“The strength of architectural impact derives from its
unavoidable presence as the perpetual unconscious pre-understanding of our
existential condition. A distinct 'weakening' of the architectural image takes
place through the processes of weathering and ruination. Erosion wipes away the
layers of utility, rational logic and detail articulation, and pushes the
structure into the realm of uselessness, nostalgia and melancholy. The language
of matter takes over from the visual and formal effect, and the structure
attains a heightened intimacy. The arrogance of perfection is replaced by a
humanizing vulnerability”
The Power of Weakness; Hapticity and Time
Seeing beauty in imperfection and accepting life’s transience; 'nothing lasts, nothing is finished and nothing is perfect'http://wabisabi.org.uk
Experiencing a place, through the reawakening of all my senses has lead me to rediscovering the effects of weathering on materiality. Weathered
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