Three companions,
one notebook.

Mea Zen · Colombine · Lu Cia

Lu Cia, Mea Zen and Colombine with a map outside the Bratislava theatre

Some journeys begin with a destination. Ours began with room for two more at the table.

I had my notebook. Colombine had her pencils. Lu Cia had already noticed the sun moving across the square. Between us, there was enough curiosity to miss a tram, fill a page, and stay a little longer.

An imagined journey with Mea Zen, the fictional artist persona Colombine MichelangeLove, and Lu Cia. These new scenes are inspired by the original travel photographs; the conversations and shared moments belong to the story.

01—04

A little room for each other.

Lu Cia, Mea Zen and Colombine at a Lisbon cafe beside a yellow tram — 02
Lisbon
Three cups, one map, and no agreement about the quickest way. We chose the beautiful one. By the time the tram returned, our coffee had gone cold and the page was full.
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Colombine sketches, Mea writes and Lu Cia watches a Venice canal — 03
Venice
Colombine drew the bridge. Lu Cia watched its reflection. I tried to find room for both. Venice offered us two cities at once, and neither one stood still.
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Lu Cia, Mea Zen and Colombine share a notebook beside Perast bay — 04
Perast
By the water, we left one page blank. No directions, no timetable, no need to finish the sentence. There was room for another voice, and for another journey.
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“A notebook grows wider
when there is room for another voice.”

Mea’s notebook · Travelling together

The notebook

Mea Zen

A word for the place. A page for the feeling. And always a little space for what comes next.

The sketchbook

Colombine MichelangeLove

A pencil, a blue flower in her hair, and a habit of finding a story in the smallest architectural detail.

The light

Lu Cia