Jun 20, 2019 14:45
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This is actually used metaphorically in a text for an art show in Argentina:
Girando y girando, al interior del maelstrom. A vueltas sobre la incertidumbre que sentimos, y sobre nosotros mismos, en un recorrido por estaciones que, articulando varias escenas o unidades de agarre, sabotean la circulación general de imágenes flotantes con la que los gobiernos aspiran al control de la subjetividad, fijando el pasado en el presente y haciendo casi imposible imaginar un futuro mejor.
I am using "gripper units"...but sort of blindly...does that seem right to you who know about this sort of thing?
Many thanks
Girando y girando, al interior del maelstrom. A vueltas sobre la incertidumbre que sentimos, y sobre nosotros mismos, en un recorrido por estaciones que, articulando varias escenas o unidades de agarre, sabotean la circulación general de imágenes flotantes con la que los gobiernos aspiran al control de la subjetividad, fijando el pasado en el presente y haciendo casi imposible imaginar un futuro mejor.
I am using "gripper units"...but sort of blindly...does that seem right to you who know about this sort of thing?
Many thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 | Assembly of clips/ clasps |
Maria Kisic
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| 1 | attention-grabbing units/items/elements |
neilmac
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Maria Kisic
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Assembly of clips/ clasps
Just a guess...
That is what I "see" from reading the context...
That is what I "see" from reading the context...
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attention-grabbing units/items/elements
At first sight,I understand it to mean elements that catch the eye of the beholder/viewer, in that they stand out in some way from the rest.
Of course, I may be mistaken and that's not what it means at all. It would help if we could see the artwork in question.
Of course, I may be mistaken and that's not what it means at all. It would help if we could see the artwork in question.
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"Gripper units" makes absolutely no sense to me in this context, but then again I'm no expert in this area.