Why Look at Animals?

John Berger (1926–2017) spent his life learning to observe and exploring ways to see. In the essay from this collection, he chooses animals as his subject of observation, believing that looking at them is essential — otherwise, humanity as a... species cannot cope with its loneliness. “Being alone, we are forced to acknowledge that we were created, like everything else. Only our souls, if prompted, recall the source, silently, without words.” Berger managed not only to remember the forgotten but also to find the right words to express it.

Author: Джон Бёрджер

Printhouse: Ad Marginem

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2024

ISBN: 9785911037635

Number of pages: 112

Size: 110x190x20 mm

Cover type: soft

Weight: 76 g

ID: 1709517

John Berger (1926–2017) spent his life learning to observe and exploring ways to see. In the essay from this collection, he chooses animals as his subject of observation, believing that looking at them is essential — otherwise, humanity as a species cannot cope with its loneliness. “Being alone, we are forced to acknowledge that we were created, like everything else. Only our souls, if prompted, recall the source, silently, without words.” Berger managed not only to remember the forgotten but also to find the right words to express it.

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