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The Aesthetics of Decay; Nothingness, Nostalgia, and the Absence of Reason

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In The Aesthetics of Decay, Dylan Trigg confronts the remnants from the fallout of post-industrialism and postmodernism. Through a considered analysis of memory, place, and nostalgia, Trigg argues that the decline of reason enables a critique of progress to emerge. In this ambitious work, Trigg aims to reassess the direction of progress by situating it in a spatial context. In doing so, he applies his critique of rationality to modern ruins. The derelict factory, abandoned asylum, and urban alleyway all become allies in Trigg's attack on a fixed image of temporality and progress. The Aesthetics of Decay offers a model of post-rational aesthetics in which spatial order is challenged by an affirmative ethics of ruin.

Language: English

Pages: 268

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Peter Lang Us

Release: July 27, 2006

ISBN: 0820486469

ISBN 13: 9780820486468

The Aesthetics of Decay; Nothingness, Nostalgia, and the Absence of Reason

3.6/5 ( ratings)

In The Aesthetics of Decay, Dylan Trigg confronts the remnants from the fallout of post-industrialism and postmodernism. Through a considered analysis of memory, place, and nostalgia, Trigg argues that the decline of reason enables a critique of progress to emerge. In this ambitious work, Trigg aims to reassess the direction of progress by situating it in a spatial context. In doing so, he applies his critique of rationality to modern ruins. The derelict factory, abandoned asylum, and urban alleyway all become allies in Trigg's attack on a fixed image of temporality and progress. The Aesthetics of Decay offers a model of post-rational aesthetics in which spatial order is challenged by an affirmative ethics of ruin.

Language: English

Pages: 268

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Peter Lang Us

Release: July 27, 2006

ISBN: 0820486469

ISBN 13: 9780820486468

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