Living Feral 2015 – Colette Hosmer I once lived in an old villa on a small island in the South China Sea, home to turn-of-the-century art deco mansions (many of them abandoned), prized Banyan trees and a large colony of feral cats. Right now, I’m thinking about...
My Gulangyu Studio 2009 – Colette HosmerThe small room of the old servants quarters had been thoroughly abandoned. This was evident from the years of accumulated dirt and the smell of mildew and old rodent pee. A swarm of tiny bugs exploded into dark crevices...
Me & The Tiny Island of Gulangyu in China 2009 – Colette Hosmer A LITTLE HISTORY I arrived on November 3, 2009, for my ninth extended stay in China. I have been invited to stay at the house of a friend on the tiny island of Gulangyu (a seven minute ferry...
Caged Bird 2008 – Colette HosmerFrom my position on the worn, overstuffed chair I can see outside the window and through the bars of my second story balcony to a wall of similar Chinese apartments beyond the narrow alleyway. A neighbor across the way has an...
Hutong Living 2008 – Colette Hosmer Three distinct cries, each formed from an entire lungful of air, woke me from an untroubled sleep. Each long-drawn-out wail was part shriek but forced from the gut somehow. The unnerving cry came from very nearby — the...
Hungry, Tired and Lonesome 2006 – Colette Hosmer I’m tired tonight, and a little lonesome. After being out most of the day (and lacking the energy to venture any further) I wander down the street to the tiny restaurant near my building for dinner. I...
