Classwork 7/13- write up on Telescoping the Microscopic Object: Benjamin the Collector

Benjamin views the important role of “the collector” by describing them as  a collector or holder of memories. Someone who captures certain moments and saves them to keep the memory alive. A flaneur is  . Objects and the spaces they inhabit help us understand the object itself by singling it out as the main focus. They shape our idea of memories and collective histories by putting a focus on it. Optical unconscious gives photography a push towards the enrichment of human perception.

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