Sharawadji

An aesthetic effect that characterizes the feeling of plenitude that is sometimes created by the contemplation of a sound motif or a complex soundscape of inexplicable beauty. This exotic term, introduced in Europe in the seventeenth century by travelers returning from China, designates "the beauty that occurs with no discernible order or arrangement. When Chinese people visit a beautiful garden that strikes their imagination because of its absence of design, it is commonly said that its 'sharawadji' is admirable". This virtual order, imperceptible and present, produces fascination and is breathtaking. The sharawadji effect is unexpected and transports us elsewhere, beyond the strict representation of things, out of context. In this brutally present confusion, we lose both our senses and our sense. Undoubtedly, to define the sharawadji effect, we need to define some modalities of the sublime.