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THIMPHU, BHUTAN ART: GOLDEN SCALES by PEMA GYELTSHEN

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Today I encountered a peculiar manifestation on the walls of Thimphu – a dragon, yes, but not the ordinary sort that haunts our collective unconscious. This one, crafted by the hand of Pema Gyeltshen, writhes in a terrible sort of beauty, its golden scales reflecting a light that seems to emanate from nowhere and everywhere at once.

The dragon clutches a blue orb. Perhaps we are not so different, this dragon and I, both trapped in our respective dimensions. Both of us reaching for something just beyond our grasp.

January 2025

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