Esas ruinas que ves //// Mariana Castillo Deball
Mariana Castillo Deball, Entropology, 2009
The museum as the natural destination of the museum, or the archaeology of archaeology? The museum of museums (the museum as the context within which reflections upon the nature of museology are staged) and the archaeology of archaeology: such double binds and other avatars of the mythical figure of Ourobouros, the (featherless!) snake that bites its own tail, are really only possible, of course, provided that there is an element of empathy, of enjoyment even, underlying all this relentless meta-scrutiny and constant epistemological poking and prodding. Deball’s relationship to the objects of her research, no matter how detached and clinical-looking, is ultimately animated by this exact empathic glow: the archaeologist’s loving care for even the minutest shard, the museum guide’s unending devotion to the stony beings he or she guards or lends his or ear to, listening to their every story of ruin and recovery.
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