film · claire denis’ film un beau soleil intérieur (let the sunshine in) portrays a woman waiting, lusting, and persisting in a post-divorce world. 

words i · prior to its cannes release, our film was incorrectly attributed as an adaptation of roland barthes’ a lover's discourse: fragments. his veritable yet manic whispers are relevant regardless.

paintings · in a later interview, denis revealed that the film drew influence from american abstract painter joan mitchell. the protagonist embodies this artist’s highly emotional legacy.

words ii · touch by mitchell’s mother marion strobel.

installation · in olafur eliasson’s weather project installation at the tate modern, representations of the sun, sky, and cloud-like mist offer visitors an immersive experience that mimics the same tangible experiences of natural elements on us all.

music · momentary bliss in the arms of a strange suitor. etta james’s at last is a perfectly ironic backdrop to our futile search for no-strings-attached commitment.