An intimate birthday dinner with no cellphones, liberated from digital distractions. The candles illuminated the room, as headlines adorned the table. Familiar faces from screens we couldn't escape found their place among us.
As gifts, each guest brought something they had personally created: a birthday cake, a poem, an illustration, a calligraphy piece, two videos, and a storyboard depicting the anxiety of producing something solely for this occasion. None of these gifts would be shared elsewhere. Only the cake remains visible, now devoured, leaving behind sweet memories.
