Update #003
As my personal practice log grows, I am paying closer attention not only to what I recognise in an ambiguous drawing, but also to the circumstances in which recognition happens.
The latest sessions have reminded me that the process does not take place in isolation. My notes include momentary thoughts, emotional state, attention, and the way I approach the drawing itself.
One recent session began with a strong negative emotion unrelated to the practice. The first recognisable form took longer to appear than usual. This is only one observation, and it cannot establish a relationship between emotional state and recognition. But it raises a question worth keeping open.
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How much of what I see belongs to the image, and how much belongs to the moment in which I look at it?
I do not yet have an answer. For now, I am continuing to document the process without treating individual experiences as evidence of a general effect.
The aim is not to eliminate the observer from the process, but to become more aware of the observer’s possible role.
The Familiar remains an exploratory project. The observations are preliminary, and the questions are still developing.
