Raymond Carver's Cathedral talks a great deal about blindness, repeating the word blind a substantial amount of times, but also eyes, glass and other words that make us think about eyes.
Near the end of the story, we listen to the description of a cathedral to a man who has never been able to see it. I can't fathom the idea of losing my sight. It is almost an interesting idea to spend a day using other senses to describe an item, like a cathedral.
How could we describe the cathedral to someone without them seeing it, but rather so they could create their own image in their head. How does it feel? Sound? This would be an interesting way to create art, as art is about personal expression and the thoughts we have in our head. If we had never seen a cathedral, how would we go about depicting it as others have described it to us. Its almost as if we would have to paint with our eyes closed.
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