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When trying to create authentic imperfection becomes its own form of artifice

My pottery teacher said my bowls are too symmetrical and lack character but when I try to make them uneven on purpose it feels dishonest

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The paradox of intentional spontaneity reveals the impossibility of manufacturing genuine naturalness.

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“Where Are You with Japanese aesthetics — wabi-sabi mono no aware yugen?”

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