Communication

All things related to communication in a very broad sense. Things posted in this category may be related to mass media but are certainly not related to it. In a more general meaning, communication is the process by which things come into relation with one another. It also has a lot to do with the concept of community, with the idea of gift and debt and, last but not least, with phenomena related to separation and destruction (as a side effect of the coming-together which is usually associated with communication).

The Sacred Conspiracy, London: Atlas Press, 2017, pp. 176-177.

Georges Bataille: “Remember That in War Is Truth”

From now on, your joy will debase and trample underfoot your repose, your sleep, and even your suffering. Remember that truth is not stable ground but the ceaseless movement that destroys all that you are and all that you see. REMEMBER THAT IN WAR IS TRUTH You will not cease before you recognize yourself as […]

• By Philippe Theophanidis on December 28, 2018 ― Published in Communication, Literature | Tagged: Acéphale, Bataille, community, Heraclitus, war

“Dijon (Côte-d’Or), le 23 décembre 1951. Il est 15 heures quand 250 enfants mettent le feu à un mannequin à barbe blanche sur le parvis de la cathédrale Sainte-Bénigne. PHOTOPQR/Le Bien public” (image retrieved from Le Parisien).

Lévi-Strauss and the Execution of Father Christmas

Father Christmas was hanged yesterday afternoon from the railings of Dijon Cathedral and burnt publicly in the precinct. This spectacular execution took place in the presence of several hundred Sunday school children. It was a decision made with the agreement of the clergy who had condemned Father Christmas as a usurper and heretic. He was […]

• By Philippe Theophanidis on December 24, 2018 ― Published in Communication | Tagged: anthropology, Christmas, Lévi-Strauss, structuralism

Animation of snapshots showing a set of scratches passing on the “COM” computer display in '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Warner 2007 Blu-ray edition @ 01:31:13

Scratches in Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey

☛ Detail of a snapshot from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (UK/USA, 1968) showing a bright scratch across the “COM” computer display. Warner 2007 Blu-ray edition @01:31:13 • • • Takeaway Summary Where are the scratches in 2001: A Space Odyssey? Which edition of 2001: A Space Odyssey feature the scratches? About computer readouts […]

• By Philippe Theophanidis on September 3, 2018 ― Published in Communication, Movies, Technology | Tagged: celluloid, digital, film, Kubrick, materiality, restoration, science fiction

Intermission (休憇): Seven Samurai Interrupted

☛ Seven Samurai (Shichinin no Samurai) by Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1954. Intermission card from 01:46:45 to 01:51:46, Criterion Edition. This intermission card arrives 107 minutes in Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 film Seven Samurai. It lasts approximately 5 minutes and is accompanied by a music score by Hayasaka Fumio. At the time of writing, it can be […]

• By Philippe Theophanidis on December 29, 2016 ― Published in Art, Communication, Movies | Tagged: Benjamin, between, Brecht, community, Debord, Genette, interruption, Kurosawa, Shkolvsky