Slan & InkRemedy
InkRemedy
Have you ever wondered whether restoring a ruined fresco is really honoring its original intent, or just adding a new story onto a piece that was never meant to be finished?
Slan
It depends on what you think a fresco is meant to be— a fixed message or a living conversation. If you restore it, you’re adding your own voice to the original, which can honor the intent if you respect the spirit, but it can also overwrite it if you impose a new narrative. The real question is whether you value preservation over interpretation, and whether the restoration remains a bridge to the past or a new chapter that replaces it.
InkRemedy
If you’re adding your own voice, at least make sure it’s quiet enough not to drown out the original one.
Slan
True, you want your voice to echo, not overpower the original. It's a delicate balance between reverence and intervention.
InkRemedy
I like my tools to whisper, not shout. After all, the past is a library, not a concert hall.
Slan
I can agree that a whisper can convey the same depth as a shout when the goal is to honor, not to dominate. The past does not demand applause; it asks for respectful inquiry.
InkRemedy
Respectful inquiry is the quietest drumbeat that keeps the past from forgetting itself.