Actively engage
Intentional experience
Particular perspective
The essence of the image is the way that it evokes a sense of peace, tranquility, awe, and wonder.
“The essential structure of consciousness is intentionality.” – Edmund Husserl
Cruise it
Up and down
The road
The Roman god Mercury was a messenger in charge of of commerce and travel.
“The other is the one who I can never fully know or understand, the one who is always mysterious and elusive.” – Maurice Blanchot
Modes of being
Passage of time
Pure consciousness
Mind forms understanding as the function of experience, while matter is the spatialized representation of that experience.
“The mind is a kind of duration: it is not a series of instants, but a continuous present.” – Henri Bergson
Inner selves
Universe awe
Connection intimacy
Monument Canyon is a vast and imposing space, with its towering cliffs and deep chasms.
“The image of the canyon is the image of the depths of our being.” – Gaston Bachelard
Material world
Grounded experience
Interconnectedness
Complex simplicity found and isolated on the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry.
“The world of appearances is constantly changing and flowing.” – Henri Bergson
Immediate experience
Emotional response
Change of time
The trees seek stability and endurance while the water is in continuous fluctuation.
“The world is not a collection of things, but a field of intentional experiences.” – Edmund Husserl
Caught in a moment
Transition suspended
Confined by experiences
Consciousness connects to existence beyond limitations.
“To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.” – Henri Bergson
Setting aside
Window relationship
Intentional object
By reflecting on the reflection we do not see the world directly, but rather through the lens of our own interpretations and experiences.
“Reflection is the turning of consciousness upon itself.” – Edmund Husserl
Journey support
Common purpose
Transform experience
Art is not a mirror held up to nature, but rather a lens that helps us to see the world anew.
“The work of art is not a representation of the world, but a presentation of the world.” – Mikel Dufrenne
Present moment
Lived experience
Embodied subjectivity
Situated in time and space, we are not disembodied consciousnesses floating above the world.
“Time is not a thing, but a process.” – Maurice Merleau-Ponty