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[odofemi]

Keith Haring, Untitled (1982)

This piece was inspired by his trips to Brazil and experiences in Candomblé. It is a tribute to the orixá Iemanjá (Yemoja/Yemaya).

“I go to Brazil every year,” says artist Keith Haring, “and there I found out about Candomblé.” One of Haring’s major icons–the mermaid with wings–was adapted from the image of the goddess Yemoja, Orisha of motherhood and the ocean. “I have a lot of friends who are into Santería,” says Haring. “I’m not a formal initiate, but I don’t think you have to be to feel it and understand it.” (NYT, October 12th, 1987)

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[jimbenton]

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[jooliart]

all aboard! 

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it finally happened: a neighbor accidentally played their porn on our bluetooth speaker

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[alrnalexia]

when you try to open up to your friends but your issues are way too over the top for them

[alien-spice]

I’m screaming

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hate when the chow mein has too much cabbage fuck outta here

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[posthumanwanderings]

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[cheruib]

the show (going out to get groceries. making myself a nice dinner. showering and opening the windows. being kind to myself in everything i do) Must go on

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i get my antidepressants at walmart and every once in a while there’s a specific dude who highlights the receipts at the door and whenever he sees my pharmacy bag he tells me to “get better soon”

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sometimes i think about how awful the world feels rn and then remember that this is just a phase of some historical cycle and this kind of anxiety and fear is like, part of the Human Routine™ and at my best i can be optimistic and remember that there are better times ahead eventually and at my worst i wonder if life is worth living if it always Feels So Bad