The Art of Disengagement
Midsommar, The Mimetics of Stoning, and subversion.
René Girard once remarked that the Egyptian pyramids—stone monuments constructed over the tops of dead kings—were architectural designs that symbolized something more profound in human behavior. The pyramids, he said, are a reflection of what a pile of rocks looks like after a collective stoning. Art reflects nature.
“There is no culture without a tomb a…
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