#live large

I travel the seven seas to see art and be free…La Biennale di Venizia, Italy.

“Those who live small, mate small, die small. It’s the reductionist approach to life: if you keep it small, you’ll keep it under control. If you don’t make any noise, the bogeyman won’t find you. But it’s all an illusion, because they die too, those people who roll up their spirits into tiny little balls so as to be safe. Safe?! From what? Life is always on the edge of death; narrow streets lead to the same place as wide avenues, and a little candle burns itself out just like a flaming torch does. I choose my own way to burn.”   

—Sophie Scholl

SOPHIE SCHOLL was found guilty of treason in Nazi Germany and beheaded on Feb. 22, 1943. She was a member of the White Rose, a nonviolent resistance group of university students who undermined the Nazis by defying censorship laws with graffiti and leaflet distribution. Sophie was caught, arrested, and, just hours later, led to the guillotine. The 21-year-old remained poised and courageous. Her last words were, “Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go, but what does my death matter, if through us, thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?”