Comment by ErroneousBosh
8 hours ago
> In an instant it reframed the imperfect into perfect for that moment and thus forever.
In Islamic art, the artist often leaves a mistake in a pattern, or a little blob, or some error somewhere in it, because only God is perfect.
In Japan, craftsmen will leave a tiny scratch on an immaculately polished piece of wood, to show how perfect the rest is.
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