Posted by Kristen Alvanson at Thursday, May 03, 2007
Lumpen Orientalism gathers the fragments of a lost civilization, the decaying parts of a breathing animal _ the Middle East. Named after a term suggested by China Miéville, Lumpen Orientalism captures an anomalous fascination with the Middle East and Asia in a similar way to the mongrel visions of Gilles Deleuze, H. P. Lovecraft, Gaëtan Clérambault and William Beckford in order to tackle this enigmatic monstrosity.
2 comments:
Hi Kristen. Where are these photos from? For some reason, I find them poignant and touching.
I have been thinking about the "Zenolithic Graveyard" photos for a while.
I will send you an email sometime this week.
Have a great time at the conference. The talks look fascinating. I would love to hear your thoughts on them.
Ambience=sublime.
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