Blue tie-dye

"Beauty is no quality in things themselves: it exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty." David Hume, an 18th century philosopher who got cancelled today.


Meanwhile, the easing of lockdown continues to challenge people's priorities - health, the economy, education, the arts, racism, the environment and more. 


The women who made the intricate tie-dye seemed cheerful as they sat together in a sunny courtyard, but they worked with indigo, probably synthetic with a clouded background of slavery and toxicity.