The suspension of interpretation and judgment during a Third Bird "action" is similar to the approach of Lectio Divina, in which one encounters a scriptural text and experiences it without attempting to draw meaning from it.
It is only during the third and fourth movements of Lectio Divina that one shifts into possible action (such as prayer), similar to the Birds' Realizing phase, in which, say, members determine that a painting should be moved to another wall.
As an art historian, I struggle to achieve and maintain the quality of attention that each work of art demands; I try not to mistake myself for the object of study.
Far from harking back to a pre-social-media era of attentive contemplation, the Birds embody the narcissistic gaze of the front-facing camera.
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