The Love Of Looking

Without our senses we are dependent on our references, without references we rely on our senses. Our chosen theme for this body of work the Love of Looking, does not attempt to give prominence to any of the human senses. This would be unwise given that many of us are aware of extraordinary people who have been for one reason or another deprived of one of their senses. We only seek to examine the complexities of Looking that is, the varying levels of social interaction involved in Looking. Within the following pages we will deliver individualized understandings of the concept of Looking and the Love of Looking. These literary contributions are coupled with artistic perspectives of the concept allowing the theme to be presented over the two respective mediums. The works serve as a localized Bristol based discussion on the chosen concept for this book. Each offering demonstrates the varying considerations to be taken into account when discussing the concept of Looking.