About This Project

There is a difference between loneliness and being alone. While being alone can be a much needed situation for personal well-being (at least speaking for myself), (ongoing) loneliness has severe mental and even physical impacts. As a social species, humans rely on a safe, secure social surround to survive and thrive. But not all social surroundings seem to be sufficient. It is not uncommon that I experience loneliness while being in busy crowds. Being yourself can be lonely.

One is the result of a cooperation with the Dutch poet Gerardo Insua Teijeiro.

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Het is wat de jaren langer maakt.

Het draait

de minuten tot uren

en, thans veerkrachtig bekwaam,

rondt het seconden af tot dag

en aangewakkerde luwte

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