Clear proposition
Evoke particular feelings
Ongoing nature
Experience is filtered through the imperfection of our senses and the limitations of our perception.
“An event prehends its past, both by way of feelings and by way of propositions. By feelings I mean the bare entertainment of elements. By propositions I mean the entertainment of elements together with their modes of ingression.” – Alfred North Whitehead
Lack of clarity
Perceptions challenged
Anonymous silhouettes
There is no grand plan or purpose. We are simply here, and we must make our own meaning in life.
“Man is the only creature who refuses what he is.” – Albert Camus
Familiar object
Unfamiliar setting
Place in the world
From a transcendentalist perspective, creative effort acknowledges the role of the mind in shaping our perceptions and experiences.
“The world is a mystery, and the more we learn about it, the more mysterious it becomes. But this mystery is not something to be feared. It is a source of wonder and awe. It is what makes life so interesting and challenging.” – Paul Carus
Mediated by
The camera
Perceptual faculties
The mind is not a passive recipient of sensory impressions, but rather plays an active role in constructing our experience of the world.
“All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.” – Immanuel Kant
Sparks ignite
Contagious energy
Synchronous relation
A bright brief moment reflected in another source of light.
“I just take advantage of whenever creativity strikes.”– Neil Peart
Enchanted way
Kiss of night
Ramble on
Onward towards the dawn.
“She treads the mystic trail That points to yonder peak; Her raptured eyes to the morning skies A world of homage speak.” – Ruby Archer
Emotion resides
Worthwhile whole
Mystery confirmation
Looking back at the pub as night falls, contentment with the unknown flares.
“The world, even the smallest parts of it, is filled with things you don’t know.” — Sherman Alexie
Sense impressions
Universal concepts
Categories impose
Color and light are sometimes very well distributed across the visual field.
“Look closely. The beautiful may be small.” – Immanuel Kant
Vibrant place
Natural causes
Thought patterns
Going on a road trip opens-up the possibility to experience an unfamiliar venue for the first time.
“It goes through a process of aiming for a goal and completely focuses on it a hundred percent without any other backup plans in mind believing that you will achieve it.” – Isaac Nash
Facts thrown up
By which it comes
Into existence
It is useful to try considering perception in light of the act of perception.
“Perception does not present itself in the first place as an event in the world to which the category of causality, for example, can be applied, but as a re-creation or re-constitution of the world at every moment.” – Maurice Merleau-Ponty