Graduation cap
Painted head
Wisdom understanding
The image is a perceptual object, a phenomenon that is constituted through our experience of it.
“We must learn to bracket everything that belongs to the natural attitude, so that we may turn our attention to the pure phenomena themselves.” – Edmund Husserl
Spirit manifestation
Bustling activity
City street
The storefront window, with its reflections and distortions, serves as a metaphor for the way we perceive and understand the world.
“Art is not a copy of nature, but a creation of the spirit.” – Benedetto Crocea
Extreme
Irrational
Reactions
Clowns’ unpredictable behavior can make us uncomfortable.
“I don’t have any issues with clowns – I feel like I owe them an apology in some ways.” – John Carroll Lynch
Utilitarian object
Direct apprehension
Autonomy from reality
A layer of complexity suggests a dialogue with reality that transcends the limitations of reason.
“Art is the expression of the spirit, which is the expression of life.” – Benedetto Croce
Affective dimension
Immediate response
Space connection
The reflection of the urban landscape within the storefront glass creates a tension between the interior and the exterior.
“The entity which appears in this primitive ontological field can never be equivalent to it.” – Michel Henry
Street smarts
Reporter talents
Rising star
A nicely polished piece of entertainment.
“Did you stay for the rattlesnake roundup?” – Sonny Steele
New light
Human world
Meets the eye
Reflections are not merely copies of the original, but rather, they are new and unique creations.
“The world is full of reflections, and these reflections are often more beautiful than the things themselves.” – Archimedes
Visual meditation
Passive observer
Silent witness
The mannequin’s reflected world is a constant interplay of light and shadow, form and void.
“The soul does not become intellectual except by coming into contact with things through the senses.” – Thomas Aquinas
Tangible impact
Direct physical effect
Deeply into place
The condition of thought and experience as a contingent unit of the always-already present.
“I was wondering myself where I am going. So I would answer you by saying, first, that I am trying, precisely, to put myself at a point so that I do not know any longer where I am going.” – Jacques Derrida
Complex interplay
Forces converge
Within confines
The greenhouse, with its constant flux of light, temperature, and humidity, embodies the notion of process.
“The actual world is a process, and every actual entity is a process of concrescence.” – Alfred North Whitehead