being and becoming in the world
In the Trove archive, I recently came across the wonderful photography of Alan Daiches [died 2006]. The above advertisement page is from The Scotsman, 11 October 1969. Here are some … Continue reading The Seeing Eye: Alan Daiches
A visit to the Courtauld Gallery [a few glimpses of what caught my eye]:
To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Music credit: Ultra Aura Glow (feat. Hamish Hawk) by Voka Gentle Clips: various, some my own, some … Continue reading Ways of seeing
Newspaper adverts from the summer of 1914 for Lennie & Thomson, Reform Street, Dundee.
The vision of John Berger [1926- 2017] has been guiding for me. The acuteness of Berger’s observation was matched only by his ability to describe ways of seeing: To play … Continue reading ways of seeing
I recently had to go for new glasses. Impairment of my long distance vision began in Secondary School. Impairment of my near distance vision [reading distance] began along with grey … Continue reading ‘GOOD SPECTACLES’