Why the best souvenirs are stories
For someone who doesn’t consider herself much of a shopper when I travel, I’ve managed to bring back a lot of stuff for our house. But this kind of ‘stuff’ comes with something much more valuable than a great exchange rate at some foreign department store – these objects comes with stories, and because of that, they have become my personal travel artefacts.
Dancing a Tango with Tromp l’oeil at the San Telmo Market, Buenos Aires
The Art: 46-inch high Paper Mosaic Artwork from Buenos Aires, Argentina The Story: As much as this looks like a well-loved (read ‘damaged’) woven shawl mounted in a giant frame, don’t be fooled. This is actually a flat piece of paper on which tiny...
