MEMORY

Shams means “sun” in Arabic. Legend has it that the Persian god Mithras climbed into his gold-covered chariot at dawn and whipped his horses forward to pull the sun across the sky until dusk. But at nightfall, on the verge of disappearing from the horizon, the sun was swallowed by a man, only to return to life at dawn… The sun makes our hearts swell in a bodily combat of pepper, ginger and saffron. It dazzles with a thousand desires and gives us power over the days and hours. Everyone gets lost in its scintillating, unreal brightness. With intoxicating warmth, it accelerates our stride and consumes us in its passion. The ...