“It’s helpful to view currents in the culture without feeling obligated to follow the direction of their flow. Instead, notice in the same connected, detached way you might notice a warm wind. Let yourself move within it, yet not be of it.”
“Regardless of whether or not we're formally making art, we are all living as artists. We perceive, filter, and collect data, then curate an experience for ourselves and others based on this information set. Whether we do this consciously or unconsciously, by the mere fact of being alive, we are active participants in the ongoing process of creation.”
“Because there's an endless amount of data available to us and we have a limited bandwidth to conserve, we might consider carefully curating the quality of what we allow in.”
“How can we move past disconnection and desensitization to the incredible wonders of nature and human engineering all around us?
Most of what we see in the world holds the potential to inspire astonishment if looked at from a less jaded perspective. Train yourself to see the awe behind the obvious. Look at the world from this vantage point as often as possible. Submerge yourself.”
Participatory Perception, Connection & Disconnection, Sensitivity, Modes of Attention