Letters

What is already there

In praise of the unavailable

Sep 11 •

Dirk Hohnstraeter

Wearing glasses

The bookish person’s accessory

Aug 28 •

Dirk Hohnstraeter

Five reasons to appreciate contemporary art

Activism isn’t one of them

Jul 31 •

Dirk Hohnstraeter

The enduring everyday

A stroll through the Oxford University Parks

Jul 17 •

Dirk Hohnstraeter

Painting every day, painting the everyday

Seven things I learned about Frank Auerbach (1931-2024)

Jul 3 •

Dirk Hohnstraeter

Life’s a mess. So is your computer

I reconfigured my hard drive

Jun 5 •

Dirk Hohnstraeter

The irresistible allure of lists

What matters at this moment?

May 22 •

Dirk Hohnstraeter

The sound of silence

Listened to in a loud world

May 8 •

Dirk Hohnstraeter

„In times of betrayal / the landscapes are beautiful.“

Two lines by Heiner Müller, read in spring 2025

Apr 24 •

Dirk Hohnstraeter

A sense of place

Against the indoor bias of digital writing

Mar 27 •

Dirk Hohnstraeter

Mar 13 •

Dirk Hohnstraeter

Handling information in the age of AI

Feb 27 •

Dirk Hohnstraeter

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