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Issue 1:
The start of Our Diary

Art is all around us.  It's the songs you sing in the shower, that birthday card you made for the family member you hardly recognize, and the mindless doodles on your math homework. It's the graphics on that video game, the changing colours of the leaves as the seasons play out, and the birthmarks on your ​skin. 

This is only the start of an incredible journey where we can celebrate all the various art that follows us everyday. Welcome to Our Diary. We can't wait to see what the future holds.

Kai Oszlai

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SHOT ON CAMERA
by Kai Oszlai

A photograph can capture a memory, a feeling, and a moment. It can make you think, make you feel. Photography has always been a way to express myself, and is one of the art forms I've always felt most connected to. Here are some photos I've taken over the years using various cameras.

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Created from 2022-2024

Published on May 28, 2024

INSPIRED ARTWORKS
by Alamdar Ali Meerza

A series of traditional artwork.

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Created from 2023-2024

Published on June 3, 2024

accismus (n.)
by Anonymous

accismus (n.)

feigning disinterest in something while actually desiring it.

Created in 2024

Published on June 6, 2024

God, I wanted to kiss him. I wanted to kiss and kiss and kiss him. Did people lose their minds when they loved someone? Who was I? I didn't know myself anymore. Shit. All my disgusting, fucked up fantasies are because of you. There's parts of me that will always be tainted by your hands your hands your hands your hands. I'm terrified of change. I'm terrified of staying this way forever. I imagine the way your body might press into mine if you fell asleep in my arms. It's a comforting fantasy that helps me sleep at night. I find traces of you in every crease and fold of my bedsheets. It's a heady image, imagining how your lips might feel pressed onto mine. What kind of kisses would you give? Would they be rushed, messy, passionate? Or would they be gentle, shy, scared to draw blood? Chapped lips on chapped lips. I know you're straight. I know the thought of loving me that way makes you sick. I know you'll fall in love with a girl. I know your private touches, your private glances. I know you're capable of love. I know I won't get any of it. I know your parents. I know the expectations they have for you. I know what the world thinks. How strange is it to be anything at all? You have calluses on the insides of your palms and on the sides of your fingertips. There is a prominent vein on the outside of your hand that runs all the way to your wrist bone and up your arm. You bite your cuticles, and there are red specks on the skin that joins your nails and joints. I'd love to see your hand hold a cigarette. It’s beautifully revolting. I would kiss him and think about kissing you. You're woven into everything I do. Every poem. Every song. Every breath of air. I want to press my tongue to your neck the way a cannibal would before tearing your skin apart. I want to write music about the way you sigh. I want to interlock your fingers with mine, fire and ice. Yin and yang. Whatever we are, I just want to bury my fingers in your hair. It's an obsession, maybe.

PHOTOGRAPHS
by Anonymous

A series of photographs.

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Created on March 21, 2024

Published on June 14, 2024

voices of the sky
by Anonymous

Watercolour.

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Created on May 19, 2024

Published on June 27, 2024

Étranger
by Kai Oszlai

étranger (n.)

stranger.

A slam poem about being a foreigner. This is my favourite piece of creative writing.

Performed at the Blanche de Castille 2024 Slam Poetry Competition in France. 1st prize winner. 

Created on April 9, 2024

Published on June 27, 2024

Original French Text: Etre bilingue, ca signifie que tu sentirais jamais “partie” d’un communauté Ca signifie que tes pensées seront toujours en conflit Des bombes qui s’explosent chaque fois que tu t’exprimes Being bilingual means that there will always be people that don’t understand you Deux côtés d’une porte menant à des salles différentes Des métaphores et sociétés que je ne comprennent pas Je le trouve difficile à sentir à l'aise Quand Le pays des larmes semble comme le seule endroit ou je suis connu Etre bilingue signifie qu’il y aura toujours une barrière qui te sépare des autres T’es surpris quand ma voix tremble Mais je sais même plus comment parler de mon coeur Do you understand me? Je suis un étranger Débranché de la réalité Sautant d’une planète à l’autre Replongé en douleur Que tu me comprendrais pas En essayant d’énoncer comment je me sens Etranglé par les mains du société Qui me dit que je ne serai jamais équilibré Toujours sautant d’un langue à l'autre Poetry is raw Real But I can’t help but question whom this poem will reach Quand je me trouve constamment incertain Si demain Je ne serais plus humain En essayant de traduire les mots que je veux te dire Robotique Mecanique Coeur de fer Programme pour ton plaisir Confused Lost Je ne rapelle plus comment penser Et Je ne rapelle plus de sentiment d’un calin Et Je suis bilingue Je tiens deux mondes dans mes mains Je suis un conteur, et Je peux te raconter des histoires des planètes que j’ai visite Et des gens que j’ai rencontré Peut-etre que ca pourrait etre un super pouvoir De lever la barrière qui sépare deux sociétés si différentes Mais uni dans le sens ou on est née sous la même étoile Et pardonnez moi pour mon accent Mais je continue a trouver comment m’exprimer Prenez mes morceaux de pensées brises Et liez-les avec la colle de la compassion Je suis un etranger Mais laisse-moi apprendre Comment les planetes entrent en collision Et comment coudre mon coeur dans mes paroles Did you understand me?

English Text (Translated by Kai Oszlai): Being bilingual means that you will never feel “a part of” a community It means that your thoughts will always be in conflict Bombs that explode each time you try to express yourself Being bilingual means that there will always be people that don’t understand you Two sides of a door leading to different rooms Metaphors and societies that I don’t understand I find it difficult to feel at ease When The land of tears feel like the only place where I am known Being bilingual means that there will always be a barrier that separates you from others You’re surprised when my voice shakes But I don’t even know how to speak from my heart Do you understand me? I am a stranger Detached from reality Jumping from one planet to another Drowning in sadness When you can’t seem to understand me While I try to announce how I feel Strangled by the hands of society That tell me that I’ll never be balanced Always jumping from one language to another Poetry is raw Real But I can’t help but question whom this poem will reach When I find myself constantly uncertain If tomorrow I’ll no longer be human While trying to translate the words that I want you to hear Robotic Mechanic Heart of steel Programmed for your satisfaction Confused Lost I no longer remember how to think And I can’t remember the feeling of a hug And I am bilingual I hold two worlds in my hands I am a storyteller, and I can tell you about the planets I’ve visited And the people I’ve met Maybe that is a super power To raise the wall that separates two societies that are so different Yet united under the same star And pardon me for my accent But I’m continuing to figure out how to express myself Take my broken pieces of thought And bind them together with the glue of compassion I am a stranger But teach me How the planets collide And how to weave my heart into my words Did you understand me?

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ARTWORK
by @alein.huang on Instagram

Painting.

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Created on June 8, 2024

Published on June 27, 2024

ARTWORK
by @jajusdrawings on Instagram

Digital.

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Created on April 20, 2024

Published on June 27, 2024

Solo
by Kai Oszlai

Solo is the last human in existence. He lives on his own on a little planet, only entertaining himself by travelling around the galaxy. During one of his excursions, he finds a planet with hundreds of inhabitants. Curious, he lands on the planet. 

Read left-to-right.

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Created from February 2023

Published on Jun 27, 2024

ARTWORK
by @hala.was.here on Instagram

Traditional.

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Created on March 7, 2024

Published on June 28, 2024

Nature
by @zoe.bhss on Instagram

Photograph.

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Created on October 11, 2023

Published on June 30, 2024

Concert à la fête de la musique
(Concert at the Music Festival)

by Anaïs

Petite vidéo de mon concert du 21 juin à la fête de la musique ! Mon groupe a joué 5 chansons, dont Zombie des Cranberries ! (La guitariste blonde X) )

 

Short video of my concert on June 21st at the Music Festival My band played 5 songs, including Zombie by the Cranberries! (Blonde guitarist X) )

Submitted from France.

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Created on June 21, 2024

Published on July 1, 2024

ARTWORK
by Anonymous

Drawings of Genshin Impact characters. Submitted from France.

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Created on May 4, 2024

Published on June 30, 2024

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