“A phenomenological text in the spirit of Gaston Bachelard, Sophie Ward’s elegant and slender volume provides a richness of experience that is at once distinctly human, deeply personal, and utterly universal in its consideration of the cosmos. The fluidity with which Ward moves from encyclopedic references through personal remembrances to quanta inquiries and back again provides a palpable resonance with the aspects of experience and creativity that are simultaneously the most beautiful and the most difficult to articulate. Her balanced melding of personal experience with universal musings provides a glimpse into the life of a rare someone who has matured without losing the ability to experience wonder. Her work leaves the reader believing that ultimately our only ability as human animals is to reminisce together – about our pasts, about our presents, about our futures.”
– Haans Nicolas Mott, Designer
“A phenomenological text in the spirit of Gaston Bachelard, Sophie Ward’s elegant and slender volume provides a richness of experience that is at once distinctly human, deeply personal, and utterly universal in its consideration of the cosmos. The fluidity with which Ward moves from encyclopedic references through personal remembrances to quanta inquiries and back again provides a palpable resonance with the aspects of experience and creativity that are simultaneously the most beautiful and the most difficult to articulate. Her balanced melding of personal experience with universal musings provides a glimpse into the life of a rare someone who has matured without losing the ability to experience wonder. Her work leaves the reader believing that ultimately our only ability as human animals is to reminisce together – about our pasts, about our presents, about our futures.”
– Haans Nicolas Mott, Designer
