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Stop and touch:
Have a conversation with an artifact. Touch it, hold it, take your time, observe its form and texture. Handle it gently and think about the people who made it, their culture and society. This is where touching the world begins.
Look and touch
As you read the explanations, fell free to use both hands and eyes to explore the overall form, structure of the details, the relationship of inside and outside. think about the materials used and how the object was made.
Don’t look, just touch
What can you learn about form and details by touch? Try it. Investigate the difference between the senses of touch, sight, and hearing.
Text inspired by Research on Methods of “Touching the World” by Kojiro Hirose (Associate Professor, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan)
Three elements in visual sense and in tactual sense respectively
“Look at” is equivalent to “touch widely, conscious of the direction your hands reach out.”
“Watch” is equivalent to “‘touch closely with your fingertips concentrating at one point.”
“See” is equivalent to “keep your skin sensation sharp and feel with your whole body.”
Research on Methods of “Touching the World” by Kojiro Hirose (Associate Professor, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan)