{"id":162264,"date":"2019-08-07T20:03:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T03:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=162264"},"modified":"2019-08-07T20:32:33","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T03:32:33","slug":"why-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/07\/why-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Play?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To play is to be human. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"494\" data-attachment-id=\"162267\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/c012ab16-1177-441d-b828-ad15d1a4df89\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/C012AB16-1177-441D-B828-AD15D1A4DF89.jpeg?fit=4096%2C1714&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4096,1714\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"C012AB16-1177-441D-B828-AD15D1A4DF89\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/C012AB16-1177-441D-B828-AD15D1A4DF89.jpeg?fit=2000%2C837&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/C012AB16-1177-441D-B828-AD15D1A4DF89-2000x837.jpeg?resize=1180%2C494&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Yellow black eric kim abstract\" class=\"wp-image-162267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/C012AB16-1177-441D-B828-AD15D1A4DF89.jpeg?resize=2000%2C837&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/C012AB16-1177-441D-B828-AD15D1A4DF89.jpeg?resize=1000%2C418&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/C012AB16-1177-441D-B828-AD15D1A4DF89.jpeg?resize=768%2C321&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/C012AB16-1177-441D-B828-AD15D1A4DF89.jpeg?resize=920%2C385&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/C012AB16-1177-441D-B828-AD15D1A4DF89.jpeg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/C012AB16-1177-441D-B828-AD15D1A4DF89.jpeg?w=3540&amp;ssl=1 3540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Play as anti-utilitarian. You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need to play in order to be \u00e2\u20ac\u0153productive\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153creative\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16D000FC-1772-49A9-96A2-A86FCC7A6BE1.jpeg?resize=1180%2C1573&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16D000FC-1772-49A9-96A2-A86FCC7A6BE1.jpeg?w=1668&amp;ssl=1 1668w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16D000FC-1772-49A9-96A2-A86FCC7A6BE1.jpeg?resize=1000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16D000FC-1772-49A9-96A2-A86FCC7A6BE1.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16D000FC-1772-49A9-96A2-A86FCC7A6BE1.jpeg?resize=1500%2C2000&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16D000FC-1772-49A9-96A2-A86FCC7A6BE1.jpeg?resize=920%2C1227&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Making artwork is play. It is a way to ex+press outwards your creative instinct. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1573\" data-attachment-id=\"162273\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/16d000fc-1772-49a9-96a2-a86fcc7a6be1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16D000FC-1772-49A9-96A2-A86FCC7A6BE1.jpeg?fit=1668%2C2224&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1668,2224\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"16D000FC-1772-49A9-96A2-A86FCC7A6BE1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16D000FC-1772-49A9-96A2-A86FCC7A6BE1.jpeg?fit=1500%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16D000FC-1772-49A9-96A2-A86FCC7A6BE1-1500x2000.jpeg?resize=1180%2C1573&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16D000FC-1772-49A9-96A2-A86FCC7A6BE1.jpeg?resize=1500%2C2000&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16D000FC-1772-49A9-96A2-A86FCC7A6BE1.jpeg?resize=1000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16D000FC-1772-49A9-96A2-A86FCC7A6BE1.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16D000FC-1772-49A9-96A2-A86FCC7A6BE1.jpeg?resize=920%2C1227&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16D000FC-1772-49A9-96A2-A86FCC7A6BE1.jpeg?w=1668&amp;ssl=1 1668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also means don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t take your art creation or playing too seriously. 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