« It was not the Zollverein, the customs union, that made German unity, it was Sadowa, Sedan and the Nibelungen (plus beer, Luther and the Black Forest). »
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Régis Debray
Ghost Europe |
Régis Debray
Ghost Europe
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« There was "magic" as long as the under-equipped man depended on the mysterious forces that crushed him. Then there was "art" when the things that depended on us became at least as numerous as those that did not. The "visual" begins when we have acquired enough power over space, time and bodies to no longer fear its transcendence. When we can play with our perceptions without fear of the backworlds. (p 35) »
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Régis Debray
Life and death of the image |
Régis Debray
Life and death of the image
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« Watching is not receiving but ordering the real, organizing the experience. The image takes its meaning from the eye... »
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Régis Debray
Life and death of the image |
Régis Debray
Life and death of the image
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