Meeting the Distant Future in the Depths of the Soul
Sculpture from the Preclassic Aztec period, 15th-early 16th century, Mexico. Collection of the Louvre Museum, Paris.





Text and images by Chen Chi-Hsiang. Every visit to a museum or art gallery is a journey of the soul, wandering through the tunnel of time where ancient eras and the future coexist in the present moment. Such encounters are rare and precious. All life and consciousness emerge naturally within existence; it is astonishing to meet the distant future deep within one’s soul, opening the heart to being, and marveling that this happens so effortlessly.