I have a preponderance to look smug in photos; something to do with the way my mouth turns up at the corners.

As children, as we learn what things are, we are slowly learning to dismiss them visually. As adults, entirely submerged in words and concepts, we spend almost all of our time thinking and worrying about the past and the future, hardly ever looking at or engaging with the world visually.

I believe that the development of language - of naming, categorization, conceptualization - destroys our ability to see as we age.

Chris Ware Quotes