Stick something on a wall – whether it’s a painting, print, photograph, or something quite else – and every time you pass by, you will glance at it. Just a sideways look as you walk from the kitchen to living room, or as you flop on to the sofa before picking up the remote. Depending on the image, this glimpse generates a fleeting emotional response. Photographs of family members flood the synapses with feelings of connection; a landscape of a favourite place takes you there mentally for a moment; a joyful painting lifts the spirits a little.
“Glimpsing a joyful painting lifts the spirits a little”
As all homes, no matter how small, have walls, opportunities are all around us to punctuate our daily lives with these small bursts of pleasure. Choosing…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2019