The aesthetic response to the mineral fact
 

Hejinian 97: "the mineral fact [...] awakens our aesthetic sense, putting us in contact simultaneously with matter and appearance, reality and potentiality; the imagination is quickened. And a work of art is one possible consequence of this"

> from Lyn Hejinian's Allegorical Moments: Call to the Everyday (2023)

> tagged with #art, #attention, #materials, #reality

> created Jan 25, 2025 at 12:51:16 PM


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