ANNOUNCEMENT

Introducing My New Digital Exhibit

Redefining the meaning of home as a place of movement and inner dialogue.

Cendrine Marrouat
The Haiku Shack
Published in
3 min readFeb 27, 2024

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What does the word “home” mean to you?

I started asking myself this question when working on Walks, a series of books celebrating the Haiku. When I published the last volume, I realized how much my experiences as an immigrant (I moved to Canada from France in 2003) had shaped my definition of the word “home” as a spiritual place rather than just a physical location.

“Your house is your larger body,” as Kahlil Gibran famously wrote in The Prophet.

Earlier this month, four years after the completion of the Walks series, I released The Homes We Seek, a collection of short stories that once again celebrates that definition. Every story is an invitation to the reader. An invitation to release regret and anger, so you can be inspired to find your inner bliss.

Many moons ago, I took a strong interest in digital exhibits. I saw them as a great alternative to the gatekeeping that has been happening in the art world for far too long. An artist can present their work in the way they see fit and on the platform of their choice. Third-party services are quite affordable, but if you have minimal knowledge of website design, you…

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Cendrine Marrouat
The Haiku Shack

Writer & author, photographer, co-founder of Auroras & Blossoms / A Warm Mug of Cozy, and (co-)creator of literary forms. https://creativeramblings.com.