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The benefits of "meditation" — exemplified by mindfulness — are drawing attention. In an age overflowing with information, people seek a stillness of mind that lets them step back from it all, if only for a moment.

Tea was brought from China by Zen monks, and its ties to Zen run deep.
The chemical colors lend this piece — presented as a tea bowl — a sense of unease, while drawing the viewer into a psychedelic world. The "gradation," meanwhile, seems to suggest that this eerie world lies somewhere between consciousness and the unconscious.

The tea bowl swirls toward its center, deepening the viewer's sense of immersion.

It can also be seen as a visual expression of meditation — an act of dispelling distracting thoughts by concentrating on what is directly in front of you, right now.