SONIA MELNIKOVA ART PHOTOGRAPHY

FALL COLORS I FALL COLORS II FALL COLORS III FALL COLORS IV
FALL COLORS V FALL COLORS VI FALL COLORS VII FALL COLORS VIII
FALL COLORS IX FALL COLORS X FALL COLORS XI FALL COLORS XII
FALL COLORS XIII FALL COLORS XIV FALL COLORS XV FALL COLORS XVI
FALL COLORS XVII FALL COLORS XVIII FALL COLORS XIX FALL COLORS XX
 

About this series:

There is a word sabi which originated in Japanese poetry. It encompasses “the feeling you get in the autumn when the geese are flying south and the leaves are falling. It is a sort of somber longing that is felt in the muted colors and earthy aroma of a forest preparing for winter.” Even though the FALL COLORS series was completed before I learned about wabi-sabi, the Japanese philosophy which represents a world view and aesthetic centered on the acceptance of impermanence and transience, it describes the exact feeling of yearning and “melancholy ache” I had when I created these images.

Related series: WABI SABI, STILL LIFES ON SAND, ZENSCAPES

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