Deepen Your Curiosity: Gaze

“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” – Albert Einstein

Walking with his gaze on the ragged grass in front of him, a five-year old so immersed in his looking he’s in slow motion. The boy lowers himself like each movement is a slide from an old view master, finally turning over a broken ceramic bowl sticking out of the ground. The smell of fresh dirt fills the air. Maybe it’s a water bowl for a dog? he asks. A tiny umbrella that turned to stone?

Artists, too, are drawn to certain experiences. We may not be digging in the dirt anymore, but when curiosity is piqued, our attention arises from a deeper sense of aliveness. We have to keep looking.