Miniature Appreciation 101
It’s not just about the experience of control, though. The minuscule provokes both awe for its mechanisms — the technical means by which it was brought into existence; the details of its structure — and the distortion of time. In On Longing, Susan Stewart argues that the miniature is a space unattached to “lived historical time”: diminution... See more
Leah Mandel • Colony Collapse - Real Life
Opening oneself to wonder requires faith. To be vulnerable when confronted with the unknown is frightening. If we do not feel a bit lost when talking about wonder, then we are probably not within its realm. The effects of wonder are unique to the viewer, and the artist can merely offer a proposition and hope that it becomes a provocation. In doing
... See moreIdeas are discovered in wonderlands.
places that stir up awe within.
To enter into a wonderland, you have to experience things for the first time.
Like going to Disney world for the first time. Awe is stirred. And this is where ideas can be formed.
To be full of wonder means you are not focused on self. When’s the last time you felt in awe about