Hey all,
This is the haiku I wrote for portfolio eight (obviously). I tried to encapsulate an idea from each of the theorists we read (Deleuze/Guattari, Lyotard, and Baudrillard) while creating an image of postmodernism (through fragmentation!). Let me know if I'm on point.
A parade route runs
over uneven pavement;
the result of roots.
The first line is an attempt to signify the precession of simulacra through the image of a parade, an event that encapsulates Baudrillard's idea of the hyperreal. Think of all the miniaturized units that are on display during a parade (which is its own sort of weird idolization of hyperspace) and the idea seems rather apt (1557).
Next, I tried to bring in Lyotard's concepts of modern and postmodern architecture. The pavement (and perhaps the parade itself, in a certain reading) is an expression of modernist sensibilities, given that it is built atop the roots that are beginning to disrupt the surface. These roots, then, are an obvious reference to Deleuze and Guattari's rhizome schema, the hidden lines that disrupt any singular progression (1458). Read of that what you will.
Hope that makes sense. If you have questions or critiques, please let me know.
I like this, except for the last line. I want it to be more imagistic, more like:
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roots have their own say."
I like that you include both simulacra and the rhizome image of Deleuze and Guattari. I don't know if it was your intention, but the haiku gives a sense that the unseen, underground movements of the system will soon disrupt the simulacra and those who are blindly captivated by it.
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