| Tjebbe van Tijen on Thu, 12 Jun 1997 12:30:38 +0200 (MET DST) |
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| Re: <nettime> Speaking Signs. Otto Neurath's Viennese Method ofVisual Education (1) |
: 1) Emblem from the book 'Sinnepoppen' (old Dutch word for emblem art) by Anna Roemer Visscher (1614) with the title 'Intelligentibus/about understanding', showing the picture of a sign for steersmen on the shore indicating a safe harbour place: "In many corners of the sea signs are erected, indicating that there is a good harbour or anchoring ground, to let the steersmen know where to direct their ships, but that is only understandable for those who know about seamanship; others would not recognize such signs: and it is like this with all things. The lawyers understands his laws, the physician his recipes,the farmer his farming; and further there is not much that is understandable" In other words sign language as arbitrary convention...
Tjebbe van Tijen Imaginary Museum Projects, Amsterdam [email protected]
