66 / 65 Imagine a place …
escher, like boullée was deeply
inspired by the inherent rules
of the natural world, and found
in them a way to save humanity
from its own inexorable chaos.
his drawings force the viewer
into choosing a solution that
is impossible – is that pillar at
the front of the picture plane,
or the back? of course, it is
neither, and it is both. We float,
in the impossible, irresolvable.
We must accept ourselves as
being … nowhere.
The english word “utopia” is
derived from two separate
Ancient greek words, both with
very different meanings:
eu-topia (a good place), and
ou-topia (a non-place). A utopia
is not. A utopia cannot be. An
ideal, perfect place, in its very
formation, is impossible. but
why should that be a bad thing?
