In a message dated 4/10/09 11:03:00 AM, [email protected] writes:

> OK - so  "bland, rebellious, and untidy-minded" Chris would never look at
> old
> pictures of himself and reflect on how  he appears -- but others might do
> so
> (if they can stand to look at him) -- and isn't that yet more evidence
> that
> any image can be "complex and represent a knowing - a source of self
> reflective experience"
>
>
> This is an important point,  as it undermines Heidegger's (and Saul's)
> attempt
> to distinguish a  "work of art" from all the other images that people
> make.
>
>  Saul pointed out that the image needs to be   constructed with a
reflective intent. Snapshots of people are more usually constructed with a
reflexive
intent.
Kate Sullivan


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