Natasha Naayem grew up in Montreal, Beirut, and Paris. She is an MFA graduate of Columbia University and a recent Shanghai resident.
Natasha Naayem
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Writing on Public Books
Underground Distractions, Shanghai
This is the latest installment of Public Streets, a biweekly urban observations series curated by Ellis Avery. Windows on trains and planes are equipped with shades: vertical or horizontal, rigid or supple. They modulate the vehicles’ apertures, allowing passengers to frame their gaze on the passing scenery as they please. The scenery available to us […]










