Earlier last year, I spent
more than a few hours flicking through early pictures of Zen Buddhist
communities in the US. This was followed (not intentionally), by reading Olivia
Laing’s The Lonely City where a few
pages about hoarding had a huge emotional impact on me (pp. 167-170).
It’s perhaps no surprise
then that the above pic from Donald Judd’s kitchen, master of minimalism
(whilst strongly rejecting the term), has set the scene for this coming year (I've thrown in the dining area as a bonus).
Everything that you need to
cook is here. No scrabbling around in drawers required. I’ve been trying this
out, not just in the kitchen, but for bathroom unguents and the bedroom wardrobe
too. Laying things out and deciding what it is that I want and need. Always, much
less than I thought.
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