English Issue 29-30/2025

“The new is never perceived through what came before.” This striking comment comes from our interview with Birgit Ebel. It suggests that we need new eyes to perceive the new. The new likely exists already—we simply cannot see it yet. Our ideas are what ages our eyes. Ideas direct where we look and determine our focus and perspective. As ideas dissolve, our eyes become young again, and when the eyes rejuvenate, they see the new.