Posted by Kristen Alvanson at Saturday, April 19, 2008
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.
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I like looking at the colors in your second photograph. Where did you take it?
I hope you're well.
Thanks Ortho. The photo was taken in Bangkok.
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