book is dedicated to revealing the mysteries of a calm,
spare aesthetic rooted in twelfth century Japan. It offers
escape to a more peaceful world and glorifies the hidden
luxe expressed in seemingly humble materials. Wabi.
Perfectly
composed
photographs
by
Laziz
Hamani
challenge
the
imperfect nature of what
we observe. Wabi exalts
the humble and rejects
the superfluous. This is a
concept new to the West,
where man desperately
tries to tame nature���s basic
instincts. In the East, the
spirit of wabi persuades
mankind to ponder what
nature has intended for its
world, to be happy with what
is, rather than to remold it
into ���that something else��� of
one���s desires. We see that
our possessions actually might be enhanced with use
and age. In their imperfect, natural state they become
exalted.
Our Western urges - conspicuous consumption and
permanent youth - have crept around the globe and now
influence our comrades in the East. Now, with this book we
come full circle, contemplating anew the ancient concept
HYLAND
