Occupied by two
Unlikely companions
Teddy bear and duck
The windshield of a car is a transparent barrier between the sheltered interiority of the vehicle and the open expanse of the road ahead.
“It is better to live in a state of impermanence than in one of finality.” – Gaston Bachelard
Importance of experience
Directly given
Without assumptions
An invitation to a shared space.
“There is no such thing as space in itself, but only spaces.” ― Henri Bergson
Across bridge
Autumn forest
Experience texture
The bridge itself is a liminal space between two realms, the point at which the real and the aesthetic intersect.
“Art does not imitate reality; it expresses it.” ― Benedetto Croce
Surface immediacy
Without mediation
Impermanence manifestation
The worn paint is a meeting place between the past and the future constantly unfolding.
“The surface is the place where the world becomes manifest.” – Mikel Dufrenne
Attentiveness
Immediate vivacity
Attuned to the particular
The cultivation of sensible cognition is essential for a full and balanced understanding of the world.
“Sensible cognition is the apprehension of the particular, while intellectual cognition is the apprehension of the universal.” – Immanuel Kant
Space we inhabit
Human connection
Light understanding
We are all on our own individual journeys.
“A lamp lights the way for one person at a time.” – Hugh Prather
Harmony sense
Dynamism touch
Bottle intrigue
A rich and complex image of an exorbitant packaging detail.
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” – Frederick Douglass
Hot tin roof
Staghorn sumac
Somehow connected
The natural world surrounds us.
“Art is the truth of being setting itself to work.” – Martin Heidegger
Cape Henry
18th century
Lighthouse
The oldest lighthouse authorized by the U.S. government.
“Despite its age and previous safety fears, the lighthouse is open to those willing to climb nine stories to the top.” – Doug Kirby
Across the bow
Constantly alive
Visible spectacle
Sometimes it is nice to breakdown perception into underlying shapes and lines.
“But can the object be thus detached from the actual conditions under which it is presented to us?”– Maurice Merleau-Ponty