Artist Miho Hatori on Édouard Glissant's Sun of Consciousness

The Spring 2020 issue of BOMB is out, and features a reflection by artist and former Cibo Matto band member Miho Hatori of Édouard Glissant's Sun of Consciousness, newly translated by Nathanaël for Nightboat. Last March, as Mihori notes, she created an experimental performance inspired by Glissant called Salon Mondialité, which ran at The Kitchen. This winter, aiming for Glissant's island of Martinique, Hatori ended up instead in neighboring Guadeloupe, where she kept Sun of Consciousness by her side. More:

The reflection of water on the white sands looks like a distorted network grid. We are all connected.

From Glissant I am learning how to stand between two worlds: the beauty of nature and the darkness of history. Sometimes the rift between them looks endless, but the important thing is the present. That’s my personal insight into Sun of Consciousness. In Western ideology, it’s crucial to have definitions. As he says, “Who hasn’t dreamt of the poem that explains everything, of the philosophy whose last word illumines the universe, of the novel that organizes all the truths, all the passions, and conducts and enlightens them?” I believe Glissant understands how fragile that need for definition is. In other words, he interpreted the Caribbean embodiment…

Read the full piece at BOMB.