I guess I need to respond. But, I must say that I don't speak for some
sort of "monolithic" deconstruction(as if there could possible be such
a thing). What I am anbout to say is my interpretation of what a decon
aproach to D. Sucher's questions might be. Basically, its my answer.
1. Who is to be 'shifting emphasis? Franky, everyone. But, in a specific
case the person who is the maker/designer of the thing. Who else might
it be ? There is a context for this discussion, namely architecture, so
the implicit "shifter" is the architect/designer.
2. Where is the periphery? Not in the center! Outside the conventional.
In the "un"! If you are a Hedegerrian, than it is everywhere other than
in shelter! Johnson's New Haven house is pretty good example of a house
that decenters shelters. Its a limited example, but I can think of a
lot of physical ideas to disrupt the idea. Much of Vito Acconci's sculpture
decenters physical passage between to spaces, as on stairways and
down corridors. Does that mean in a house design we put (even) more emphasis
on siding i.e. the periphery?
3. Does that mean in a house design we put (even) more emphasis
on siding i.e. the periphery? That depends on what you are doing -
Personallly, I would decenter the siding. There is quite a bit of
difference between surface and periphery.
4. Is that what the periphery is? Siding or
cladding? That is a pretty trivial interpretation of the idea of periphery.
Consider the idea of center as described by Arnheim in _The Power of
the Ceneter_ ---- Then move to the periphery and displace the center.
Is this a call for
further government intervention to increase the growth of the suburbs?
Now there is an interesting interpretation. But, you've still got it
confused. Basically, if anything, its a call to stop doing what you
are doing and go the other way. - DeInstitutionalizing.
There is an old word for much of this kingd of perspective
Disestablishmentarianism. Its even more complex than deconstruction.
Of all the possible interpretations which you have posed, I must say that
the most apealing is Or is it a
call for a renewed voting rights act to spread the franchise to people now
on the 'periphery' of society?
Except that thet is a very establishment approach to resolving the
problem that you suggest. There are certainly much more creative ways, like
exposing the internal rot withing the system.
- ray
sort of "monolithic" deconstruction(as if there could possible be such
a thing). What I am anbout to say is my interpretation of what a decon
aproach to D. Sucher's questions might be. Basically, its my answer.
1. Who is to be 'shifting emphasis? Franky, everyone. But, in a specific
case the person who is the maker/designer of the thing. Who else might
it be ? There is a context for this discussion, namely architecture, so
the implicit "shifter" is the architect/designer.
2. Where is the periphery? Not in the center! Outside the conventional.
In the "un"! If you are a Hedegerrian, than it is everywhere other than
in shelter! Johnson's New Haven house is pretty good example of a house
that decenters shelters. Its a limited example, but I can think of a
lot of physical ideas to disrupt the idea. Much of Vito Acconci's sculpture
decenters physical passage between to spaces, as on stairways and
down corridors. Does that mean in a house design we put (even) more emphasis
on siding i.e. the periphery?
3. Does that mean in a house design we put (even) more emphasis
on siding i.e. the periphery? That depends on what you are doing -
Personallly, I would decenter the siding. There is quite a bit of
difference between surface and periphery.
4. Is that what the periphery is? Siding or
cladding? That is a pretty trivial interpretation of the idea of periphery.
Consider the idea of center as described by Arnheim in _The Power of
the Ceneter_ ---- Then move to the periphery and displace the center.
Is this a call for
further government intervention to increase the growth of the suburbs?
Now there is an interesting interpretation. But, you've still got it
confused. Basically, if anything, its a call to stop doing what you
are doing and go the other way. - DeInstitutionalizing.
There is an old word for much of this kingd of perspective
Disestablishmentarianism. Its even more complex than deconstruction.
Of all the possible interpretations which you have posed, I must say that
the most apealing is Or is it a
call for a renewed voting rights act to spread the franchise to people now
on the 'periphery' of society?
Except that thet is a very establishment approach to resolving the
problem that you suggest. There are certainly much more creative ways, like
exposing the internal rot withing the system.
- ray