May 28th, 2009
Trace and aura. The trace is appearance of a nearness, however far removed the thing left behind may be. The aura is appearance of a distance, however close the thing that calls it forth. In the trace we gain possession of the thing; in the aura it takes possession of us.
Walter Benjamin, The Arcades Project, [M16a,4] in the section called The Flaneur, quoted by my friend E. at his new tumblelog: Corner Lot. There are perhaps ten posts on his front page alone that approach the value of my entire library.
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Aporia is written by Mills Baker and concerns art, culture, love, philosophy, memory, history, and more. A selection of better posts has been assembled. It's been featured on Tumblr Tuesday and is listed in the Spotlight, but it pines for its youth as a coloring book.