Where There is Nothing, Read that I Love You: Simone Weil’s ‘Attention’ and the Art of Perception

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2010

Author

Alfier, Dino

Journal

INDIGO: Inspiration, Engagement and Vision: Humanities Magazine for Young People

Volume

2

Pages

34-37

Language

English

Keywords

art
attention
perception

Annotation

Alfier offers an interesting discussion of Weil's writing on art, attention and perception, particularly the training of attention in connection with his own art project: "a video composed of over one hundred blind contour drawings of Weil's 1935 Renault factory identity card" (p. 34).