monologue

Upper Peninsula, MI

A walk through a forest is invigorating and healing due to the constant interaction of all sense modalities; Bachelard speaks of 'the polyphony of the senses'. The eye collaborates with the body and the other senses. One's sense of reality is strengthened and articulated by this constant interaction. Architecture is essentially an extension of the nature into the man-made realm, providing the ground for perception and the horizon of experiencing and understanding the world. It is not an isolated and self-sufficient artifact; it directs our attention and existential experience to wider horizons.

_Juhani Pallasmaa, "the Eyes of the Skin"


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monologue Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Upper Peninsula, MI A walk through a forest is invigorating and healing due to the constant interaction of all sense modalities; Bachelard speaks of 'the polyphony of the senses'. The eye collaborates with the body and the other senses. One's sense of reality is strengthened and articulated by this constant interaction. Architecture is essentially an extension of the nature into the man-made realm, providing the ground for perception and the horizon of experiencing and understanding the world. It is not an isolated and self-sufficient artifact; it directs our attention and existential experience to wider horizons. _Juhani Pallasmaa, "the Eyes of the Skin" [Archives] January 2005 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 October 2010 December 2010 March 2011 October 2011 November 2011 December 2011 January 2012 February 2012 March 2012 April 2012
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