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AIDS/, Body as Model/, Body as Sign/, Dead/, Dust/, First and Last Lines, Hidden in Plain Sight/, Image-text gaps/, Library, Old Collection, Photography's History of Us/, Slips of the Ear/, Slips of the Eye/, Still Lies Quiet Truth/ October 3, 2012July 5, 2018

LIBRARY SHELF: BLUE

Jarman, Derek Blue: Das Buch zum Film (1994) ICI Shelf: London First Line: “You say to the boy open your eyes” Last Line: “I place a delphinium, Blue, upon your grave.” ICI History: Today at the ICI — Twitter Feed: Last Line (12-03-11); First Line … Continue readingLIBRARY SHELF: BLUE

First and Last Lines, Image-text gaps/, Library, Still Lies Quiet Truth/ July 25, 2012July 5, 2018

LIBRARY SHELF: Flatland

Abbot, Edwin A., Flatland: A Romance of Dimensions (1992) LAST LINE: “all the substantial realities of Flatland itself, appear no better than the offspring of a diseased imagination, or the baseless fabric of a dream.” ICI SHELF: Art Texts ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter … Continue readingLIBRARY SHELF: Flatland

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Changed Priorities

Saussure tells us that no sign makes sense on its own but only in relation to other signs. The value of a sign is determined by the relationship between signs in the system as a whole. He notes the French word mouton could be translated … Continue readingChanged Priorities

Body as Sign/, Hidden in Plain Sight/, Image-text gaps/, Searching for Sebald, Sebaldiana/, Signs/ March 7, 2012July 5, 2018

Max Sebald’s Signature

As a form of written language, the signature is, in theory, a symbolic sign. Its relationship to the person who creates it is arbitrary and based totally on convention and cultural practice. In reality, though, the signature is a very special form of written … Continue readingMax Sebald’s Signature