Description
Book SynopsisIn this book Pallasmaa progresses his case for a multi-sensory approach to architecture, espoused in The Eyes of the Skin , by taking a wider view of the role of embodiment in human existential reactions, experiences and expressions as well as the processes of making and thinking.
Trade Review"The Thinking Hand is a superb piece of writing. A primer not just for architecture, but for life." (Blueprint, July 2009) "...beautifully illustrated sequence of essays...It is philosophical, emotional and, unusually for architectural theory, as clear as a building made of glass." (The Guardian, August 1st 2009)
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Embodied Existence and Sensory Thought 010
Chapter One: The Mysterious Hand 024
The Multiple Essences of the Hand
What is the Hand?
Hand, Eye, Brain and Language
Hand as Symbol
Gestures of the Hand
Languages of the Hand
Chapter Two: The Working Hand 046
The Hand and the Tool
The Hand of the Craftsman
Collaborative Craftsmanship
Architecture as Workmanship
Chapter Three: Eye–Hand–Mind Fusion 070
Experimentation and the Art of Play
Skill and Boredom
Eye, Hand and Mind
Chapter Four: The Drawing Hand 088
Drawing and the Self
Tactility of Drawing
The Computerised Hand
Primacy of Touch: Hapticity of Self-image
Unconscious Touch in Artistic Experience
Chapter Five: Embodied Thinking 106
Creative Fusion
The Work of Thinking: The Value of Uncertainty
Resistance, Tradition and Freedom
Thinking Through the Senses
Embodied Memory and Thought
Existential Knowledge
Chapter Six: Body, Self and Mind 122
The Body as Site
The World and the Self
The World and the Mind
Existential Space in Art
Chapter Seven: Emotion and Imagination 130
Reality of Imagination
The Gift of Imagination
Reality of Art
Art and Emotion
Artistic Experience as Exchange
Chapter Eight: Theory and Life 140
Theory and Making
Opposition of Theory and Making
Architecture as Image of Life
The Task of Art
Index 153
Photo credits 159
