Canvas & Chronicles by Aanya Shen
Fifth Journey Day 119: Noise Held Still
"Noise Held Still" — An attempt to cradle the harbor’s clatter inside a moment of sea-breath along Latakia’s breakwater. Date: September 4, 2025 Location: Latakia, Syria In Latakia, a major...
Fifth Journey Day 119: Noise Held Still
"Noise Held Still" — An attempt to cradle the harbor’s clatter inside a moment of sea-breath along Latakia’s breakwater. Date: September 4, 2025 Location: Latakia, Syria In Latakia, a major...
Fifth Journey Day 118: Unfinished Tea
"Unfinished Tea" — a circle of warmth dissolving into sea mist, drawn after an afternoon by Tartus’s harbor. Date: September 3, 2025 Location: Tartus, Syria In Tartus on the Mediterranean...
Fifth Journey Day 118: Unfinished Tea
"Unfinished Tea" — a circle of warmth dissolving into sea mist, drawn after an afternoon by Tartus’s harbor. Date: September 3, 2025 Location: Tartus, Syria In Tartus on the Mediterranean...
Fifth Journey Day 117: The Paper Wrap Held Steam
"The Paper Wrap Held Steam" — Warm bread and dust-light: Homs holds its quiet persistence. Date: September 2, 2025 Location: Homs, Syria In Homs, Syria, neighborhood bakeries are everyday anchors—places...
Fifth Journey Day 117: The Paper Wrap Held Steam
"The Paper Wrap Held Steam" — Warm bread and dust-light: Homs holds its quiet persistence. Date: September 2, 2025 Location: Homs, Syria In Homs, Syria, neighborhood bakeries are everyday anchors—places...
Fifth Journey Day 116: Circle That Dripped
"Circle That Dripped" — A quiet echo of water wheels and sunlit riverbanks in Hama. Date: September 1, 2025 Location: Hama, Syria In Hama, Syria, the Orontes River moves to...
Fifth Journey Day 116: Circle That Dripped
"Circle That Dripped" — A quiet echo of water wheels and sunlit riverbanks in Hama. Date: September 1, 2025 Location: Hama, Syria In Hama, Syria, the Orontes River moves to...
Fifth Journey Day 115: Bread-Scented Breeze
"Bread-Scented Breeze" — Light, dust, and the lift of warm bread on the wind around Aleppo’s citadel. Date: August 31, 2025 Location: Aleppo, Syria First steps in Aleppo, in the...
Fifth Journey Day 115: Bread-Scented Breeze
"Bread-Scented Breeze" — Light, dust, and the lift of warm bread on the wind around Aleppo’s citadel. Date: August 31, 2025 Location: Aleppo, Syria First steps in Aleppo, in the...
Fifth Journey Day 114: Breath of the Courtyard
"Breath of the Courtyard" — marble light held in heat and hush. Date: August 30, 2025 Location: Damascus, Syria Arriving in Damascus, Syria, I stepped into late-summer heat and the...
Fifth Journey Day 114: Breath of the Courtyard
"Breath of the Courtyard" — marble light held in heat and hush. Date: August 30, 2025 Location: Damascus, Syria Arriving in Damascus, Syria, I stepped into late-summer heat and the...