Thomas Hirschhorn

2020

HIRSCHHORN Simone Veil Map Sm
Courtesy of the artist and Dvir Gallery.
The many links between notions and definitions show the dynamic, radical, and singular movements of Simone Weil’s philosophy: her absoluteness, her extremism, her anorexia, because she tried – in a touching way – to separate the body from the spirit in her work and life. Simone Weil was a thinker, a worker, a soldier; she was truthful to art. The Simone Weil Map was created following 6 ‘Definitions’, 2 ‘Cornerstones’, and 26 ‘Active Notions’. The 6 ‘Definitions’ are: WOMAN, WORKER, WARRIOR, THINKER, HEALER, WITNESS; the 2 ‘Cornerstones’ are: SINGULARITY, RADICALITY; the 26 ‘Active Notions’ are: MOVEMENT, OPPRESSION, THE VOID, JOY, ROOTS, EXTREMISM, ATTENTION, TRUTH, ETERNITY, LOVE, MYSTERY, THE WORLD, RIGOUR, TIME, RELIGION, CHRIST, GOD, SOUL, DEATH, PURITY, ART, WORK, GRAVITY, GRACE, ANOREXIA, POLITICS.
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