan
Tureia
photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan
Happy Easter to all
& wishing @lovefromalgy great adventures!
Author of The Charm Buyers, University of Hawai'i Press, recipient of the Ka Palapala Po'okela Award for Excellence; The Spellbound, forthcoming 2026
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