Backgrounds Quote by Paul Virilio

“The field of vision is comparable, for me, to the terrain of an archaeological dig. To see is to be on guard, to wait for what emerges from the background, without any name, without any particular interest: what was silent will speak, what is closed will open and will take on a voice.” quote by Paul Virilio — Download Open image

“The field of vision is comparable, for me, to the terrain of an archaeological dig. To see is to be on guard, to wait for what emerges from the background, without any name, without any particular interest: what was silent will speak, what is closed will open and will take on a voice.”

Paul Virilio

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (3 ratings)

Archaeological Dig Backgrounds Dreams Field Field Vision Fields Interest Names Particular Silent Speak Terrain Terrain Archaeological Vision Vision Comparable Voice Waiting

More by Paul Virilio

“It is, in fact, impossible clearly to distinguish economic war from information war, since each involves the same hegemonic ambition of making commercial and…

Paul Virilio

Image

There is a French expression that says: to be exposed to an accident, to cross a street without looking at the cars means exposing…

Paul Virilio

Image

There cannot be an animal body without a territorial body: three bodies are grafted over each other: the territorial body - the planet, the…

Paul Virilio

Image

... the blinding Hiroshima flash... literally photographed the shadow cast by beings and things, so that every surface immediately became war's recording surface, its film.

Paul Virilio

Image

GPS not only played a large and delocalizing role in the war in Kosovo but is increasingly playing a role in social life.

Paul Virilio

Image

The Gulf War may not have occurred in the actual global space, but it did occur in global time. And this thanks to CNN…

Paul Virilio

Image

The cinema was certainly an art, but television can't be, because it is the museum of accidents. In other words, its art is to…

Paul Virilio

Image

What happened in Kosovo was the exact reversal of what happened in 'Fortress Europe' in 1943-45. Let me explain. Air Marshall 'Bomber' Harris used…

Paul Virilio

Image

The technologies of virtual reality are attempting to make us see from beneath, from inside, from behind... as if we were God.

Paul Virilio

Image

There are eyes everywhere. No blind spot left. What shall we dream of when everything becomes visible? We'll dream of being blind.

Paul Virilio

Image

I am of course thinking here about new planes such as the Sukhois. There is very little discussion about such developments but, for me,…

Paul Virilio

Image

Moreover, I would like to say that the sort of polar inertia we witnessed in the Kosovo War, the polar inertia involving 'automated war'…

Paul Virilio

Image

Explore all 181 Paul Virilio quotes

More Backgrounds quotes

We do not want to be reminded that it is we, the indigenous people, who are poor and exploited in the land of our…

Steven Biko

Image

When you see how fragile and delicate life can be, all else fades into the background.

Jenna Morasca

Image

Worship is not about personality, temperament, personal limitations, church background, or comfort. It is about God.

John Wimber

Image

Eventually the consumer will come to appreciate the editorial point of view of every different brand. User-generated content without editorial oversight will simply be…

Michael Eisner

Image

I bring my classical training - some of it, but not all of it - and also my background and culture, to spirituals. And…

Kathleen Battle

Image

The acting background helped a lot when I started writing. I was training for it. In acting class they teach you about the stakes…

Carol Higgins Clark

Image

In the dim background of our mind we know meanwhile what we ought to be doing: getting up, dressing ourselves, answering the person who…

William James

Image

I think it is a sin to look at another person as inferior to yourself because of race or because of ethnic background and…

Billy Graham

Image

The thing that is making jazz healthy today is that people are coming out of other backgrounds - from rock, folk, from ethnic music.…

Billy Taylor

Image

We do not have to be ashamed of what we are. As sentient beings we have wonderful backgrounds. These backgrounds may not be particularly…

Chogyam Trungpa

Image

People from my sort of background needed grammar schools to compete with children from privileged homes like Shirley Williams and Anthony Wedgwood Benn.

Margaret Thatcher

Image

Persons who have cleansed themselves of any transgression and who have shown their ability to deal with homosexual inclinations and put them in the…

Dallin H. Oaks

Image

Browse all 1,645 Backgrounds quotes

Backgrounds Quote by Paul Virilio

Related quotes

More by Paul Virilio

More Backgrounds quotes