“The Face turned towards the lower levels is that of an autonomous whole, the one turned upwards that of a dependant part.” ~Janus: A Summing Up -Arthur Koestler
I have come across the concept of the ‘holon’ in Koestler’s Janus: A Summing Up, and now that I know of its existence I can see it everywhere I look. I can see the overlap between holonic structures and dependence (as discussed in Ian Hodder’s ‘Entangled: an archaeology of the relationships between humans and things‘). Everything has some kind of interconnection, and I believe this to be especially important when thinking about humans and their natural environment and communities. In modern culture, this connection seems to be replaced by over-consumption, whether that be social media, fast food, traffic/noise or short form content. It seems too much (Im wanting to write excess) information is bloating our lives, it will be interesting to see how I can manifest these ideas into my audio paper.
