Looking at Japanese aesthetic sensibilities, I found this practice of Suiseiki or rock appreciation.
The aim is to identify and collect rocks from nature and then, with minimal interference, display them. You are allowed to cut the bottom flat, clean, dry and oil stones. The final presentation is judged on various criteria. You can read more at http://www.suiseki.com/about/index.html
What I like about this art form is it seems to express the ultimate goals of the found art genre. A common river rock becomes something people admire because of how it's presented. Those same people could walk past the same rock without a second glance on a nature hike.
The aim is to identify and collect rocks from nature and then, with minimal interference, display them. You are allowed to cut the bottom flat, clean, dry and oil stones. The final presentation is judged on various criteria. You can read more at http://www.suiseki.com/about/index.html
What I like about this art form is it seems to express the ultimate goals of the found art genre. A common river rock becomes something people admire because of how it's presented. Those same people could walk past the same rock without a second glance on a nature hike.
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