Canvas & Chronicles by Aanya Shen
Fifth Journey Day 17: Sketch Left Unfinished
Date: May 25, 2025Location: Narsaq, Greenland I was on the ground for most of the day. After I arrived, I didn't feel like looking for panoramic views or stories in...
Fifth Journey Day 17: Sketch Left Unfinished
Date: May 25, 2025Location: Narsaq, Greenland I was on the ground for most of the day. After I arrived, I didn't feel like looking for panoramic views or stories in...
Fifth Journey Day 16: Carried Without Drawing
Date: May 24, 2025Location: Qaqortoq, Greenland There’s a kind of hush here that isn’t silence — more like the absence of insistence. I arrived in Qaqortoq late morning, a gentle...
Fifth Journey Day 16: Carried Without Drawing
Date: May 24, 2025Location: Qaqortoq, Greenland There’s a kind of hush here that isn’t silence — more like the absence of insistence. I arrived in Qaqortoq late morning, a gentle...
Fifth Journey Day 15: The Uninvited Calm
Date: May 23, 2025Location: Tasiilaq, Greenland Today, I arrived in Tasiilaq under a heavy, silent sky. The plane flew close to the ground over snowy mountains and dropped icebergs into...
Fifth Journey Day 15: The Uninvited Calm
Date: May 23, 2025Location: Tasiilaq, Greenland Today, I arrived in Tasiilaq under a heavy, silent sky. The plane flew close to the ground over snowy mountains and dropped icebergs into...
Fifth Journey Day 14: Sound of the Distant Crack
Date: May 22, 2025Location: Ilulissat, Greenland Today, I walked alone along the trail to Sermermiut Valley. There is a feeling of stillness here that feels older than anything I know....
Fifth Journey Day 14: Sound of the Distant Crack
Date: May 22, 2025Location: Ilulissat, Greenland Today, I walked alone along the trail to Sermermiut Valley. There is a feeling of stillness here that feels older than anything I know....
Fifth Journey Day 13: The Absence of Urgency
Date: May 21, 2025Location: Nuuk, Greenland I arrived in Nuuk under a dark, cloudless sky that pressed low over the fjord. The air felt cold and sharp, and it smelled...
Fifth Journey Day 13: The Absence of Urgency
Date: May 21, 2025Location: Nuuk, Greenland I arrived in Nuuk under a dark, cloudless sky that pressed low over the fjord. The air felt cold and sharp, and it smelled...
Fifth Journey Day 12: Threshold of Silence
Date: May 20, 2025Location: Iqaluit, Canada I walked along the edge of Frobisher Bay this afternoon, where the land meets the endless plates of fractured ice. The cold press continues...
Fifth Journey Day 12: Threshold of Silence
Date: May 20, 2025Location: Iqaluit, Canada I walked along the edge of Frobisher Bay this afternoon, where the land meets the endless plates of fractured ice. The cold press continues...