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Paris, Autumn 2025 – The Petit Palais is shining a spotlight on Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725–1805), once adored by critics and collectors but later overshadowed in art history. To mark the 300th anniversary of his birth, the museum presents L’enfance en lumière, a retrospective that reexamines Greuze’s oeuvre through the theme of childhood. Childhood as a Mirror of the Enlightenment Greuze was a master of portraits and genre scenes, capturing the subtleties of human emotion wit

Lavender, like memory— faded, fragrant, and faithful. In a world that often forgets its elders, scent becomes a quiet protest... It bypasses logic and lands in the heart. It does not ask to be remembered—it simply remains. As an art therapist and mindful poetic curator, I’ve witnessed how memory frays with time. Words slip away. Names dissolve. But scent—scent stays. It anchors us to who we were, even when we can no longer say it aloud. Lavender tucked into linen. Thyme ste

Understanding Mental Health as a Climate Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about mental health—not just as a condition, but as a climate. It affects every part of who we are and how we connect to others. It’s a storm that many live inside silently. The causes often run deeper than what we openly discuss. We live in a world where people are slowly losing touch with themselves. Identity feels fragmented. Provenance—the place we come from, emotionally and spiritually—has become a