The idea that Brakhage wants to "make you see" is, to me, perfect for film. Camper discusses Brakhage's use of color, movement, space, emotions, editing to almost change the viewers' realities. The fact that Brakhage's films address the viewer as an individual rather than a group, and that it is best to watch them alone connects with how he actually films -- alone. Also the anal circumstances one should be in while watching a Brakhage film is fascinating to me. That means that he not only put together these wonderful visual experiences, but he did so with an idea of how they must be seen (in the dark with silence) for the most intense and awesome viewing experience.
I like that Brakhage does not believe in a "correct" exposure in film or photography. Dark images can be just as beautiful as light ones; it all depends on the surrounding environment or context they are placed in.
I also appreciate his wide variety of works. He seems to have no one "topic" or "style" he works with, but instead focuses on the universal thing we all do when interacting with visuals - the act of seeing.
The abstract way in which Brakhage's images and representations are so fragile become real when realizing that reality is also fragile. As Camper says, cathedrals that seem so solid today will not be around forever. Everything will eventually crumble and transform into something new.
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