Shiv on Learning

Eye of Providence

In our quest to provide students with ever more real content we will be holding anart exhibition this month. 

Professional photographer Dušan Kochol, who is currently exhibiting his work in Oxford and Warsaw, will be displaying his “Eye of Providence” Series (sample above, details below) in the English City museum.

Opportunities for language exchange for students will include the chance to meet the artist, gallery owners, art buyers and art critiques from around the world. 

In the Eye of Providence series, photographer Dusan Kochol illuminates how we lead our lives sightlessly under the scrutiny of the Eye of Providence. He asks: Do we follow because we cannot see or does the blind Eye of Providence lead? The Eye of Providence in this work is not only a symbol of religion but also the embodiment of personal beliefs and feelings as well as goals and aspirations.  We seek leadership in our groups, states or societies. The contrasting inquiry is a reflection on whether it is truly beneficial for humans to see, or if life under the direction of the Eye of Providence is easier. Will the individual that pulls down the blindfold be identified as a fool, as in Plato‘s allegory of shadows on the cave wall?

Update 8th July 2010