The abyss through the mirror: the actuality of Vampyroteuthis Infernalis of Vilém Flusser
Based on Vilém Flusser's book Vampyroteuthis Infernalis, this article discusses some of the main concepts discussed there and, from them, proposes a reflection on the contemporary political-mediatic environment. Under an essay-flusserian approach, I start from a brief contextualization of his work a...
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| Tipo de documento: | Artigo |
| Estado: | Published version |
| Data de publicação: | 2019 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | UFG |
| Repositório: | Visualidades (Online) |
| Idioma: | Português |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/57487 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistas.ufg.br/VISUAL/article/view/57487 |
| Nível de acesso: | Acesso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Vampyroteuthis Infernalis Vilém Flusser Deforming mirror Espejo deformante Miroir déformant Espelho deformante |
| Resumo: | Based on Vilém Flusser's book Vampyroteuthis Infernalis, this article discusses some of the main concepts discussed there and, from them, proposes a reflection on the contemporary political-mediatic environment. Under an essay-flusserian approach, I start from a brief contextualization of his work and, along the argument, I draw parallels with current debates. The interpretation adopted here is based on the concepts of deforming mirror, esoteric conspiracy and obscenity. I argue, finally, that the vampyroteuthic metaphor remains active in giving us back an image of ourselves where we do not recognize ourselves. |
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