What is a television apparatus to man, who has only to shut his eyes to see the most inaccessible regions of the seen and the never seen, who has only to imagine in order to pierce through walls and cause all the planetary Baghdads of his dreams to rise from the dust.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Dali questions the value of television since imagination can explore more freely.
- In plain terms
- Imagination shows you more than a TV ever could.
- What can you take from it?
- Use imagination over screens.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is imagination better than TV?
- What does technology limit?
Another view
TV can share stories imagination cannot reach.
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