3) The elements
Like in daily life to obtain a change from ourselves or from a person we need to go through a process that is not always supported by stable conditions and needs more intense actions to evolve.
Ebru shows how human artistic action is actually comparable to human social interaction.
If we look at the word Ebru, we can easily find the strong connection of this art with the ‘art’ of restoring relationships:
- Equality
- Balance
- Responsability/Repair/Respect
- Unpredictable/ Uniqueness/Unity
All these elements are needed to build a positive human relationship and also to create an Ebru painting.
We will need faithfully to prepare the water surface. For the first time water will not just take the shape of its container but instead will become itself the container of the art.
Like water the human interaction will not just adapt itself to the situation but will create the best conditions to create a positive and satisfying relationship.
To prepare any restorative meeting or procedure we need to put down some common approved rules that will permit us to satisfy the value of Respect. For this we will add an oil that will keep the colours separated but able to interact with each other on the water surface creating a Balance.
Here comes the moment to interact!
Every participant will be able to express himself/herself Equally choosing their way to communicate and give to the others a part of their soul.
Like this painters choose their colours, a burnishing tool to touch the water and spread the colours.