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Author: Justin Reeve

Forms in Light
A dark, ancient ruin is dimly lit by two stone torch stands. The torches, shaped like animal heads or totems, have bright orange flames.

Illuminating the Unknown

By Justin Reeve • February 12th, 2026

The Thyphlo Ruins ask what we can expect from the past, and what we’re willing to accept when the past refuses our understanding.

Forms in Light
A screencap from Tears of the Kingdom shows a snowy landscape with rolling hills leading to tall mountains in the distance.

Cartography of the Cold

By Justin Reeve • January 19th, 2026

Pack warm because Tabantha Tundra in particular is hostile to outsiders, and even most newcomers.

Forms in Light
A beautiful, sunlit meadow in the woods.

Whispers of the Grove

By Justin Reeve • December 17th, 2025

The forest in Japanese culture is more than just a landscape, having long been seen as a threshold between the realms of the human and the divine.

Forms in Light
Two members of the Yiga Clan crouch menacingly in this screenshot from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Strangers on the Road

By Justin Reeve • November 12th, 2025

They’ll suddenly turn on you mid-conversation, revealing themselves to be a secret assassin in disguise, dedicated to your demise.

Forms in Light
Link stands before the gate to Tarrey Town in a screenshot from Breath of the Wild.

Ruins in Reverse

By Justin Reeve • October 15th, 2025

Tarrey Town shows that rebuilding is possible, and that collective labor can carve out spaces of resilience in the shadow of catastrophe.

Forms in Light
Link takes a flying leap of faith from a rock island in the sky in this screenshot from Tears of the Kingdom.

Plumbing the Depths

By Justin Reeve • August 19th, 2025

Suffering is a part of life that we try to avoid, occasionally despite ourselves, often on purpose, frequently to a fault.

Forms in Light
A screenshot from Breath of the Wild shows a wide-angle view of Gerudo Town with several palm trees and market stalls situated around a plaza.

Mastering the Desert

By Justin Reeve • July 15th, 2025

Gerudo Town is noticeably different from the surrounding desert, mostly on account of its urban grid, something which looks notably unnatural.

Forms in Light
A goron from Tears of the Kingdom grimaces as if ready for a fight. His face his painted in electric red designs that seem to glow.

Echoes of the Mountain

By Justin Reeve • June 13th, 2025

Goron City exemplifies how architecture, when viewed from a phenomenological perspective, can truly transcend the limitations of traditional production.

Forms in Light
A "divine beast" from Breath of the Wild, a giant stone bird soars through the sky, illuminated by a mystical blue electricity.

Tears of the Technocracy

By Justin Reeve • May 14th, 2025

The connection between technology and corruption found in Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild couldn’t be clearer.

Forms in Light
Several stone ruins stand in a sun-drenched Hyrule Field in a screenshot from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Living Legends Trapped in Time

By Justin Reeve • April 18th, 2025

In Tears of the Kingdom, the ruins of the Zonai are not just forgotten relics but active agents in the story of Hyrule.

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