Thinking the Volume: Subterranean, Atmospheric and Oblique Territories
<p>For many years, Stuart Elden has thoroughly examined the concept of territory. In order to enter into this quasi-exhaustive research, I invited him to talk about the idea of volumetric territory, both in general and in the specific case of the occupied Palestinian territories. We borrow the notion of “politics of verticality” from Eyal Weizman in order to describe how sovereignty enforces itself onto subterranean, surface, and atmospheric spaces. Later, we use the work of Paul Virilio and Claude Parent and their architectural concept of oblique to challenge our common perception of territories in their flat cartographic interpretation. Finally, we discuss about Stuart’s recent work to construct a Shakespearean concept of territory through <em>King Lear, Coriolanus, Henry V</em>, and more.</p>
Host: Léopold Lambert
Guests: Stuart Elden
Part of: The Funambulist Podcast