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A Study on the Meaning of 'Mask of Medusa' in John Hejduk's Architecture

존 헤이덕 건축에서 '메두사의 가면'의 의미에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2011.08.24
  • Published : 2012.01.25
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Abstract

This paper attempts to read out what 'mask of medusa' signifies in John Hejduk's architecture. According to Paul Ricoeur's three notions of hermeneutics, i.e., distanciation, control by the world of action, and appropriation, it searches for meanings of medusa and mask, analyzes his writings, sketches, and works, and finally endeavors to read out architectural meanings and values of his architecture in terms of mask of medusa. The primary meanings which this paper suggests a`re twofold: amulet and mediator between the simple, innocent, and functional visible being and the invisible yet sensible, profound mood of the real. Based on these, the three meanings are further suggested, which are feminity, poeticalness, and sublimity.

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Supported by : 경기대학교

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