A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push.
- Ludwig Wittgenstein, Culture and Value
- Ludwig Wittgenstein, Culture and Value
After the defeat of Napoleon and the, the victorious nations stripped the French of the immediate ability to make war on their neighbours.
Britain found itself with thousands of French cannons that couldn’t be used by British forces for the fear of sabotage, incompatibility and the need to keep the British armouries working.
It was decided to use them as street decorations in London and other towns and cities that had played a vital part in the wars. As these cannons were replaced over the centuries, the design was copied with the cannon muzzle ball. There are now part of the streetscape in most of our towns and cities.
Britain found itself with thousands of French cannons that couldn’t be used by British forces for the fear of sabotage, incompatibility and the need to keep the British armouries working.
It was decided to use them as street decorations in London and other towns and cities that had played a vital part in the wars. As these cannons were replaced over the centuries, the design was copied with the cannon muzzle ball. There are now part of the streetscape in most of our towns and cities.
“A true fox calls sour not only those grapes he is unable to reach but also those he has reached and deprived others of.”
—Human, All Too Human, “The Wanderer and His Shadow,” §244.
—Human, All Too Human, “The Wanderer and His Shadow,” §244.
Forwarded from allegory, allegorier, allegoriest
L'expedition scintillante, Act 2: Untitled (light show), Kunsthaus, Bregenz, Austria, September (2002), Pierre Huyghe