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Television… or Teletouch?
“The TV image is now a mosaic mesh of light
and dark spots…”
Hot or Cool?
“The TV image requires each instant that we
‘close’ the spaces in the mesh by a convulsive
sensuous participation that is profoundly
kinetic and tactile…”
“The TV image is one of ‘low definition’, in the
sense that it offers little detail and a low
degree of information…”
Understanding Media, Chapter 31
The Moving Finger of Television
“But TV is, above all, an extension of the sense of touch …
iconographic art uses the eye as we use our hand … The TV
image … even more than the icon, is an extension of the
sense of touch.”
Understanding Media, 333 – 334