Gothic – Commodity Fetishism

The Merchant’s House

It is an occasion to catch up with oneself, to determine the location of here and now, the recent past; the future is always a shadowy blur. One wishes for magic, illusion, enigma, the mystery of light and shade in both harmony and tension draped over the stone and flint of a medieval church. DigitalContinue reading “The Merchant’s House”

In France

The lifting of the tension and oppression of the general state of England can be tangibly felt. The constant howling of the right-wing has been silenced by the crossing of the channel. A new fool acts as the leader but it will be more of the same. Lying, the enrichment of the tax dodging managementContinue reading “In France”

Towards a taxonomy of Gothic

I was once told that if you are struggling to write something it’s because you haven’t done enough reading. So it is with trying to write about ‘Gothic Marxism’. As a starting point, Gothic architecture. This in itself went through many phases and developments but I find the study of built environments brings history alive.Continue reading “Towards a taxonomy of Gothic”