childhood memories and one's nostalgia of the past have their placement. nostalgia has a 'romantic' ring to it. even the sound of the word 'nostalgia' is poetic and melancholic. in a deeper level it is metaphysical. there is also a strong urge to 'dream away' from the present reality. everyone is a traveler really. physically or metaphysically. migration is a natural process in all species. ultimately nostalgia exists in memories. displacement and longing accent its intensity and beauty. nostalgia adds magical colors to the outer layers. it is exotic sometimes. unreal too. it is a process of repeated recall of memories being tainted by added layers of imagination over what happened in reality. nostalgia is about the past. But one has to be in the present moment to create something new. muses appear 'here and now'. art is all about fresh and unique moments. so the reality of the now takes over eventually. an image maker can never deny the immediate present; the air one breaths on a daily basis.
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