Thursday, 15 March 2012

Unit Theme :: Beyond Representation


An Object of Recognition versus an Object of Encounter:
An object of recognition reconfirms our knowledge, beliefs and values – our understanding remains the same. It is a representation of something always already in place; it is simply there; nothing changes and no thought takes place.  An object of encounter, on the other hand, forces thought; it operates as a rupture in our habitual modes of being and thus in our habitual subjectivities. With this; however, also comes the affirmation of a new way of thinking. These encounters are a fundamental part of life, occurring beyond representation.

-Summary-  O’sullivan, S. 2006. Art Encounters Deleuze and Guattari: Thought Beyond Representation. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. P1.

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