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“The image is not a closed field of knowledge; it is a whirling, centrifugal field. It is not a field of knowledge like any other; it is a movement demanding all the anthropological aspects of being and time.”

Quote by Georges Didi-Huberman

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Georges Didi-Huberman

Georges Didi-Huberman is a French scholar renowned for his research in the fields of visual culture and art history. His work involves iconology, memory, and visual narrative, offering unique insights into the meaning and impact of images. more

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