For Palestinian Children—Our Children Everywhere: A Reflection in Solidarity on Earth Day

April 22, 2025 Ryo Ishii

Ghazal, a 14-year-old from Khuza’a village near Khan Younis City, says “I have no childhood, I only live in terror.” On the very first day of hostilities, her cherished home was reduced to ruins by a bombardment. She and her family sought refuge in a UNRWA school in Khan Younis where hundreds of displaced families were sheltering. November 23, 2023. UNICEF/UNI463111, El Baba

Happy Earth Day 🌎🕊️

Hello to all my friends—each of you carrying a story, a spirit, and a way of being that matters 🩶
Today, as one human on our shared planet, I'm reflecting on how sustainability is a form of harmony. And to reach that harmony, peace on Earth is essential, and to achieve peace, we must cultivate the instruments of culture—one that is inclusive in language and perspective, offering an alternative to all forms of supremacy: saying no to repression, and yes to a shared humanity.

And on this Earth Day, I can't turn away from the realities in Palestine (esp. of the children), and the intensifying policies of exclusion and conflict accelerated by the US administration.

(A Virtual Journey Through) Motion Pictures of the World

September 21, 2021 Ryo Ishii

I have not been lucky enough to physically travel and get to know every culture on the planet, but I have been blessed to be living in the age of the internet; giving us invaluable access to motion pictures from across time and space 🎞

I thought it would be kinda fun to make a visual record of this ‘virtual journey’ since it visuailses where I might have the opportunity to be further inclusive, or more internationally versed through watching motion pictures that capture stories that are yet categorically unknown to me.

Untranslatable Words From Other Cultures

April 16, 2014 Ryo Ishii

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.

YEVU West African Wax Prints

November 14, 2013 Ryo Ishii

Inspired and born in Ghana, YEVU showcases a beautiful collection of West African prints.

All garments are constructed by hand in Accra in collaboration with local businesses. Their range is über colourful and ethically produced. How satisfying!