Water in a Space

Water applied to a room — through water features, dark glass, mirrors and the black and blue range. Water enters a space as a feature, as dark reflective glass, as a mirror, and as the black and deep blue part of the colour range. It is the element of flow, of gathering, and of what is held back.

Through material, color, shape and direction rather than through objects alone. Water applied to a room — through water features, dark glass, mirrors and the black and blue range. Water is the element with the strictest condition attached — the tradition's rule is not simply to place it but to keep it moving, which is a maintenance instruction rather than a placement one.

The classical sources give water the most rules of any element, because water was originally read outdoors. The consistent requirements are that it move and that it be clean; standing, neglected water is described as unfavourable without exception. It is grouped under Water (水) in the five-element system.