At the heart of Beijing lies Tiananmen Square, a desolate, imposing expanse that acts as the foreboding backdrop to the Forbidden City - come with me for a walk around it
I walked around Tiananmen Square in 2018. Unfortunately, my memories of where I was, what I was doing and how I felt when I heard “the tragic news” of events that took place there, pressed in closely to and over me as I wandered in the Square. They were an omnipresence that I couldn’t shake and I was unable to breathe and be in the now. Too much heartache for so many.
It's a hard place to be present in, when you realize you're being watched from all over (guards, cameras and more). Your time and space is not your own.
I walked around Tiananmen Square in 2018. Unfortunately, my memories of where I was, what I was doing and how I felt when I heard “the tragic news” of events that took place there, pressed in closely to and over me as I wandered in the Square. They were an omnipresence that I couldn’t shake and I was unable to breathe and be in the now. Too much heartache for so many.
It's a hard place to be present in, when you realize you're being watched from all over (guards, cameras and more). Your time and space is not your own.