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“One knows that frontal and/or profile photography is torn to pieces... Inversely, what remains of the photograph must be seen as a fragment coming to fill a gap in the drawing.”

Quote by Jean-Francois Lyotard

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Jean-Francois Lyotard

Jean-François Lyotard, born on August 10, 1924 and died on April 21, 1998, was a renowned French philosopher. His thoughts deeply influenced postmodernism, cultural studies, critical theory, and other fields. more

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