{"id":52,"date":"2023-10-04T22:21:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T22:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smithson-carrington.com\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2023-11-16T00:33:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T23:33:06","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smithson-carrington.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3e192572 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-322c5398\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-66a255bf wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithson-carrington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ezgif.com-optimizelast.gif ,https:\/\/smithson-carrington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ezgif.com-optimizelast.gif 780w, https:\/\/smithson-carrington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ezgif.com-optimizelast.gif 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/smithson-carrington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ezgif.com-optimizelast.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-146\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-d1302f34\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-5c09b5d0\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Arja Smithson Carrington<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-a51736d2 uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">Words, visions, emotions.<\/h2><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">In an era where self-celebration is the norm, I choose a different path.<br>I refrain from presenting my image or sharing personal details, choosing instead to express only the outcry of my thoughts. Like a novel, I wish to come alive only through the reading of my pages. Once the book is closed, its world ceases to exist, yet it plants a seed in the minds and spirits of its readers, from which change can germinate.<br><br>My name echoes the Italian word &#8216;aria,&#8217; and like the air, I aspire to transcend borders, observing and narrating, allowing thoughts and imagination to breathe freely. Art that only entertains without fostering growth, even in adults, serves no meaningful purpose. <br><br>The urgency to protect our exquisite, singular planet inspired my debut novel, <em>Subterria<\/em>. Yet, my journey doesn\u2019t end there. 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