Žygimantas Julijus: Reflections of a Snail
The work of Žygimantas Julijus Bėrontas is like an underground world, where usually unnoticed or misunderstood Beings—in this case, a Snail—gain a voice and find a space to tell their story.
Memories crash like waves on the shores of my mind, reminding me of moments from the past. Sometimes they whisper gently, as if they are remembering joy, and sometimes they rise in big wavy shots, opening up painful memories that make my eyes water!
Let’s start the celebration with the world that I, Snail too, observe from the bottom of the river.
This chapbook is published as part of the project “Mi-Monstre Mi-Livre,” organised by After 8 Books, Ariel Ink, Publication Studio Paris and Six Chairs Books, during a residency at Aperto, Paris, in the framework of the Lithuanian Season in France.
