Ecsis

a hand holding a fossil

Ecsis

n.
the haunting sense of mystery infused into certain random details that beckons you to wonder how it ended up here at this point in time—marveling at a patch of white on a dog’s chest, a bubble trapped in an old window, a glimpse of Saturn’s rings shivering in a telescope lens—knowing that behind the thing itself is a long chain of causes and effects that veers off into the shadows of prehistory, anchored somewhere near the dawn of time, even though the end result is somehow right there in front of you, shimmering in place.

Indonesian eksis, to exist, to be. Pronounced “ek-sis.”

Irrition

a close up of a dandelion

Nodrophobia

close-up of a stained shirt

Ironsick

a group of random devices

Craxis

a tall house of cards

Galagog

a person alone in a snowy desolate landscape

Suerza

a tunnel with a light emanating from the end

Aimonomia

close-up of a plant with lights glowing in background

Furosha

a storm raging in the sky over a building

Karanoia

a neat stack of white paper

Hem-Jawed

an abstract image of someone touching their face

Arroia

people standing on a stage

Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Nemotia

a city with clouds of smoke

Caucic

a close-up of a stone walking path

Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Winnewaw

a person wearing a party hat

Achenia

a close-up of a bottle with an organic object inside

Adomania

a person riding a horse

Eigenschauung

Eigen-schauung

Blinkback

a wall full of pictures and objects

Ochisia

Vulture Shock

Trueholding

Trumspringa

Anchorage

a person's arm extended over river rapids

Aubadoir

Inerrata

a hand holding a broken cup