KEVIN BAERT
Look there!
Do you see it?
You probably already heard the above quote before. It implies that the verbs "to look" and "to see" are not the same and more of all, are of a totally different level of consciousness.
"To look" can be defined as to employ one's sight, especially in a given direction or on a given object, using the physical capabilities of the human eye. This implies your eyelids must be opened in order to enable you to look. Looking is constant and happens effortlesly wherever we are. Our brain registers the image looked at, but there is no further awareness. This makes it a merely objective concept.
"To see" however starts where looking stopped. It can be defined as to apprehend as if with the eye, to understand, to comprehend.
Seeing involves a certain level of interpretation, imagination. We become aware of what is being presented and give a meaning to it, fed by our personal history, experiences, vision, interests, believes, ...
French thinker Michel Foucault even stated that no form of subjectivation is not the result of historical transformations and other external factors. Seeing is therefore a very subjective concept.
So, I try to see what might be overlooked, fed by my own experiences.
What do you see when looking?
