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Puur bewustzijn = Pure Conciousness
tekst Phillip van den Bossche

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Author(s)

Phillip van den Bossche

Publication, year

Oostende : Mu.Zee, 2011

Scope

12 Pages, illustrated, 20 cm.

Carrier

15 folded papers

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Pure Consciousness borrows its title from a quote by Leo Tolstoy; it refers to the stillness of one’s sense of self in relation to the constant passage of time. It’s a Zen-like idea that advocates for paying attention to something as basic as time passing. The title also refers to the notion that children possess a “pure consciousness,” and are more open to absorbing the ideas and images they learn, hear, and observe. This, of course, is the beauty of the kindergarten classroom, the setting for this conceptual project.

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Person as subject

On Kawara