“their life is mysterious, it is like a forest; from far off it seems a unity, it can be comprehended, described, but closer it begins to separate, to break into light and shadow, the density blinds one. Within there is no form, only prodigious detail that reaches everywhere: exotic sounds, spills of sunlight, foliage, fallen trees, small beasts that flee at the sound of a twig-snap, insects, silence, flowers. And all of this, dependent, closely woven, all of it is deceiving.”

“I like to remember things my own way. How I remembered them, not necessarily the way they happened.”

music · calvin love’s haunting 2018 song wildflower “reflects on time, communication and growing up and how the pursuit of a dream can be a lonely journey.”

photos · from pieter lugo’s photo series titled california wildflowers. these images depict wildness and individuality seen on the streets of san francisco and los angeles.

words I · lugo found inspiration from james salter when working on his aforementioned wildflower series. this excerpt from light years contemplates the duality of reality and perception.

film · broken flowers by jim jarmusch—a big influence on love—follows a man’s journey through deceiving illusion and reluctant expectation.

words II · from david lynch’s lost highway on remembrance and reality. love also cites lynch as an influence.

paintings · wildflower paintings by brooklyn-based artist christine lafuente.