{"id":42,"date":"2025-01-26T20:12:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T20:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekkel-art-f53646.ingress-bonde.ewp.live\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2025-09-09T19:54:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T19:54:55","slug":"showcase","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ekkel.art\/","title":{"rendered":"Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"42\" class=\"elementor elementor-42\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-983c828 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"983c828\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ffac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25ffac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The biggest lie of art<br \/>is that the ego is its creator<br \/>I, my conscious self,\u00a0<br \/><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\">am no master in this house<\/span><\/p><p>I watch my hands move and place each stroke <br \/>like you\u2019d watch a sandwich artist<br \/>sprinkling cheese on your toast<br \/>So be careful of my ego<br \/>for he will take ownership <br \/>for all that he inherits<\/p><p>Yet what choice is his<br \/>but to accept this fate<br \/>for without it<br \/>could he be?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc70359 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc70359\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b7fe7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0b7fe7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d647ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d647ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>the things we do for memories<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed0fc6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ed0fc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f7d5d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3f7d5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a8fa71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a8fa71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>wall staring at man with guitar<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3691d46 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3691d46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9797038 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9797038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I see you smiling when you\u2019re sad<\/p><p>can you pretend that you don\u2019t<br \/>see the amusement of your wistful stares?<br \/>you bathe in shallow streams of projections<br \/>yet you would never take the leave<br \/>to breach your recurring motifs \u2013<br \/>for that would make good cinema<br \/>and there\u2019s a writer\u2019s strike after all?\u00a0<\/p><p>As your eyes meet your palms<br \/>and your teeth press your lips<br \/>a knowing grin mocks your display:<br \/>your sincerity is theatrical to no audience<\/p><p>yet I watch you cling to this couch<br \/>to be your only witness<br \/>which confirms what follows:<br \/>you take pleasure in your symptoms<\/p><p>I see you smiling when you\u2019re sad<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f20ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24f20ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6135d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6135d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d8cc78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d8cc78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>roddelen op de prinsengracht<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e8d4f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e8d4f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9aa3cf elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9aa3cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>wednesdays soon won\u2019t feel like this<br \/>passerbys pause<\/p><p>wonder what they\u2019re doing<br \/>inbetweeners draped on a sofa<br \/>or stepping out for air<\/p><p>and now he\u2019s conscious<br \/>hyper-conscious even<br \/>that these will be the times<br \/>yes \u2013 these are the times<\/p><p>how to savor every smoke<br \/>while the fire still burns plenty<br \/>missing a moment that still persists<br \/>the future knows it never had this<\/p><p>he will leave as he must<br \/>back inside, he nestles his head<br \/>into the cushion\u2019s worn crevice<br \/>his eyes sink forward<br \/>already a passerby<br \/>glancing back again<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c97288 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c97288\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76dc455 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76dc455\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da9be7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6da9be7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>leaving is a form of staying<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5feb19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5feb19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc24da elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efc24da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You know how it goes<br \/>handshakes and embraces<br \/>jackets zipped to faces<br \/>socks and boots meet their toes<br \/>while the conclusive chatter<\/p><p><br \/>fades away<br \/>on bicycles to <br \/>different homes<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>It\u2019s happened before and it will happen again<br \/>people gather then time slips away<br \/>I wonder if they know<br \/>that each wave brings us closer<br \/>to the last time that I\u2019ll say<br \/>friend,<br \/>it\u2019s been a pleasure<br \/>I\u2019ll see you very soon<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90083ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90083ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc49ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fc49ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">amsterdam impressions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bfd748 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2bfd748\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f522d9 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f522d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40ce2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d40ce2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lunch-1024x810.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lunch-1024x810.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lunch-300x237.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lunch-768x608.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lunch-1536x1216.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lunch-2048x1621.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba50e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ba50e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>chatter on a terrace:\u00a0<\/p><p>amsterdam impression 1<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac1f50d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac1f50d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900ae46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"900ae46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0003298-1024x796.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0003298-1024x796.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0003298-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0003298-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0003298-1536x1193.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0003298-2048x1591.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f524643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f524643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>chatter on steps:<\/p><p>amsterdam impression 2<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbe459a e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbe459a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a1065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32a1065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/light-1024x801.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-56\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/light-1024x801.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/light-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/light-768x601.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/light-1536x1202.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/light-2048x1602.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c3851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5c3851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>canal light:<\/p><p>amsterdam impression 3<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f4d4a e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69f4d4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c44c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8c44c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/book-1024x810.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/book-1024x810.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/book-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/book-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/book-1536x1215.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/book-2048x1620.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15400cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15400cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>book reading a girl:\u00a0<\/p><p>amsterdam impression 4<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2ec9c e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e2ec9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce6770c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce6770c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0006957-820x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-77\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0006957-820x1024.jpeg 820w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0006957-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0006957-768x959.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0006957-1230x1536.jpeg 1230w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0006957-1640x2048.jpeg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90df392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90df392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>will they won&#8217;t they:<\/p><p>amsterdam impression 5<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aaae09 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3aaae09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10fa968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10fa968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0006953-2-825x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-78\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0006953-2-825x1024.jpeg 825w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0006953-2-242x300.jpeg 242w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0006953-2-768x953.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0006953-2-1238x1536.jpeg 1238w, https:\/\/ekkel.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/R0006953-2-1650x2048.jpeg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a3a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7a3a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>group psychology on stairs:<\/p><p>amsterdam impression 4<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2309aaa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2309aaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b22edf elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b22edf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>the book is no passive thing<br \/>acted upon by a reader<br \/>the book reads the reader with a predatory delight<\/p><p>It speaks to the reader<br \/>pays in stories and facts <br \/>and in return gets a kick from seeing them react<\/p><p>So when the reader drifts into daydream <br \/>and the words become mere patterns to follow <br \/>the book is still there<br \/>as it conjured those dreams<br \/>guiding the reader in its wandering mind<br \/><br \/>so the book is lost in you and you lost in it<br \/>that&#8217;s a nice thing you two have got going there<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6658872 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6658872\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f9310 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49f9310\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eda371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eda371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>carefree canals or summer melancholia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52332ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52332ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc58c08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc58c08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b90e1d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b90e1d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>at the existentialist cafe \u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6870761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6870761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>read \u2013&gt; aphorism: <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@nicholasekkel\/is-a-conversation-enough-ad34ed7f5e71\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Is a Conversation Enough?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1748210 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1748210\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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of artis that the ego is its creatorI, my conscious self,\u00a0am no master in this house I watch my hands move and place each stroke like you\u2019d watch a sandwich artistsprinkling cheese on your toastSo be careful of my egofor he will take ownership for all that he inherits Yet what choice 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