The Disappearance of Rituals - A Topology of the Present Tom Bolton Each of the thirty suggested

Each of the thirty suggested “loanwords” helps us imagine how to adapt and even flourish in the face of socioecological adversity

The self is always a function of the whole

Fantasy und der Natur inspiriert ist

Philippe Parreno

nicht für die Käfige (cages)

The Disappearance of Rituals - A Topology of the Present Tom Bolton Each of the thirty suggestedUntrammelled neoliberalism and the inexorable force of production have produced a 21st century crisis of community: a narcissistic cult of authenticity and mass turning inward are among the pathologies engendered by it. We are individuals afloat in an atomised society, where the loss of the symbolic structures inherent in ritual behaviour has led to overdependence on the contingent to steer identity. Avoiding saccharine nostalgia for the rituals of