The Lexicon · Genealogy · Modern
MERLEAU-PONTY, MAURICE
1908–1961
The Flesh (The Cathedral as Body)
Merleau-Ponty: perceiver and perceived share a common tissue — the flesh of the world. The Cathedral for Art (§3.2.4) is built on this premise. The visitor and the artwork are made of the same material, and the institution is the body that connects them. The wall is not a barrier; it is a membrane. The institution breathes. The visitor breathes inside it.