MM Cradle

Macro Mondays 18.05.2020: Wabi-sabi

 

Undeveloped yet already old and wizened, a tiny orchid-bud rocked in the cradle of a worn-down whelk. Ocean waves roll in the curves of the shell, once home of a soft and vulnerable creature - now hard and lasting remnant. In its gentle hollow - womb-like - the shell embraces the tiny bud...

 

"Pared down to its barest essence, wabi-sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature, of accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay, and death. It's simple, slow, and uncluttered - and it reveres authenticity above all. It reminds us that we are all but transient beings on this planet - that our bodies as well as the material world around us are in the process of returning to the dust from which we came. Through wabi-sabi, we learn to embrace liver-spots, rust, and frayed edges, and the march of time they represent." (Quoted from the Wabi-sabi aesthetic group)

 

Pause............ let yourself be absorbed by the picture.................

 

...................breathe slowly..............listen inwardly.........................

 

SMC Pentax HD 35mm f:2.8 Macro Limited

PENTAX K-1

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