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Iconography, or the problem of representation
by quondam, 2006.02.18 13:25
from dictionary.com:
irony 2 a : incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: "Hyde noted the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated" (Richard Kain).
Last night I spent some time thinking about Le Corbusier's use of non-architectural imagery within Vers Une Architecture as a means to 'market' his case. And then I began to wonder if this method had been reenacted recently.
And yes there is a certain irony in utilizing common easily associated images to help execute and promote an architecture that otherwise strives very hard to be original.
What I like most about memory (i.e., remembering, being reminded of) is that it is a seminal manifestation of reenactment.
seminal 2 : highly influential in an original way; constituting or providing a basis for further development: a seminal idea in the creation of a new theory.
take your pick...
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=memory
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