Transience is one of the few experiences shared by all cultures. Yet how we view it, how we interpret it, and what images we associate with it differ fundamentally. Rafael de la Rica, White - Exhibition "Vanitas. Die Schönheit des Vergänglichen" In the European cultural sphere, the vanitas motif, among others, developed to address this. In Japan, wabi-sabi gave rise to a completely different way of dealing with time, aging, and imperfection. Both concepts revolve around the s

Wenn im westlichen Kontext von Wabi-Sabi gesprochen wird, geschieht dies meist mit einer gewissen Selbstverständlichkeit. Man meint zu wissen, worum es geht: Raue Schlichtheit, Unvollkommenheit, natürliche Materialien; ein Gegenentwurf zur Perfektion. Und doch beginnt genau hier bereits der erste Moment der Verschiebung.

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