PI.FYI SPOTLIGHT: @SOFT

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For today's spotlight we're featuring @SOFT, a mysterious and lovely user on PI.FYI. Her recommendations are mix of aesthetically pleasing and unexpectedly fascinating. She has a knack for finding niche gems—both online and off.

My name is Sophie, I’m a tailor in the south-east of England and in 1961 I disappeared off the coast of Dutch New Guinea while attempting to research the tribes of the Asmat region. 

What does “taste” mean to you?

Taste is a sculpture class you’re in alongside everyone who is currently in your orbit. The tools everybody is using to create their sculptures are their 5 senses. Every time you interact with somebody you take a look at their sculpture, you recognise they’re doing something a little different with one of their tools and you take this back to your sculpture and try it for yourself, suddenly you have a taste for classical music when before you were sure you could only enjoy a song if it was something you could scream in the shower. 

The most bland sculptures belong to those who aren’t very open-minded or open-hearted because they’re not experimenting with their tools. The less rigid you are with your taste, the more of a beautiful and fascinating sculpture you end up with. This is to say, if you’re only observing the sculptures of people you’ve decided are cool, you’re missing out on some of the very intricate things you could learn from your mother, the painting in your therapists office, your postman, the garden centre, and that’s a very sad thing. Your senses will continue to work away on your sculpture if you’re a willing participant or not so it’s important to stay vigilant about what you’re letting in. Some people will try to exactly replicate your sculpture and it’s ok and encouraged to veil it with a sheet whenever they come around to your work station

How do you choose an experience that’s worthy of recommendation (in your eyes)? Is it a recurring moment of joy, or based on a gut feeling?

Almost every rec I post is inspired by swimming the river or by being somewhere else and wishing I was swimming in the river instead.

Which PI.FYI user should we feature next?

I nominate @WILLRESCHKE as the next spotlight user. He has recommended many perfect films to me and he has never led me astray. My honorary mention is @SOFE who is a beautiful genius and wire craft advocate with very good literature recommendations.

Without further ado, what @SOFT is into...