Maël Renouard explores digital life in 'Scènes de la vie numérique'
Maël Renouard's book 'Scènes de la vie numérique' is reviewed in artpress n°432 (April 2016, p. 83). The review references Jacques Derrida's 1983 film 'Ghost Dance', where Derrida states that the future belongs to ghosts and that modern image technology amplifies their power. Renouard's work, published by Grasset under the title 'Fragments d’une mémoire infinie', examines digital existence through philosophical and literary fragments. The review highlights how Renouard engages with themes of memory, technology, and spectrality in the digital age.
Key facts
- Maël Renouard authored 'Scènes de la vie numérique'.
- The book is reviewed in artpress n°432, April 2016.
- The review appears on page 83.
- Jacques Derrida is quoted from the 1983 film 'Ghost Dance'.
- Derrida's quote addresses ghosts and modern image technology.
- The book is published by Grasset as 'Fragments d’une mémoire infinie'.
- Renouard's work explores digital life and memory.
- The review connects digital existence to philosophical concepts of spectrality.
Entities
Artists
- Maël Renouard
- Jacques Derrida
Institutions
- artpress
- Grasset
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