The very essence of the lived experience is moulded by hapticity and peripheral unfocused vision. Focused vision confronts us with the world whereas peripheral vision envelops us in the flesh of the world.
- Juhani Pallasmaa, 2005
The hands want to see, the eyes want to caress.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
In contrast to optical visuality (a seeing which masters and represents), haptic visuality is tactile, kinaesthetic and functions like organs of touch.
- Laura Marks, 2002
