“Ma when I pick up my camera and shoot

you and your body, I see you better. When

I don’t use my own eye and rely on the

camera’s, I learn to recognise you

better too. My own gaze disappoints me. I

love you so much when the camera looks

at you because sometimes (okay, most

times) it reminds me of death. And in that

acknowledgement I want to miss no part of

you—no reaction, no body posture and no

characteristic. I want to see you through.

Through and through.”

Filming ma while cooking in Falmouth, UK.

By Gia Singh Arora 

ALMA Staff

Our mascot writes all ALMA Staff pieces. ORI is whimsical and unpredictable; we’ve tried being friends with him and failed.