Contemplation focus
Display gesture
Found in many cultures
Reasons behind this gesture my inhabit an unconscious repetitive occurrence.
“The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.” – Aristotle
Public logistic
Art representative
Interaction expectations
Movement is necessary to experience all galleries.
“An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.” – James McNeill Whistler
Active acquisition
Qualitative properties
Nominal category
An art gallery offers ample space for inquiry.
“At its most profound level, art takes us from the everyday to a place of introspection and contemplation, to see the bigger picture of the human condition.” – Tina Whiteley
Most general sense
Audience encounter
Temporary episode
The flow of sensory experience arises out of a radically embodied manifestation of momentary presence. By making art at the venue for exhibiting art, the aesthetic loop coheres.
“As humans we look at things and think about what we’ve looked at. We treasure it in a kind of private art gallery.” – Thom Gunn
Momentous occasion
Level of anticipation
Experience of seeing
Going to the root of things, interesting objects present themselves in the gallery. By breaching common sense, reflexiveness provides grounding for the uncertainties of cognizance.
“Imagination is the source of every form of human achievement.” – Ken Robinson