Genius loci - The spirit of a place

It was already understood in ancient times that the constructed space around us does not simply equal to the sum of the functions of the objects and walls around us.

Space has its own stories, character, spirituality and culture. Events that once took place there and emotions experienced leave their marks on the objects and on the walls, while these imprinted objects react to current events around them.

Man and the spirit of the place exist side by side in a strong, interdependent symbiosis.

Colours, scents and forms all tell tales about the everyday lives of the people that live and work there.

On entering an office one may anticipate what managers there think about their work, which in turn influences their employees’ work ethics.

When visiting a home we may immediately recognize the spheres of interests of the people that live there; their levels of education, social standing, whether they think conservatively or progressively; the nature of focus points in their lives.

The nature of a place influences the attitudes and behaviours of those that enter that place, if the first impression is a positive one, a guest will be more willing to return to a hotel, an employee will work with greater efficiency, a coffeehouse will become busier, a meeting proves to be more effective, a client reacts more sanguinely.

Thus the individual character of a space influences our own successes or failures; there’s a two-way flow of information and energy.

The following pictures created on canvas may add special atmosphere to your living surroundings.