In abstract mathematics or abstract art, the purpose is to describe inner states of our mind, and to explore the limits of our own imagination and our capacity for creativity. While this has some applications in the world, I think it leads to a distance from the world. Going to Congo was for me an act of seeking proximity, of breaking that distance. With abstraction, which is brilliant and vain, you divorce yourself from any kind of proximity to other people.
I certainly think that many of the themes, and many of the ways that I wrote about Congo, will continue to live on in my work. One of the fundamental… - Anjan Sundaram
I certainly think that many of the themes, and many of the ways that I wrote about Congo, will continue to live on in my work. One of the fundamental…
- Anjan Sundaram
The first victim in journalism today is proximity. I know I've used that word a lot. Because of foreign budgets, newspapers have consolidated, and jo… - Anjan Sundaram
The first victim in journalism today is proximity. I know I've used that word a lot. Because of foreign budgets, newspapers have consolidated, and jo…
I chose Congo in order to become close to a place that we had turned away from. It isn't present in our imaginations, in the stories we tell each oth… - Anjan Sundaram
I chose Congo in order to become close to a place that we had turned away from. It isn't present in our imaginations, in the stories we tell each oth…
Living somewhere permanently, you have a stake in society. I had no stake. It did not matter to my life which way the war turned, and I think that ga… - Anjan Sundaram
Living somewhere permanently, you have a stake in society. I had no stake. It did not matter to my life which way the war turned, and I think that ga…
The endeavor of being a foreign correspondent means that you will never be their equal. And that has its pros and cons. Were you to be an insider in … - Anjan Sundaram
The endeavor of being a foreign correspondent means that you will never be their equal. And that has its pros and cons. Were you to be an insider in …
In abstract mathematics or abstract art, the purpose is to describe inner states of our mind, and to explore the limits of our own imagination and ou… - Anjan Sundaram
In abstract mathematics or abstract art, the purpose is to describe inner states of our mind, and to explore the limits of our own imagination and ou…
My own chief curiosity is to go into the world and explore as richly as I can, and as deeply as I can, and understand its richness as fully as I can,… - Anjan Sundaram
My own chief curiosity is to go into the world and explore as richly as I can, and as deeply as I can, and understand its richness as fully as I can,…
We are not held accountable for how the economy ravages Congo. Governments aren't held accountable for foreign policies that they exercise there. The… - Anjan Sundaram
We are not held accountable for how the economy ravages Congo. Governments aren't held accountable for foreign policies that they exercise there. The…
When people know what you want, they can then manipulate that to achieve the end that they seek. It's far more interesting and valuable to bear witne… - Anjan Sundaram
When people know what you want, they can then manipulate that to achieve the end that they seek. It's far more interesting and valuable to bear witne…
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