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Diary Notes Time is the Agent

Ajaton of Change by Lisa Wolf
SEPTEMBER/SYYSKUU
D I R E C T I O
2023
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#37

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Rakas päiväkirja,
Mä oon langettanut loitsuja ja kutsunut
universumia kääntämään korvansa puoleeni.
Ihan kuin oisin yhtäkkiä herännyt harmaasta
unesta ja jotain maagista tapahtuu mun
ympärillä. Teen arkimagiaa, joka tapahtuu nyt,
eilen ja huomenna, samaan aikaan kaikkialla.
On jokin jännä vetovoima ja kipinöitä
ilmassa. Taas on helppoo hymyillä.
Luettiin kortteja yks ilta, ja ne kertoi paljon
mitä jo tiesin ja vahvisti sen mitä epäilinkin.
Ei parane luottaa valheellisiin mielikuviin
tai hetken huumaan, tärkeämpää on olla
läsnä, ei sinkoilla unelmissa. Tai saahan sitä
unelmoida, mutta unet ja todellisuus ei ole
sama asia.
Monta kertaa myös kortit käski päästää
irti vanhasta, niin tein, ja samalla tein tilaa
jollekin uudelle.
Mä haluun olla vetovoima ja magneetti,
tulkaa mun luo. Mä tuun aina kuitenkin
puolitiehen vastaan.
Ihan kuin joku ois vastannut kutsuun, ja se
vasta pelottaakin!
Terveisin, Ajaton
swim
Elif Eren
infinite spaces,
relative directions;
i swim sans time.
These days I wear my mothers hands
And the juice from a ripe peach
drips down a strangers face
Time is the agent of change
But I’m still me
Still most a home in the back of my car
Still longing for something I can’t name
Still worried and wondering
Who did I inherit my wandering soul from
Or this need I feel
G l o s s o l a l i a
D i r e c t i o n / S u u n t a
Finnish//Suomi (Unelma Tyttö Han Lei)
Suunta: Direction
Suunnata: To head/steer/direct/target
English// (Long-winded Mary)
Take the path less traveled: make your own
choices (From Robert Frost’s poem “The
Road Not Taken”)
Go your separate ways: break up
Give direction: give feedback/critique
A step in the right direction: change for the
better
Sense of direction: knowing which way you
are/should be going
Spanish//Español (Nieve de Limón)
¡Arriba!, ¡Abajo! ¡Al centro! y ¡pa’dentro!:
Up, down, center and inside; In Mexico, the
directions you give before taking a shot of
alcohol.
Está colgado: It’s hanging; Said when
someone asks you whether a place is far
away or not - it means it is far.
Dale una mordida: To bite someone; You
are telling someone to bribe someone else.
Chilangolandia: a nickname for Mexico city.
Al fondo a la derecha: Down the hall on the
right; The typical direction we usually get in
Mexican establishments for the WC.
(Emilio) Aleks (6) by Daniel Court @ danieljamescourt

C r o s s w o r d / /
Ristisanatehtävä
#37 by LWM
ACROSS
1. Sheet of the world
4. Up direction
9. Bang, as on the road
12. Meter for pollution
13. Togetherness
14. Enzyme suffix
“Most of us live in a world where more and more things are signposted, labeled, and
Tools for Cooking with officially ‘interpreted’. There is something about all this that is turning the reality of things
Ink by Nieve de Limón into virtual reality. It is the reason why swimming will always be subversive. It allows us to
regain a sense of what is old and wild…by getting off the beaten track and breaking free
I made this test tool as part of my Cooking of the official version of things.”
through Illustration MA Thesis. - Roger Deakin
Material: wood (pine)
Tool Production: lathe / hand sanding
Watersong by Daniel Court
Pattern: irregular crooked lines / straight lines / Throughout history, wild swimming has been a motif within artistic work, an activity that
medium circles with center / small circles with center has preoccupied humans from ancient Greeks and Romans to Yeats, Woolf, Fitzgerald,
Physical Actions: rolling / stamping / hitting / strokes
and Hockney. Today, it can be a therapeutic exercise and a way to disengage from
Cooking Actions: decorating dishes / rolling dough /
cutting modern-day stresses. I began swimming in 2019 after struggling with anxiety. Swimming
A possible representation of string type food / allowed me to manage my anxiety in a way traditional therapies had failed, having a
vegetables like olives/ fruits profoundly positive impact on my physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Watersong
presents a collection of portraits of friends and acquaintances taken at various swimming
spots around Helsinki, at the periphery of the urban landscape. These spaces offer city
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
residents moments of escape and respite from the frenetic pace of city living. Swimming
12 13 14 is an important part of the culture of Helsinki, offering many a way to reconnect with nature
in an increasingly virtual world. The series explores this culture as a pastime, a seemingly
15 16 17 ordinary activity, but one with a profound impact on well-being.
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by Matilda Palmu @matildapalmu

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15. How-to
17. Gooey plant
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18. Consumes
19. NY lake meaning “meeting
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place” or “clear water” in
Iriquois
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21. Why are, SMS
22. Sea cow 43 44 45
24. Lewis author
26. Illinois + Arizona, abbrs 46 47 48 49
28. Sauce, bean, or protein It feels good to give direction(s) when you know where you are and it feels good
29. Large deer 50 51 52 sometimes to get lost when you don’t. There are so many ways to go, there’s never just
30. With noches
one. Are you feeling lost or on your path? Often when you get lost, you find things you
32. Over there
34. Sentimental hardcore
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otherwise wouldn’t - off the beaten path, the road less-traveled, the wrong way. Directions
35. Fleur-de- are always relative and subjective - there are landmarks, signs, people to follow. Maybe the
37. Capitale d’Italia 8. Honduras, abbr. nickname most fun is when you’re neither en route or lost, but along for the adventure and whatever
38. Thousands, $ 9. Shining holy accessory 46. A very long period of time comes. Last month I was seeking boredom, and in the same vein of aimlessness, now I’m
39. Plastic puzzle 10. Big, Finnish 47. Tiny but strong trying to get lost in hopes of finding a new direction.
41. Top-right, abbr. 11. Ball pedestal 49. Thanks, SMS For the next couple months, we’re trying a new direction at/for/in Salarakas. We’ve done
43. Where the Nile begins 17. Just a number 51. With B a boat or sandwich an open call inviting proposals for Salarakas residency/takeovers - what else can be done
44. Right direction 20. Sad Pooh friend with a pink A3? The options are limitless. Each person or team will have one whole issue
46. Left direction 23. Small rhododendron
48. Harlots toe to toe? to do with as they please. After three years and 38 issues of this zine, it feels like the right
24. Ridding of impurities
50. Cats : 9 :: Humans : (#36 - solution) time to shake things up and question everything. Instead of offering slices of people’s work,
25. Finnish Cultural Foundation
51. Down direction 27. July 23-August 22 I want to offer them and you the whole pie. Should Salarakas be just for fun? What else
52. MAN-agram 29. Club genre could it be or do? Have these newsletter-type sampler issues created a receptive audience
53. London-based online radio 30. Plead and community for other kinds of regular content? Are we curators, facilitators, or hosts?
54. Sort? 31. Logs in In the face of life changes, I want to offer this pink space of opportunity to someone who
55. Exempli gratias, abbr. 33. __ ___ ways about it needs it.

{ {
DOWN 36. Part of salt
1. Pirate friend 39. Lesbian/Gay/Trans
2. Fish homes Hang on and stay along for the ride. for conversations & contributions:
40. _____gold, American singer
3. Actor Brad 42. Bless you or Cheers, French I think it’s about the be a beautiful detour. insta:@salarakashel
email: salarakashel@hotmail.com
4. Arabic name meaning “light” backwards phono: 0452510121 for love notes. <3
5. Layered vegetable 43. A Swiss army knife has many Best & see you soon, subscribe: patreon.com/salarakashel
6. Lassos 45. Hunchback’s ladyfriend Long-winded Mary & Salarakas
7. War & Peace author
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Alessia’s Helsinki H o r o s c o p e s
Pizza Tour 2023 Jim P. Stone
Pizza culture in Helsinki is more promising Libra: Admitting you’re wrong is actually freeing.
than it’s ever been, I’ve selected some of myScorpio: Remember to set limits.
Sagittarius: Give until you receive.
most favourite spots in town to grab a slice of
something nice: Capricorn: Be cautious of under-investment.
Aquarius: Your body is flame.
1.Uuno [Jätkäsaari/ Kallio] uunopizza.fi Pisces: Assert yourself by asking for what you
2.Daddy Green’s [Töölö/Punavuori/Kallio] want or saying no clearly.
daddygreens.fi Aries: New life is born.
3.Fornitaly [Jollas] facebook.com/fornitaly Taurus: You are already enough.
4.Särdough [Hietalahti] facebook.com/ Gemini: What is real and what is just your
Sardough anxious brain?
5.Cibo Italiano [Hietalahti] cibo.fi Cancer: The message sent is not necessarily
6.Naples Food & Wine [Jätkäsaari/Munkkiniemi]the message received.
naples.fi Leo: Find a friend for the revelry.
7.Guido’s Pizza Stockmann [Keskusta/ Virgo: Time and distance are no matter.
Kauniainen/Tapiola/Savio] guidos.fi
8.Pizza Cartel [Kurkimäki] pizzacartel.fi
9.Madonna [Kallio] madonnarestaurant.fi

Honourable mentions: Armo Pizza & Bar, Solo

Pizza & Wine [RIP]

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socio-political developments by Tyla
in the last 30-40 years than
anything prior. Tea is a fascinating M U S T S !
lens to look at historical events, Nieve de Limón
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tea shop in Kallio. Y: Although tea has been a natural thing This is one of my favorite sandwiches ever and I recommend you try it.
Toinen linja 13B, Helsinki for many Chinese, I really started to have
a personal connection with tea since I lived
abroad. Tea has been a comfort calling to my
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wear (what do you do in your lives)? taught me a way of being.
Patrick/Yiling: We’re Patrick and Yiling the
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couple behind Nari Tea. Besides our main P: Baguette. Baguettes can mean drum
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hats as tea practitioners and tea lovers, Yiling sticks, Baguettes can also mean chopsticks
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to realise and forge these life connections we thoughts and notes on physical paper. There
had/have/will have with people, art and nature is a certain beauty in doing so.
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through making specialty tea and tea culture What is your favorite kind of tea right
more accessible. We felt there was a certain now?
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communal sharing culture that was missing P: Anything fermented and psychoactive, like
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embodied that. Pair this with existing tea Y: Alishan High Mountain Red Tea.
farmer friendships, whole lot of sweat, and a What is your dream direction for Nari Tea?
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the barriers to great tea, to help bring tea to Cumbia gives me life and this one talks about missing your home.
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of our personal beliefs - “天地人和” aka Lisandro’s home is Colombia but we can relate it to our own homes.
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and to share the great wisdom, philosophy “La tristeza que me da me da, me da la lejania me da,
“Heaven, Earth, Human in Harmony” is and beauty behind the tea and tea culture.
the driving philosophy of Nari. For us this la tristeza que me da estar tan lejos de la tierra mia”.
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What are your current hobbies and/or WATCH: Le Bonheur...Terre Promise by Laurent Hasse (2011)
manifests in better being with nature, being passion projects?
with others, and being with ourselves Hasse walks from the French Pyrenees to the coast of northern France.
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P: diving into generative ambient music using Along the way he asks his compatriots “What’s your definition of happiness?”.
Do you consider your relationship with tea audio recorded during tea production
as a creative process? Available to watch on Mubi. (LWM)
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Y: organizing sundown social club, a late READ: Verb List by Richard Serra (1967)
P/Y: Wholeheartedly! Not only is tea itself night tea lounge concept with creative beings. This piece was part of my thesis research as my intention was to represent actions
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inspiring on a psychoactive level, but brewing Less is more or more is not enough?
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P/Y: less is more of Serra’s verbs such as: To store, to fold, to twist, to split, to cut, to mix, to wrap...
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How do you relate to the historical Feel free to message us on ig @nari_tea or
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directions of tea or its/your origins? join our newsletter and check out events at:
P: While it’s seen as an ancient beverage www.naritea.com.
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M i x t a p e # 3 7
Music to Tea-lax To
by Chino Problemo
1. Wu Zhuoling - Station 2020
2. Meitei - Ike
3. Shigeto - River bank drive
4. Svaneborg Kardyb - Farvel
5. Portico Quartet - Endless
6. Patrick Watson - Tracy’s waters
7. Four Tet - Parallel 6
8. Hidefumi Kenmochi - Canopus
9. SLIFT - Aurore aux confins
10. Duval Timothy, Yu Su - Wood
11. AHO - Rainfall
12. Devonté Hynes, Third Coast
Percussion - For all its fury: vii. gather
13. Mungolian Jetset - Mungolian jetset
presents jaga jazzist vs knights of
jumungus: toccata Medium: Pencil on two sheets of paper; Dimensions: 10 x 8 1/2” (25.4 x 21.6 cm) (each); Credit: Gift of the artist in honor of Wynn Kramarsky;
14. 木原 健児 - 雨音 Object number: 843.2011.a-b; Copyright © 2023 Richard Serra / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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