The beauty found in minerals cannot simply be produced on a whim or made to order: it emerges organically from nature’s profound influence. Humans are not merely emotionally moved by nature; they are touched by its inherent forces, which permeate through human creations.
The mineral aesthetic mirrors, illuminates, and communicates the essence of nature, and through its relationship with the viewer reveals something of the nature of human beings themselves.
It is the innate, raw power of nature considered in itself and manifested in the beauty of the mineral aesthetic that takes us to the heart of who we are, which neither reason nor the refinements of sophisticated society can do.
By enabling individuals to perceive the underlying harmony, and to see beyond life’s apparent chaos, the aesthetic serves a purpose.
“It compels us to feel that which we perceive and to imagine that we which we know”
