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Issue 007(published as )
Patina
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old paint | new eye ───────────┼─────────── ░░▒▒▓████ │ fresh ▒▓███████ │ stroke ████▓▒░░░ │ over ▒▒░ crack │ older ░▒▓██████ │ mark ────────── │ ────── layer over │ layer
┌─────────────────────┐ │ ░░░▒▒▒▓▓▓▒▒▒░░░ │ │ scratched line │ │ ░▒▓ worn ink ▓▒░ │ │ │ │ the hand returns │ │ to the same mark │ │ ░░▒▓████▓▒░░ │ └─────────────────────┘
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▒▓████ worn ████▓▒
▓███▓▒ bronze ▒▓███▓
███▒░ green ░▒███
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░░░▒▒▓▓▒▒░░░░░▒▒▓▓███████████████▓▓▒▒░░▒▒▓▓ worn denim ░▒▓ thrift store ▓▒░ ░░░ faded band tee ░░▒▒▓▓▓▒▒░░ ▒▓█ inherited jacket ░▒▒░▒▓██▓ ░░░▒▒ what survives ▒▒░░▒▓████ ▓▓▒░ is what was worn ░▒▒▓████ ████▓▓▒▒░░░░░░░░▒▒▓▓████████▓ ░▒▒▓▓████████████████▓▓▒▒░░░
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░▒▓█ scratched █▓▒░
▒▓██▓ gelatin ▓██▓▒
████▒ silver ▒████
▓██▓░ print ░▓██▓
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░░░▒▒▓▓▓▒▒░░░╔═══════════════════╗ ║ 1440 — Wabi-sabi ║ ║ ░░▒▒ imperfect ║ ║ ▒▓█ incomplete ║ ║ ████ impermanent ║ ║ ░░░▒▒▓▓▒▒░░░ ║ ║ mono no aware ║ ╚═══════════════════╝
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P A T I N A
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the real question:
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did you earn it
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or did you buy it
░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░aged font | trained on ───────────┼──────────── ░▒▓██ worn │ ten million texture │ old ▒▓████▓▒░ │ documents simulated │ ░░▒▒▓▓▓▒▒░ grain │ the model ░░░▒▒░░░ │ knows age
╔══════════════════╗ ║ hand → tool ║ ║ ░░▒▒ use ▒▒░░ ║ ║ tool → mark ║ ║ ▒▓████▓▒░░░░▒▒ ║ ║ mark → object ║ ║ ░▒▓ object knows ║ ╚══════════════════╝
worn mark | new brand ───────────┼──────────── ░▒▓██████ │ trying to original │ look like ▒▓████▓▒░ │ ░▒▓▓▒░░░ logotype │ it earned ▒▒░░░░▒▒ │ something the gap │ it didn't
░░░▒▒▒▓▓▓████████▓▓▓▒▒▒░░░ ░▒▓█ vinyl crackle █▓▒░ ▒▓██▓░▒▒░░░░░░░▒▒░▒▓██▓▒ ▓███▒ the needle finds ▒███▓ ████░ imperfection as ░████ ▓███▒ presence ▒███▓ ▒▓██▓░░▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▒▒░░▒▓██▓▒ ░▒▓████▓▓▒▒░░▒▒▓▓████▓▒░ ░░░▒▒▒▓▓▓████████▓▓▓▒▒▒░░░