5 Words to Learn this Month | January 2018 – Vemödalen, Sonder & more

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Candida Hofer

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Kenopsia: The eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet

A portmanteau or linguistic composition formed by the words of Greek origin kénosis (emptying) + opsis (observe).(from John Koenig & the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows)

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