"Everyone has a theory of human nature. Everyone has to anticipate the behavior of others..."
-Steven Pinker
The Blank Slate
2002
This film is a joint project between myself and Maurizio Mucciola. The film explores how notions of 'potential' and 'human nature' can be experienced in the city, at once objectively and subjectively.
why just play the game, when the rules must be redefined?.......answer: too much redefinition required, thus leading to misunderstanding.
methods to prevent human insurrection (social and self-)...
a) remove the people from a place altogether
b) remove human instincts; in other words, Pavlovian re-conditioning or psycho-somatic engineering
c) create a time-space shift that temporarily detaches people and the potential insurrection from the current time-space, thus restoring the equilibrium forces of society
d) create a device that balances between the libido and destrudo in people, thus neutralizing the potential for insurrection
see recent 060717 presentation at right.....