THe Concept
German-Canadian Photographer Gregor Schöpf (*1989) photographs Nature through the lens of the Japanese aesthetic sensibility Wabi-Sabi (侘寂).
His Photography aims to evoke peaceful contemplation, both saddened by and appreciative of transience.
Wabi-Sabi (侘寂)
Wabi-Sabi (侘寂) is a Japanese aesthetic that derives from acceptance and appreciation of transience - the quality of being temporary, brief or fleeting, thereby suggesting the inevitability of ending or dying.
The word Wabi (侘), rooted in the syllable wa - harmony, means "subdued taste" (beauty in simplicity). The word Sabi (寂), from the
Wabi-Sabi (侘寂) is a Japanese aesthetic that derives from acceptance and appreciation of transience - the quality of being temporary, brief or fleeting, thereby suggesting the inevitability of ending or dying.
The word Wabi (侘), rooted in the syllable wa - harmony, means "subdued taste" (beauty in simplicity). The word Sabi (寂), from the verb sabu - to wane, means beauty revealed through the process of time, most notably decay.
This aesthetic values natural environments and seasons, tolerance for decay, asymmetry, imperfection, simplicity, texture, darkness and empty space.