Theorizing things

Theorizing things talks about the meaning of "things" going deeper than their physical substance. In this article Prasad Boradkaar talks about the lack of research and understanding of the "things" which surround us in everyday life. The value of things goes further than their form or aesthetic value, they embody a large amount of cultural information\importance and understanding this information is an important part of design critique and theory. He states

"in the process of theorization, each discipline forgrounds specific aspects of the existance of objects. Though interesting and relevant in themselves, each one of these disciplines provides only a partial reading of the object."

I believe what he means here is that there is alot of information embodied in any object and without the lens of a particular discipline to understand certain aspects of this information we simply fail to notice or understand it. As most people stick within a couple of disciplines/methods of thought it is very difficult to understand an object as the whole sum of information it contains.

to be continued....