: The act of watching—whether it is stars in a night sky or a video on a screen—integrates the observer into the skin. The "surreal" feeling of being "in the moment" is the feeling of the skin’s intensity before it shifts again. III. Aesthetic and Ethical Implications
The Great Ephemeral Skin: Lyotard’s Libidinal Surface and the Aesthetics of the Moment The Great Ephemeral Skin.mp4
The "Great Ephemeral Skin" challenges us to move beyond "representation." If there is no "truth" hidden deep inside, then art must be judged by its affect —the way it moves the viewer's own "skin." : The act of watching—whether it is stars
Lyotard describes the Great Ephemeral Skin as a "Moebius strip" that has been flattened out. It is a single-sided surface that includes: Aesthetic and Ethical Implications The Great Ephemeral Skin:
: The process of living is a sequence of injuries and regenerations. Art functions as a way to "re-arrange" these scars into new "juxtapositions".