The Celestial Void

She had shut her mind off to me for some time then. And so I was left to revisit old haunts, desperate for connection. "Claudia, come home. I know I hurt you. I know I can make it right again."

a very blessed girl.

a very healed girl.

a very lucky girl.

they are so annoying <3

When seeing the colorful buildings commonly found in coastal communities, people say things like “the street looks cheerful.”

Psychologically, having positive associations to colors makes sense. A forest full of color means it is flourishing and full of resources for us humans.

Burano, Venice, Italy. Calle di Ghiando

In comparison, a modern building might get descriptions like “it looks sleek” or “it looks futuristic,” but nothing to do with possitive associations. The buildings are almost completely restricted to greys, blacks, and whites, and tend to be boxy with a lot of sharp edges.

Calgary, Alberta(Canada)

They are the buildings that are common where I live, and in the winter when the sky is cloudy and snow covers the ground, the only color you might see are on advertisements. It’s a bleak grey nightmare, which is not ideal considering grey has a direct relationship with depression.

It is not just our building exteriors, either. It’s also clothes, interiors, and everyday objects that are losing color.

Graph 1 showing colors trends for objects, Graph 2 showing color trends for clothes