Perception of HistoryHistory of Philosophy of Art and Architecture

Ahmed SalmanBAR-F9-002

“Every thing, act or phenomena is relative”

History can be perceived in three easy steps;

Hi-Story His-Story My-Story

Hi-Story

It is the record of the past how most of the people perceived it and recorded it. It is the common story on the streets and in the books. So we can call it the High-Story. But the high story may not always be true, unless and otherwise we have absolute evidence and common thinking grounds, which is not possible till to date.

His-Story

History can also be an individual’s story. The events he came across and the very way he experienced and evaluated them and then archived them for record. And there is nothing wrong about it; he must have his own reasons for the certain perception.

My-Story

History is a mystery. No one knows what happened in the past and the ones who do, no longer exist. What we know comes from their logs, what they wanted us to know and how they wanted us to know. So it is very much My-Story, what I want to know and how I want to know.

History is nothing but how I know it.