Eventhough, i didn't agree with Lieven de cauter in this seminar with his attempt in classifying heterotopia into three spheres which are economy, culture and politics, i still appreciate his effort. From my understanding of the six principles of heterotopia by michel foucault and Gil M. Doron text of "the dead zone and architecture of transgression", i believe that heterotopia is so complex that it is difficult to classify them into the three spheres. Our present world is so complex that it is difficult to distinguish what is economy from what is culture and from what is politics. In fact, Foucault also mentioned in his paper that our present epoch is that of simultaneity, juxtaposition, and moment. Rather than simplifying or categorising heterotopia into these three spheres, i believe that the complexity of our world influenced the diversity of heterotopia and it could takes different forms.
Squatter sleeping on a bench used for advert (heterotopia)
Squatter sleeping on a bench used for advert (heterotopia)
Riot in the street (heterotopia)
Additional text read, "the dead zone and architecture of transgression" by Gil M. Doron
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Hi I really need to find the full text of "The dead zone and the architecture of transgression" I can not find it anywhere online, do you have it in a digital format? OMG i would thank you so much if you did
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