PinnedChèng-bûn Mákhó SoOfficial launch of The Xerochrysum PressI have made a decision to switch to Substack. In the meantime, I will still maintain my Medium blog, but will gradually move the emphasis…Sep 23, 2021Sep 23, 2021
PinnedChèng-bûn Mákhó SoIn the inner chamber of MaitreyaWhen the Taliban blew up the Buddhas of Bamiyan in March 2001, they also destroyed many surrounding caves with statues and colourful mural…Sep 22, 2021Sep 22, 2021
PinnedChèng-bûn Mákhó SoOn becoming an ouroborosOuroboros is an intriguing creature. Legless like an anaconda, it constantly eats its tail, forming a circle like a revolving wheel…Sep 6, 2021Sep 6, 2021
PinnedChèng-bûn Mákhó SoThonmi Sambhota’s visionNo one enjoys physical confinement, whether it is in a prison, a refugee camp, a hospital, or one’s own house like the lockdowns most of us…Sep 3, 2021Sep 3, 2021
PinnedChèng-bûn Mákhó SoThe temptation of a dead fruitIt was Ramadan in El Aaiún, Spanish Sahara, 1975. Still hot during the day at the rim of the deserts. The cloudless cerulean sky as usual…Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
Chèng-bûn Mákhó SoA few notes on ground preparation in East Asian paintingsThe Indian miniature painting technique is not too different from that of classical Chinese Gonbi paintings from the Tang and Sung…Mar 11, 2021Mar 11, 2021
Chèng-bûn Mákhó SoCometman and water towerearly photography and video works of Yasumasa MorimuraFeb 18, 2020Feb 18, 2020
Chèng-bûn Mákhó SoPigments and techniques in Indian miniature paintingsLast month I was fortunate to spend a week learning the basics of Indian miniature painting from Ajay Sharma, a master miniaturist from…Oct 22, 20171Oct 22, 20171
