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by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Mar 29, 2017
YOU COULD FIND A WAY OUT, THAT COULD BE A WAY IN. I was first struck by this sign that I found in an antiques shop [above.] W A Y O U T When we think of way out, that could be an experience of layered and expansive experience. “Way out, man!” But, the way out, to... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Scent | Dec 6, 2016
AT THE HEART OF THE EARTH, FINDING THE SOUL OF SCENT. When I think about perfume, I invariably go dark, deep, underground, forested root and wood-bound, roughshod and animalic — the low notes, the bass, the lower boom of perfume. Even as a teenager, some decades back,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Aug 18, 2016
The study of the Fifth Century Legacy of Chinese Painting Scholar, Practitioner and Theorist: Hsieh Ho “Energy is eternal delight”. William Blake Earlier in my career, decades back, I was exposed to the study of classical Chinese art theory and its applications to... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts | Aug 11, 2016
What do you know? The mystery of mind, message and meaning. I was thinking about that question — someone asked me: “well, what’cha know?” And I contemplated the depth of the question. It’s just as powerful as “what’s your story?” I thought about it: “really, what do I... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Places | May 19, 2016
The Beauty of Ruination — the Quest for Damage The fascination with ruins. The beauty of that which was. When one hears that phrase, “brand new” it usually implies that which is bright and shiny — freshly made, just out of the mould. I tend not to have much interest... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Mar 24, 2016
Designing Magic: The Draft of the Letter as the Quest for Mystery Everyone knows that occult really means hidden. But in that, one might surmise that the Cult of the Occult would be nothing more than the quest for the hidden. I probably live there, in more ways than... Read More
