Urban Cages and Domesticated Humans

Sadri, Hossein

doi:10.25034/1761.1(1)76-84

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“…Taxidermy derives from the Greek words taxis–arrangement, order – and derma – skin – and it refers to the practice of preserving and stuffing the skin of a dead animal to stabilize its nature and preserve its form in such a way that it conveys momentum of life in a living body. Even though its history is as long as the history of man's domestication (Sadri, 2017), as with architecture, taxidermy's current appearance as an art, science and profession can be dated to the Victorian period, the industrial revolution, colonialism, and capitalism in the Nineteenth Century (Poliquin, 2012; Haraway, 1984–1985).…”

Section: Abstract Space and Taxidermied Habitatmentioning

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Urbanization as taxidermy: “Man”hattanization of Mannahatta

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2020

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PurposeThis article unveils the similarities of today's space production systems with taxidermy. Giving examples from the transformation of natural environment during the history of Mannahatta (Manhattan), the article discusses the process of metamorphosis of habitats and ecosystems to anthropocentric artificial objects.Design/methodology/approachReferencing Lefebvre, urbanization is conceptualized as the production of abstract space that ultimately stifles life; by analogy, space taxidermy.FindingsUsing the analogy of taxidermy and abstract space production processes, the article introduces the necessity and the principles of restoring natural habitats.Originality/valueRe-writing the urban and architectural history of Manhattan by focusing on four different scenes from its life-span, the article introduces a novel; a new narrative of the history of the city from the perspective of human-nature relations and the various ways habitats were shaped on this island during history.

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Section: Abstract Space and Taxidermied Habitatmentioning

confidence: 99%