Here is a short 10 minute conversation Ruth and I had about the complexity of our internal lives, and how the external world influences it and pushes at it. The conversation was stimulated by a comparison between the Falling Man by Max Beckmann with Street Scene with Garbageman by Karl Vinzenz Tratt, complemented by part of John Clare’s poem, I am.
Enjoy!
As we usually do, we will leave you with a question. When viewing the paintings and poem and listening to our discussion, what insights do you have on how we navigate the challenge of too much of the external world impinging on our internal selves?
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