Friday, July 14, 2006

a discussion for a fish _#one

when i visited the Museum at AUSCHWITZ, i stood in front of the display cases. What i saw there where images from contemporary art and i found that absolutely terrifying. Looking at the exhibits of suitcases, prosthetics, children's toys, I didn't feel frightened. I didn't collapse. I wasn't completely overcome the way i had been walking around the camp. No. IN THE MUSEUM, I SUDDENLY HAD THE IMPRESSION I WAS IN A MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART. I took the train back, telling myself that they had won! They had won since they'd produced forms of perception that are all of a piece with the mode of destruction they made their own.