The Aesthetics of Decay
Download or Read eBook The Aesthetics of Decay PDF written by Dylan Trigg and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2006 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Dylan Trigg |
| Publisher | : Peter Lang |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0820486469 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780820486468 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Aesthetics of Decay by : Dylan Trigg
Book excerpt: 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.
