And if there is water there let it be from a river. And if…
““And if there is water there let it be from a river. And if there is peace let it be from silence and forgetting. From the slow settle of dust on a house worn down, on a history lost, on a woman buried quietly into geography. And if there is memory let it be disjointed and nonsensical, let it disturb understanding and logic, let it rise like birds or hands into the blood blue bone of the sky, whispering its nothing beyond telling. (…) Let someone lose the captions to all of the photographs; let them pile into new logics and forms that outlive us. - “Siberia: Still Life of a Moving Image” (6. Representation)””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Memory, silence, and forgetting shape identity; embracing fragmented recollections can free us from rigid narratives.
In simple terms: Forgetfulness can be liberating.
Key Takeaway
Accept fragmented memories.
Themes
memory
silence
identity
freedom
Mood
contemplative
poetic
Type
essay
prose
When to use this quote
- grief processing
- creative writing
- personal healing
Key Concepts
philosophical
psychology
Questions to Reflect On
- How does forgetting aid healing?
- What value lies in disjointed memory?
A Different Perspective
Fragmented memory can cause confusion.