The Marginalian · People & society

Actuality and the Present Moment

The concept of 'actuality' is explored as the fleeting, void interval between past and future, the only moment we can directly know.

George Kubler defines actuality as the "void interval" between past and future, the rupture and gap where nothing happens.

Time is known indirectly through observed changes. Actuality is the instant we directly know, distinct from past signals.

Consciousness allows reflection but pulls us from the present. Unlike animals, humans have infinite choices in each instant.

The moment of actuality is brief, and events are sensed after they occur. Minimizing possibilities helps achieve actuality.

The present, though burdened, is where lives shape. Art can be a laboratory for the possible within this moment.

Most live by borrowed ideas, yet reality constantly changes. Artists' works offer glimpses into this process.

Clues to navigating change are few. Artistic jottings may reveal the 'now,' where future impressions are received.

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