Q. When was the last time you were emotionally moved by a work of art? 

A. Think about this for a while before you form an answer. There are many reasons why it will be important to raise your sensitivity level to images if you aim to better understand and appreciate your visual life. Visual artists seek to connect both intellectually and emotionally and their ability to do so will depend, in part, on your willingness to explore your visual preferences and limits. Understanding your own reactions to images will help you become a better viewer over time.

The photograph above would have to be my choice. This is the work of Michel Aguilera, who has photographed the found clothing of victims of Hiroshima. Aguilera’s photographs are profoundly moving and important. The visual statement is simultaneously direct, elegant and haunting.  His photographs allow us to access an event that would otherwise be both distant and incomprehensible. These photographs are a form of personal evidence and their gravity is disarming.