I've included a pretty low quality video of the piece, just so you can get a better idea of what it looked like. The description was clear enough that it jogged my memory, but it left something to be desired.
I've been struggling to think of a way to tap into myself for this internal project, and reading this article didn't get me anywhere. That makes sense, so I'm not as frustrated as I normally would be. I think the most useful thing we could do is just scribble down any thought that comes to us this week, and sift through it later for ideas for our next assignment. Freud style! Which brings me to The Uncanny...
Freud Quote of the Week:"This often happens that neurotic men declare that they feel there is something uncanny about the female genital organs. This unheimlich place, however, is the entrance to the former Heim [home] of all human beings, to the place where each one of us lived once upon a time and in the beginning."
At first I bristled up over this, but after stopping to digest what Freud wrote, I began to see what the implications of that thought are. Freud is pointing out that these men consider the vagina and womb to be strange and otherworldly, despite the fact that they emerged from their mother's bodies after residing there for nine months. This familiarity is repressed by the men, which makes them claim the vagina is uncanny.
Dear Freud,
I would like to put forward my own theory: Girls think penises are just as
uncanny, but we didn't live inside one for nine months, so I think it's probably just because they're funny-looking.
Love,
Kate
PS I went to Washington, DC and all I saw was a giant white phallus. Thanks a lot.
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