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Dear Kim Namjoon
Read a thousand names before yours, a million verses inscribed in variant inks. But the mind pauses at the sheer beauty of what has your initials marked next to it. Among a hundred thousand creators of art, I call you an artist because you curate.
From the expanse of the universe to the most mundane intricacies often turned a blind eye to… with an eye for ingenious ideas, you string together intriguing ideologies in unforgettable odes to art. It takes a glance to be more interpretive, to see the world the way you do with your meticulous mind. For a lot may be classified as prose, but what you curate is poetry, and poetry has endless interpretations. Perhaps why each time I read yours, I subconsciously think about it in a new light.
So thank you, Namjoon, for sharing with us the way you see the world. The way you admire art. The way you connect thoughts stemming from different spectrums. Because when people call you an art lover, I am sure they speak of what you indulge in during your downtime. But the way I see it, every idea you express encapsulates the gist of thousands that revolve in your mind, for the way you choose to explore the genre. I see reflections of the art your orbs have admired in visuals and words, through the one you put together. To me, that is beyond merely finding inspiration. Because to the hearts your works touch, it is like seeing the world through your eyes. Like a journal that captures all details, your’s captures the condensed essence of the same. So from the confines of our rooms, it feels like with you we see the world much beyond.
But you are a curator for more than just what you put together. For everywhere I see, I come across art inspired by yours. in their ways and several forms. Through ideas catalyzed by the ones you express, artists from around the world, both amateur and experienced, pay homage to ‘-spection’… Life without perusal would be pointless moments slipped by, for what is life if not growth with the pursuit of learning as its patron.
In the infinite ways that you inspire us, and for every good difference you’ve made to, and continue to, in the lives of those around you, and those who love you — thank you! 12th of September 1994 ouR Miracle was born, thank you for allowing us all to be a part of your Joonieverse. There is no word better than love, but for as long as time does not cease to exist, you will be loved by those who you’ve taught to love, endlessly.
Yours truly
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