The skill of perception The newborn baby and the [blind man suddenly gifted with sight] do not have to learn to see. Sight is given to them. But they do have to learn to perceive. Perception is learnt and learnt slowly. Skill is required for perception as for speech. We are largely unaware of the skill we exercise. None of the things we have to learn to perceive are self-evident, or, apparently, instinctively evident. No doubt, however, we have an instinctive aptitude for this learning, and once we have learnt we cannot easily see as though we had not. As Ruskin says, one has to strive, if one is to see with the 'Innocent Eye'. David Pye, The Nature and Aesthetics of Design The innocence of the eyethe innocent i seeingperceptionlearninginstinct
Cityspace series A Gallery by Emily Garfield www.emilygarfield.com Primary series for imaginary map drawings, spanning 2008-present and using various materials and techniques. Tiny roads that lead nowhere (Cityspace #163)Aqua city (Cityspace #169)Branching networks (Cityspace #178) Urban form and grainIsometry mapsgeometrycities