Ways of Seeing by John Berger.

Where art thou?

“It is seeing that establishes our place in the surrounding world.”

Seeing depends on habit, conversation, personal experiences and is determined by the eye of the beholder.

Van Gogh's last painting as a means of telling a story: an emotional state as well as a possible indicator of impending doom

idealized paintings

appeals to radiant ways of life,

PROMOTES

the illusion or promise of a dream, but

THREATENS

through anxieties and fear-inducing thoughts

Same culture + language, yet fissure, disconnection, incoherence. Ultimately, judgements result from personal experiences.

BE SKEPTICAL!