Author Talk: Anjan Chatterjee
June 20, 2022Video Interview by John Vogel
How do you make the case to people who don't necessarily believe that art matters?
How do you make the case to people who don't necessarily believe that art matters?
The least I can do is to observe, document, and call attention to the ceaseless disasters.
Growing up in the spaces between place and time changes how you see the world, the awareness that these constructs are malleable.
I watched my creative friends and learned how they made time for art: They stole their time back from the things that didn’t matter.
They found the snake sleeping and lidless, the shape of a humped woman halfway down its length.
I'm thinking of this less as a temp contract and more as a writer's residency.
Wood smoke is pervasive and copies my paved serpent, creating barriers among brothers.