Stan brings up some interesting views on the perception of our inner eye. I think what he is trying to get at is the fact that maybe the physical act of seeing what is around us waters down our minds potential to create our own images within ourselves; that perhaps the few colors we actually see when we open our eyes are miniscule when compared to the multitude of things our eyes are capable of seeing inside our own heads. This brings up thoughts of altered perception, it even makes me think of artists who use recreational drugs in order to gleam inspiration from “the higher plane” of their transcended thoughts. I also found it interesting that Brakhage argues that our eyes ultimate purpose is to search for God, whatever that may be for a particular person.
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