am/was

Those who tell the stories rule the world


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About

AM/WAS was founded in 2020 by Marnin Rashid in commemoration of his best friend who committed suicide. The project focuses on environmental philosophy and the advocation of mental well-being and solitude through music, writing, and cinematography.

My Work

Writings

“Symbolism is an extensive and profound empire, which reflects and makes coherent a world view, and is itself a world view based upon withdrawal from immediate and intelligible human meaning.”

Music

“My shovels blade / Is blunted on stouted slate / I can’t even seem / To bury myself / Another damn mistake / With every shovel full / Another memory / Floated through my mind”

Videos & Photos

“we are all Louds doomed not to invasion, to pressure, to violence and blackmail by the models, but to their induction, to their infiltration, to their illegible violence.”