The Cro-Magnons lived with fear and amazement in a culture of Arrival, facing many mysteries. Their culture lasted for some 20,000 years. John Berger 000amazementarrival Change image and share on social
Compassion has no place in the natural order of the world which operates on the basis of necessity. Compassion opposes this order and is therefore best thought of as being in some way supernatural. John Berger basiscompassionnatural Change image and share on social
The camera relieves us of the burden of memory. It surveys us like God, and it surveys for us. Yet no other god has been so cynical, for the camera records in order to forget. John Berger burdencameracynical Change image and share on social
One can say of language that it is potentially the only human home, the only dwelling place that cannot be hostile to man. John Berger dwellhomehostile Change image and share on social
Painting is something that you need to do, if not every day, then certainly most days. It is almost like being a pianist: if you stop, you lose something. John Berger daylosepaint Change image and share on social
A line, an area of tone, is not really important because it records what you have seen, but because of what it will lead you on to see. Following up its logic in order to check its accuracy, you find confirmation or denial in the object itself or in your memory of it. John Berger accuracyareacheck share on social
A drawing is an autobiographical record of one's discovery of an event - either seen, remembered or imagined. A 'finished' work is an attempt to construct an event in itself. John Berger attemptautobiographicalconstruct Change image and share on social
Protest and anger practically always derives from hope, and the shouting out against injustice is always in the hope of those injustices being somewhat corrected and a little more justice established. John Berger angercorrectderive Change image and share on social
Fanaticism comes from any form of chosen blindness accompanying the pursuit of a single dogma. John Berger accompanyblindnesschoose Change image and share on social
Post-modernism has cut off the present from all futures. The daily media add to this by cutting off the past. Which means that critical opinion is often orphaned in the present. John Berger addcriticalcut Change image and share on social
