Up in Boonville again. Figure ground relationships.
posts – matters of design
matters of authenticity and simulation
Is Disneyland authentic? This is a question I have pondered for a number of years, since I visited what was Eurodisney in 1992 (and explored in my book with Mike Pearson – Theatre/Archaeology – [Link]). It is too easy to say that Disney is superficial, or fantasy, or ideology. Here are a couple of cases…
Disney – everything in its place
Bill (Rathje) used to comment on the irony of garbage – “in sight and out of mind” … Here at Disney the garbage cans are everywhere, and the place completely spotless. [portfolio_slideshow id=5631]
Disney carland
At Disneyland there is no present, only the past, the future, and fantasy … Is this the future of the combustion engine? [portfolio_slideshow id=5628]
medium and message – Disney
We are visiting Disneyland – it always fascinates me. Last night – World of Color – a spectacle. Cathedral of Light, Lichtdom – as Albert Speer, Hitler’s architect, called his great stagings of the gathering of the people before their leaders (the images above are of Nuremberg in 1936). This is not to say that…
Ruin Memories
The Ruin Memories project is drawing to a close. Here is the introduction to the final portfolio: Modernity is rarely associated with ruins. In our everyday comprehension ruins rather bring to mind ancient and enchanted monumental structures; an archaeological dream world featuring celebrities such as Machu Picchu, Pompeii and Angkor Wat. Yet never have so…
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