Polish painter Zdzisław Beksiński (*1929 – †2005) portrayed mostly what many would describe as "grim", "haunting", "nightmarish" or "apocalyptic". Interestingly enough, this stands in contrast to the artist's own perception who liked to see his artworks as "rather optimistic or even humorous".

On a recent visit to Berlin's infamous BOROS collection—a privately curated art exhibition residing in an old WWII bunker—I stumbled upon a remarkable object. On the first floor gallery I found a letter hanging on the wall, French by language, handwritten in ink. Upon reading it, the words echoed in my soul for long after I had left the bunker.