It’s a photo. But it could be a contemporary version of the traditional Sumi-e Japanese. The pastel tone of the background, the clean lines of the branches, the gentleness of the birds (European Waxwings) in all their glory. Chinese origin Sumi-e It came to Japan through Zen Buddhism and is also linked to the art of haiku: capturing a simple, everyday and wonderful moment of life in pictures or words in this complete simplicity. In general, the motifs have to do with life in nature, and it is no coincidence that Van Gogh studied them alongside many other painters. Although Western modernity sometimes forgets how much it owes to the aesthetic refinement of the East, here we have it: a moment in the life of Tallinn, Estonia, captured by a photographer who saw the movement of the world in the gesture of a few birds.
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