Opening the Artist's Eye

Attention as art, art as life

Journal Entry

May 18, 1977. Opening the Artist’s Eye

Living in the north of Holland, the artist is unable to create any new works of art for a number of weeks and becomes distressed

Contemplating his condition, he comes to the conclusion that he has been blinded (his artistic eye has been closed) by his idyllic lifestyle

For this reason he spends an entire night with his eye covered by a sterile pad covered in Boorwater

This being unsuccessful he asks a fellow artist to surgically open his eye

With little difficulty this is accomplished

Immediately upon the opening of his eye, the artist sees that he has been confronted by a work of art.