Matter

Depreciate
Mark down
Diminish

Abstraction in action is all around us.

“Objects are not just data structures, they are active agents that encapsulate data and operations that work on that data.” – Grady Booch

Surprising depth
Beneath the surface
Pile of paintings

Sensation is our window on the universe and the way we perceive the world shapes who we are.

“The recontextualization of semiotic material is broadly understood as a discursive practice through which intertextual (and interdiscursive) relations between two utterances produced at different historical moments are established.” – Helmut Gruber

High fashion
Designer brand
Vintage mink coat

The voice of material consumption and luxury is illuminated by a more emotional and aesthetic value system.

“What labels me, negates me.” – Soren Kierkegaard

Airy thought
What beginnings
What ends

Sometimes things just seem to be consummate.

“Somewhere inside this ink bottle there is a starry sky! Don’t keep the lid on your ink bottle too long.” – Robert Sund

Illuminated apse
Material essence
Sensible qualities

Not mere rubber forms but potential sources of joy and delight.

“”No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.” – Aristotle

Tiny universe
Trapped gateway
Experience web

Their beauty is not inherent in the objects themselves, but in the way that we experience them.

“The world is not something we look at but something we live through.” – Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Being together
Happiness
Good times

The real world exists independently of our minds. The world of Coca-Cola is a world of experiences, of subjective meanings that we create for ourselves.

“The world is not what it seems, the world is what we make it.” – Mikel Dufrenne

Be all mine
Precious time
Down on the scene

With a mysterious charm that is impossible to resist, a charismatic and alluring copperfox captivates attention.

“Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat.” – Erin Hunter

Drying over the fireplace
Filled with gifts
In the morning

Saint Nicholas knew the family was very poor, so he threw three bags of gold coins down the chimney.

“Your stockings prove your virtues. Be certain they are clean and free of tears.” – Emilie Autumn

Mortality fragility
Beautiful grotesque
Aesthetic experience

We are more than just our bodies.

“Art is a lie that tells the truth.” – Pablo Picasso