"Trace and aura. The trace is the appearance of nearness, however far removed the thing that left it behind may be. The aura is the appearance of distance, however close the thing that calls it forth. In the trace, we gain possession of the thing; in the aura, it takes possession of us."
- Walter Benjamin, The Arcades Project
Thursday, January 15, 2009
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