Why I Started This Blog?
- Mehdi Salmi

- Sep 20, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 8
There’s a particular silence that comes when you finish a project. The lights dim, the editing timeline is exported, the client nods, the curtain closes. For a moment, there is relief. And then, almost instantly, there’s the emptiness of “what’s next?”

For years, I have been working in cinema, visual storytelling, and communication. My work has taken different shapes: films, festivals, campaigns, creative direction, even experiments that never left the sketchbook. Each of these experiences has left me with thoughts—some sharp, some blurry—that never quite found a home. This blog is my attempt to give them one.
A space between notebook and conversation
I don’t want this to be an academic journal, nor a polished portfolio. Instead, I imagine it as something in-between: a notebook made public, a place where ideas can be tested, revisited, and maybe even contradicted later.
Sometimes I’ll write about cinema: the way a single frame can hold more truth than a speech, or how silence can be louder than dialogue. Other times, it might be about art, photography, or digital media—the intersections where technology and creativity collide. And sometimes, it will simply be about life: the rituals of creating, the weight of memory, the need for renewal.
Why write now?
The truth is, I resisted this for a long time. Writing in public felt unnecessary, maybe even self-indulgent. But I’ve realized that sharing is part of the creative process itself. Ideas sharpen when they are spoken out loud. Stories find meaning when they meet readers. Silence is beautiful, but conversation is fertile.
We live in an era where images flood our lives every second, yet genuine reflection feels rare. By carving out this space, I want to slow down. To pause. To ask questions. To hold onto what matters, even as everything accelerates around us.
What you can expect here:
• Reflections on cinema and art: how stories are built, why they matter, what they reveal about us.
• Notes from the field: thoughts from festivals, exhibitions, or projects I’m involved in.
• Experiments and ideas: early sketches of concepts I might one day turn into films, installations, or essays.
• Personal rituals: the mantras, the struggles, the inspirations that keep me creating.
This blog will not be linear. Some posts may be long, others just a fragment. Some will be serious, others playful. I want to allow room for contradiction, for unfinished thoughts, for the freedom to follow intuition.
An invitation
If you’re reading this, maybe you share some of these curiosities. Maybe you also stand at the intersection of art, technology, and human experience, wondering what it all means. Or maybe you’re just here by chance. Either way, you are welcome.
I don’t know where this blog will lead. Perhaps it will stay small, a handful of texts read by a few. Perhaps it will grow into something larger. For now, all I know is that I needed to start. And this is my first step.
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