“We find ourselves contemplating at once the compositional surface on which motion occurs and the things that move on that compositional surface because imagining motion requires us to blur the distinction between figure and ground, as when passengers sitting in a stationary train feel themselves begin to fall through space when another train passes by.”
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Elaine Scarry is an American scholar known for her contributions to literary theory, cultural studies, and ethics. Her research spans a range of fields including aesthetics, narrative, and moral philosophy. more
“It is true that human mind can blindly accept infinite motion.”
“All motion is relative. Perhaps it is you who have moved away-by standing still”
“All around us, Karachi kept moving”
“We are like some particle in motion always moving and meeting other particle.”