: We know the Earth rotates away from the sun at night, yet we still see the sun setting. This illustrates that our knowledge and our sight often exist in a state of tension.
In the 1972 book and BBC series , John Berger presents a helpful "story" or framework for understanding that our sight is never neutral—it is always filtered through what we know, believe, and the culture we inhabit . The Core Narrative: Seeing vs. Knowing ways of seeing WAYS OF SEEING
Berger uses several specific "stories" to show how our perspective has been historically manipulated: Ways of Seeing : We know the Earth rotates away from
: To see something is to realize that we can also be seen. Vision is a two-way street that confirms our existence as part of the visible world. How We See "Art" and the World The Core Narrative: Seeing vs
: Seeing is an active act of choice. We only see what we look at, and to look is to situate ourselves in relation to the world.