Sunday, May 20, 2007

The Astonishment Apparatus

"To question what seems so much a matter of course that we’ve forgotten its origins. To rediscover something of THE ASTONISHMENT that Jules Verne or his readers may have felt faced with an APPARATUS capable of reproducing and transporting sounds. For that astonishment existed, along with thousands of others, and it’s they which have moulded us."

2 comments:

Ahab Cloud said...

The quote is from "Approaches to What" by George Perec.

Ahab Cloud said...

Even if aimless, it is important to know that for which you are aiming.