Daily Nourishment for October 6, 2024: To Change Perceptions with Guidance from Mary McCampbell
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 45 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 15 minutes
“Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions.”
– French photographer and street artist, JR
Pause.
Sit still, listen to, and observe this live performance from Sigur Rós.
Prompt.
Watch the video again, this time paying attention to the way that the music impacts how you feel about the visuals (people in the crowd, the natural setting, the band performing). Does it change your perception?
Practice.
After you have watched this video a second time, take five minutes to write down the particulars that struck you:
—How did the music feel?
—What images are lingering in your mind?
—Did the music transform the way you looked at the things that you were watching?
—What connections were made between feeling, sound, and image?
Want More?
Read this short article from Cheryl Murphy in The Scientific American called “Music Can Change (the way we see) the World”
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The Pauses, Prompts, and Practices for this week are from Mary McCampbell and were originally shared before Daily Nourishment offerings were posted online.
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