22/12/2025
*TEMPORARY POST*
I’ve been thinking about where Avoid Archives came from and where it’s headed, though not in any structured way.
Somewhere in the year 2020, during what was then called a lockdown, I didn’t have a plan, or even much direction, if I’m being honest. I had a feeling that there was something I was trying to avoid. Although I couldn’t really name it at the time, I just figured something wasn’t working for me.
During that particular weird time, I found myself writing a bit, or better said, venting random words and thoughts. Somewhere in the middle of that, I wrote the sentence “I hope you fall in love with being alive.” At the time it was just a sentence in my book, I couldn’t really capture or understand it. I was confused, and maybe because of that I made a few fairly random choices. One of them was putting the sentence on a shirt. At the time, it made me think maybe this was something I could share with others. Once again, not in any structured way. The other, rather impulsive choice, was going to Barcelona. With not much of a plan, I moved there shortly after lockdown was over.
These choices led me into meeting people, some more influential than I realised at the time, which led me into accepting new perspectives in life. At the time, I didn’t fully understand the meaning behind it. Looking back now, I am very grateful for those sharing their thoughts with me, and I am sure those reading this will know who they are.
Later on I made a small video, which was made possible by winning a bet during an UNO game for a handycam, to express that same sentence that had stayed with me. This eventually led me into creating Avoid Archives.
Isn’t it strange how little things can take on a life of their own once they leave your mind, or in my case, a scrapbook.
So what I’m trying to say here is that Avoid Archives has been so far came from different moments in my life. As I currently find myself in a different place, and headspace - it only feels right to close down this part and move on into something that resonates more where I am now.
We’ll meet again, very soon.
Thank you,
Rams
