I · origins & lineage
II · the sense of beauty
04
物の哀れ
Mono no Aware
the tender ache of things passing
05
侘寂
Wabi-Sabi
beauty of the imperfect and impermanent
06
円相
Ensō
the circle drawn in a single breath
07
金継ぎ
Kintsugi
the break mended in gold
08
茶道
The Way of Tea
Sen no Rikyū and the wabi spirit
09
美の系譜
One River, Three Names
mono no aware · yūgen · wabi-sabi, one current
III · the greek frame · ethos · pathos · logos
IV · machines & the modern
V · the emergence trilogy · is it fundamental?
one question — are you fundamental, or do you emerge from information? — asked of a machine, then of light, then of spacetime.