Can we just take it as it is? The problem of interpretation.

What does it mean to interpret actually? On the one hand, we interpret everything, everything that surrounds us. We process continuously, there's no help from detaining our running thoughts. Nietzsche even once said:
                                        “There are no facts, only interpretations.”



What about scientific facts, aren't they exists? After all, yes, they are proven, but it's all based on human-developed schemes. Does it guarantee anything? According to Susan Sontag essays ("Against Interpretation and Other Essays") it's better to get rid of all and just enjoy the art. We tend to look for the hidden meaning. We try to understand what the artist meant. Sometimes it might be misleading or simply wrong. What if we find out that the work arose from boredom? What if we find out that the work was created on someone's behalf? It isn't a rare case, you know right? Well, what about "don't care about it" attitude? The problems you can found in the work sometimes seem to obscure its genius - beautiful words, colorful descriptions, joy of reading. A piece of art begins to mean what is "beyond words". Interpretation may be abusive. According to Sontag, interpreter changes the meaning, the work isn't the same anymore.
What about l'art pour l'art? Can we just enjoy the art without thinking of it? Can art be pure experience, an art divorced from utilitarian or didactic function? 
Sonntag would like to observe, observe from a distance. Experience, this is what counts for her. 

What's important for me? Both. I believe we can't stop interpreting, it's something we do automatically, naturally. Freudianism is maybe something too much but it's always interesting to take a closer look at different angles.

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