ABOUT AQ / EVERYDAY AESTHETICS

From a glass of water to a way of seeing.

AQ begins with Dr.Change’s everyday aesthetics: finding beauty in experience, relationships and daily actions.

Ancient Tree artwork by Dr.Change

Meet it. Then understand it.

The original ten-lecture course places classical images alongside contemporary life. Gentle Water and Void Mountain, Still Lotus and Hollow Bamboo, Swimming Fish and Wandering Bird, Tiny Flower and Ancient Tree form four pairs. They open conversations about ease, space, stillness, openness, play, agency, attention and being.

You need no background in philosophy to begin. An old object you keep, an unplanned weekend or a conversation across different tastes can each be a starting point.

This edition uses Dr.Change’s eight original artworks as its visual centre. The questionnaire and combination texts are a review version, open to discussion and revision.

Beauty is in daily life.
AQ’s original idea

EXPLORE FURTHER

Watch, then try

The historical materials include a CGTN film about the artist’s work with nature. The link opens YouTube in a new tab; the third-party site is accessed only when you choose to open it.

Watch the film from the archive

Bring one idea into daily life

After the test, try a small unscored exercise: look at an image, notice one detail and describe the experience in your own words.

Try a small exercise