{"product_id":"floating-signifiers-case-studies-on-image-origin-and-representation-daan-paans","title":"Floating Signifiers – Case studies on image, origin and representation \/ Daan Paans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePanta Rhei\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an old philosophical saying by Heraclitus that can be interpreted as “all that is observable flows continuously.” In the spirit of this reflection, Daan Paans (NL) attempts with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFloating Signifiers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto provide insight into the constant transformation that things and phenomena undergo under the influence of a complex set of factors. In a broader sense, he investigates how changeability is expressed in the visual culture of the past, present, and future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the past ten years, Paans has analysed the genesis of a wide range of subjects that come together in this publication. This has resulted in case studies ranging from the extinct aurochs to the pre-human paradise, the future life of an oak tree, meteorites from sci-fi films, variations of the lion man, and the Golden Idol of Indiana Jones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese case studies show how primal archetypes continue to shape our contemporary (visual) culture in their ‘transmuted’ forms. With the ambiguous nature of his work, Paans aims to point to our deeply cherished bond with ‘ecology’, but also to offer the insight that this ecology is subject to an evolutionary process of transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaans’ research methodology relies heavily on the photographic medium, but in its development he usually expresses himself in the form of multimedia installations in which he uses video, 3D renderings, sculptures and documentary archive material – depending on the nature and meaning of his choice of subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFloating Signifiers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a rich, comprehensive book, in which Paans has translated his philosophical reflections on the imaginary nature of time and space into a meaningful form. In the complementary essay, Nicky Heijmen investigates how the original meanings of cultural objects can change and what the impact of this is on a broader social level.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e210 × 280 mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e160 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEnglish\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003eThe Eriskay Connection, second edition 2026 (first 2025)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Idea Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54975131058519,"sku":"9789493363168","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0995\/6025\/9927\/files\/Eriskay_Connection_Floating_Signifiers_Daan_Paans_00.jpg?v=1789042384","url":"https:\/\/corpusbookshop.com\/products\/floating-signifiers-case-studies-on-image-origin-and-representation-daan-paans","provider":"corpus bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}