The way of all fresh

At the beginning of the 21st century, youth is our most sought-after elixir. Wrinkle-free faces, fail-proof bodies, immaculately restored houses, brighter works of art -anything that will keep death and decay at bay. But what about the old, the ruined, the disintegrating? In this provocative and playful defence of transitoriness, Midas Dekkers argues thet to deny them is to deny life itself.