Site of Difference
Transition access
Shapes experience
Through its relationship with other objects and the spaces it connects, the door handle destabilizes the notion of a fixed or determinate meaning.
“We are all mediators, translators.” – Jacques Derrida
All arranged
In a way
That suggests
We overcome obstacles and strive for creation.
“One should not wish to erase from life its wild and wicked features; one should know how to use them for advantage.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Active participants
Constructing meaning
Aesthetic dimension
We engage with our environment through our embodied perception.
“The world is not simply there… it is the world as experienced by a body.” – Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Echoing vastness
Marble interior
Fractured interplay
As we navigate this fragmented marble labyrinth, our gaze becomes dynamic.
“That which does not kill me, makes me stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Benefit of doubt
Somehow consistent
With knowledge
And then there’s the way the light hits the building, casting shadows and creating depth.
“The whole of science is based on this principle: that nature can be chopped up into little pieces as long as the chopping is done in a way that preserves all the information content.” – Richard Feynman
Conversation murmur
Inebriating dance
Of consciousness
Hovering on the edge emphasizes the importance of intentionality, the way that our consciousness is always directed towards something.
“An idea is an inheritance complicated by private experience.” – F Scott Fitzgerald
Vulture
Solar eclipse
Lens flare
Experimenting with a new way of experiencing a partial eclipse.
“An eclipse is one phenomenon that is actually more impressive from the ground.” – Leroy Chiao
Glass stem
Blackhead
Support system
Circumstances, objects, and events are all around.
“We are what we see. We are products of our surroundings.” – Amber Valletta
Surface layer
Foreign matter
Pollen dust
Randomness generated by Elizabeth River water oscillation in the “Chrysler Museum of Art” tidal basin.
“Spontaneous horizontal segregation of graded sediment can occur under certain conditions.” – Job Dronkers
Serving to establish
A standard
Water vapor
The higher the humidity, the wetter it feels.
“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo