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#ThrowBackWednesday: ‘Wabi-Sabi’ the beauty in imperfection

The Japanese philosophy of Wabi-Sabi is seeing the beauty in everyday life, particularly in its imperfections

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Disappearing Malta – an unintentional photo series of doors and facades

Disappearing Malta – vestiges of a tiny Mediterranean Island When we first arrived on the island, three years ago, from living and working in West Africa, the contrast was stark. All I could see was what appeared to be concrete and glass multi-story structures (Sliema was our first home and for those who know theContinue reading “Disappearing Malta – an unintentional photo series of doors and facades”

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Doors and Facades – Malta

In traditional Japanese aesthetics, Wabi-sabi (侘寂) is a world-view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection.The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete” On my frequent meanderings around the streets of this small Mediterranean island, I regularly come across sites, such as these. Beautifully decaying doors and facades – portals to anotherContinue reading “Doors and Facades – Malta”