#sensoryknowledge

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Sensory Knowledge

There are 5 senses a human being can possess; sight, taste, hearing, touch and smell. We use different parts of our bodies to operate these sensory receptors. These senses “send information to the brain to help us understand and perceive the world around us”. 

These insights are very valuable when dealing with the external world and not all human beings have full ability to operate their senses, eg the blind or deaf. It is possible to connect the senses with our emotional range and what we take in we are able to retain as knowledge through the utilisation of our minds. 

It is in this way, that perception which operates as almost an illusion, perhaps dream, or is a personal interpretation of what ones senses may have previously experienced comes into the discussion. It is possible that we have more senses than have been initially discovered, and this is linked into the way we actually ‘feel’. 

It is an internal and external experience in which our minds are able to be constantly learning and linking the internal and external through our senses. “How we know things through sensory experience is controversial” as it extends to different modalities of storing and retrieving information.

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https://representationandreality.gu.se/research/sections/philosophical-interpretation-sense-perception-and-sensory-knowledge

http://microbemagic.ucc.ie/explore_body/five_senses.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3gEkwhdXUE

https://www.quora.com/What-is-sensory-knowledge

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wmopen-psychology/chapter/outcome-sensation-and-perception/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_perception

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3gEkwhdXUE

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Sensory Knowledge

Sensory knowledge is the knowledge of all in the world that we obtain, through our senses of our skin and feeling. It is an extension of our mind and all our organs are involved in the possession of this knowledge. Our eyes are an extension of our ears, just like the tongue is of the nose, in knowledge and knowing. One who is truly knowledgeable, is someone who’s entire body is knowing (Howes 2005, pp.27-28). Art appeals to our senses and our minds, ‘Terraforms’, is an art installation which plays on our sensory knowledge, as we connect our mind and senses in unity.

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Sensory knowledge shows ‘as individuals and as members of societies with particular sensory paradigms, we learn how to value these impressions and how to use them to make sense of ourselves and the world’ (Howes, pg. 26). It’s a representation of how our senses can enquire knowledge to bring awareness to the changing world around us. The short film ‘Let it Be’ By Bertie Gilbert, shows the shifts a girl faces when a character ‘death’ shows up, she finds herself more used to death and more disconnected to her surroundings and relationships since she suffers from cancer. Her sensory knowledge becomes less reliable and starts to shape due to the beginning of another phase of her life.

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Rob Stork’s Stairway to heaven video (2017) with visual representations of our senses.

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SENSORY KNOWLEDGE

The sensory knowledge we receive constructs the framework of actions, which emerge creatively in the way individuals have unique methods and styles. Our senses provide information to interpret and perform through the body’s ‘innate ability to direct itself when the mind is not entirely present or aware’ (D. Howes 2005, p.27). Even the ‘kinnesthetic dimensions of speech’ (C. Classen, 2012, p.124) have the power to invigorate our senses, providing strong mental imagery. 
Similarly, Stork’s video has the ability to provide a sensory experience despite not physically taking part in it. Our preconceived ideas and imagination help to visually experience and enjoy his vivid work

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Sensory Knowledge by Dayle Beazley

Most pieces of art aim to be aesthetically pleasing, appealing to one’s senses, and allowing their mind to discover more complex and thoughtful ideas.

The five basic senses - sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch- all add to the experience when we encounter art. When we read a novel or a poem, the writer will use descriptive language to appeal to their audience and to their experiences. When a musician - as shown in the video above (Liguori, PJ 2014, soft tones on a stormy evening) - creates a piece of music, they will use various techniques, patterns and paces to create an atmosphere and mood for listeners to enjoy. 

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Light Tunnels. Video by Sophie Newton

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Sensory Knowledge

Sensory knowledge is the connection between our intrinsic connection with our senses and the corresponding world around us. An example can be the torrential rain in Wollongong, feeling the downpour on your skin and connecting with that experience. In Cranny-Francis’ article, there is a quote about the problem of the corporeal body being physically whole instead of existing as “bundles of interconnected experiences and properties” (Cranny-Francis, 2008).  Howes notes that Thoreau’s opinion of attributing “some form of intelligence to the sentient body... with the rise of body-mind dualism associated with the work of the philosopher Rene Descartes that such bodily ways of knowing became alien to mainstream Western thought” (Howes, 2005). This image is referring to the closeness and connectedness  of the senses and how each individual sense makes up a larger whole of a person.