Photo by <n>寂寞 Ｓｏｆｔｗａｒｅ２０５０</n>.

When we over-index on documenting our lives, or infuse it with the aesthetic of cinema, scoring the climaxes, editing out the in-betweens that make up a life, we risk inverting its utility. Instead of being an existential hedge against dying, it becomes one against living. We end up believing things about our former selves that weren’t quite true, or doing it for the gram, or missing a hike before it’s even over. In our search for meaning we obscure it.

A <n>Victorian</n>-style trilogy ring with a natural blue sapphire and pearls.

Record label for <n>Destiny71z</n>'s songs <n>Six</n> and <n>Softbeta</n>.

Cover art for musical releases by artists including <n>The Night Monitor</n>, <n>Konur</n>, and <n>TH;EN</n>.

A minimalist bedroom interior designed by <n>APPARTMENT|B</n> and <n>Darya Litvinovich</n>.

The <n>MUDEC (Museum of Cultures)</n> in Milan, designed by <n>David Chipperfield</n>.

A still from <n>Jean Eustache</n>'s 1974 film <n>Mes petites amoureuses</n>.

Cover art for releases by artists <n>vvlkn</n>, <n>Raunse Blat 77</n>, and <n>kozu</n>.

The glowing eyes of alligators in a river in the <n>Everglades</n>, Florida.

<n>Cross-Legged Chair</n> (2012) by designer <n>Luiz Philippe Carneiro de Mendonça</n>.

<n>For Love</n> by artist <n>Cho Gi-Seok</n>. Styled by <n>Jang Heejun</n>.

Surfer <n>Mickey Chapin Dora</n> at Malibu, from a 16MM film by <n>John Severson</n>.

<n>The Ocean Dance</n>, a graduation project. Photo by <n>Minh Wuan Nguyen</n>. Fashion by <n>Linh Bùi</n>.

A 2020 photograph by <n>Romain Laprade</n> of <n>Les Jardins de Marqueyssac</n>, designed by <n>Julien de Cerval</n> in the 1860s. From <n>Kinfolk</n> Issue 35.

Photo by <n>Jayden Ju</n>, curated by <n>Davide Gazzotti</n> for <n>somelight | magazine</n>.

The AI-generated artwork <n>Daydreaming</n> by <n>Joann | AI Studio</n>.

<n>Studio du Soleil</n> branding by Art Director <n>Hayley Lim</n> and Creative Director <n>Jean-Sébastien Baillat</n>.

<n>Houses at De Braamakkers</n> in Loosdrechtse Plassen, Netherlands. Photo by <n>Tom Jünemann</n>.

Album art for the album <n>Fairy Tales</n> by artist <n>Ceiling</n>.

A photograph by <n>Efi Gousi</n> for <n>Mataroa</n>.