I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity, order or confusion.
Only in relation to our imagination can things be called beautiful or ugly, well-ordered or confused.
Baruch Spinoza (1632 – 1677)
Uit: Stadsnatuur maken / Making urban nature, J. Vink, P. Vollaard, N. de Zwarte, nai010, Rotterdam, 2017.
Afbeelding: Besneeuwd landschap, Berthe Morisot, 1880.