OBJECT FANTASIES

In the modern lexicon, `object' refers to an entity that is materially constituted, spatially defined, and functionally determined. In contrast, the Latin word `fantasia' has, since antiquity, referred to an apparition or the ability to imagine something that coul d be equally an object, an image, or a concept. This tension prompts further inquiry into the interrelations and differences between the experience of tangible objects (their perception and handling) and the creation of new objects (their conception and formation) . What co...[Read more]